SBIR/STTR Research Award
DIRT Bag⢠for Reduced Sustainment Costs
Award amount
$596,724Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2022Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- CORNERSTONE RESEARCH GROUP INC
- Proposal award date
- 2022-02-15
- Contract end date
- 2023-05-16
- UEI
- F7G8SHTEHNU7
- Solicitation number
- X21.1
- Topic code
- AF211-DCSO2
Research abstract
CRG will expand its DIRT Bag™ product line to address the needs of the Air Force Maintainer Fabricated Enclosure Kit (MFEK) aimed at reducing aircraft sustainment costs and increasing readiness levels. DIRT Bags™ are low-cost, reconfigurable maintenance enclosures intended for on-aircraft use in the field. DIRT Bag™ currently sell to a global market including commercial and defense customers. CRG, and it manufacturing partner Heatcon Composite Systems, will refine the design of their DB-6090 model and deliver multiple prototypes to the Air Force. CRG will provide operational training and support on-aircraft testing at multiple Air Force customer locations. CRG and Heatcon will outline manufacturing, sales, and sustainment plans for the DB-6090 product. A technical data package will be delivered to the Air Force to facilitate application of National Stock Numbers (NSN) streamlining acquisition by Air Force customers through GSA Global Supply.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Research funding history
384 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1998–2026). Reported award amounts total $175,315,942. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security