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Desert Star Systems, LLC: SBIR & STTR awards
6 awards worth $1.94M to 1 companies since 1999 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Desert Star Systems, LLC's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | $756.0K |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | $223.5K |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | $69.7K |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | $69.4K |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | $722.9K |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | $98.9K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aSAM: An adaptive Simple Acoustic Modem · topic HR001120S0019-06 | Desert Star Systems, LLC · California | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase II | $756.0K | 2021-08-04 |
| aSAM: An adaptive Simple Acoustic Modem · topic HR001120S0019-06 | Desert Star Systems, LLC · California | Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | SBIR Phase I | $223.5K | 2020-09-09 |
| Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Underwater Secure Text Messaging and Diver Locater · topic N10A-T034 | Desert Star Systems, LLC · California | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase I | $69.7K | 2010-06-28 |
| SeaTag-RC: A Remote Releasable Instrument Carrier for Marine Mammal Tagging · topic N09-T029 | Desert Star Systems, LLC · California | Department of Defense · Navy | STTR Phase I | $69.4K | 2009-07-24 |
| CAM+: A Rugged Modular Digital Camera System | Desert Star Systems, LLC · California | Department of Defense · Special Operations Command | SBIR Phase II | $722.9K | 2000 |
| CAM+: A Rugged Modular Digital Camera System | Desert Star Systems, LLC · California | Department of Defense · Special Operations Command | SBIR Phase I | $98.9K | 1999 |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (SBA) ↗, awards through 2026-08-28. Amounts are as agencies report them to SBA. SBIR/STTR contracts also appear in USAspending as ordinary awards; grants (NIH, NSF, DOE) appear as assistance. Open topics are posted by each agency; see Opportunities for contract notices.