Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Capacitive Impedance Water Ice Sensor (CIWIS) (LEW-TOPS-183)
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in the United States has published a notice (Special Notice) about “TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Capacitive Impedance Water Ice Sensor (CIWIS) (LEW-TOPS-183)”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
Licence to commercialise a NASA aircraft ice-detection sensor, for sensor or avionics manufacturers
NASA offers patent licence rights, exclusive or non-exclusive and possibly limited to specific fields of use, to commercialise, manufacture and market the Capacitive Impedance Water Ice Sensor (CIWIS). The sensor detects ice, water and other material on aircraft surfaces using a capacitive sensor of metal traces on a printed circuit board with a dielectric covering, and is rated at Technology Readiness Level 5. NASA provides no funding with these licences, and no follow-on procurement is expected.
Key facts
- Procedure
- Special Notice
- Published
- 10 Aug 2026
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