SBIR-STTR Award

ITL Solutions is proposing through this effort to research and develop a Source Approval Request Package to become a manufacturing source for the Parallel Pendant (NSN 1710-01-497-6646). The ALRE (Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment) Parallel Pendant is a small part of the barricade system for emergency recovery of US Navy carrier based aircraft. During normal operations, there are four or three, class dependent, wire cross deck pendants for normal aircraft arrestment. If an emergency occurs with an in-flight aircraft and the ALRE barricade is rigged with the single use Parallel Pendant to recover the distressed aircraft, then the Parallel Pendant is discarded after use. For this reason, a regular manufacturing source is needed. The ITL Team will research the requirements and develop a Source Approval Request (SAR) Package to become an approved manufacturing source for the Parallel Pendant utilizing our over 170 years of experience with rope assembly manufacturing.

ITL Solutions is proposing to build on the results of the Phase I SBIR to develop a new source of supply for the additional items on the drawing developed into a SAR package in Phase I as well as to develop new sources of supply for additional NSNs identified by DLA and other US Navy and Joint Program Office Customers as facing obsolescence requirements. As an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, within Phase II ITL will enhance internal capabilities to build additional capability and expand capacity to better fulfill DLA requirements in alignment with the Phase II objectives as set forth in the SBIR 20.3 DLA SBIR Program guidance. ITL's objective in Phase II is to improve organic capabilities to internally design and manufacture components for DLA while also developing new sources of supply for specific items needed by DLA and the services. Within Phase II, ITL will work to improve the in house engineering and manufacturing capabilities of the company while also developing new sources for NSNs identified as in need as well as continuing to search for items of need and develop new sources for those items as well.