GENERAL SCIENCES INC

Souderton, PA · Defense · Private

Enhanced propellants and high explosives with hydrogen-generating additives for increased thrust, impulse, and lethality

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Souderton, PA
Total capital: $18.7M

Federal grants: $2M; 6 awards · 2015–2019; Rank in peer group#1 of 17
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $16.7M; 52 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#296 of 1442
Granted patents: 0; 2 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&D--MIL-STD-1901A Compliant Igniter Energetic For Solid Rocket Motors$2M
May 2020Federal contractDefense · This Is A Phase I SBIR Contract Titled: "multifunctional Materials For Increased Lethality Munitions".$111K
Feb 2020Federal contractDefense · This Is An Army Small Business Innovative Research Phase II Project. Army Topic A2-7795, Novel Flame Inhibiting Materials To Increase Red Phosphorus Obscurant Safety.$1M
Nov 2019Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development - MIL-STD-1901A Compliant Igniter Energetics For Solid Rocket Motors$150K
Oct 2019Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Hyper-velocity Projectile (hvp) Warhead Optimization For Lethality$996K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Nanometallic Matrices For Use In Energetic Formulations.$995K
Jul 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Novel Flame Inhibiting Materials to Increase Red Phosphorus Obscurant Safety$995K

Show 51 earlier federal awards

Feb 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Nanometallic Matrices for Use in Energetic Formulations$503K
Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Novel Flame Inhibiting Materials to Increase Red Phosphorus Obscurant Safety$105K
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hyper-Velocity Projectile (HVP) Warhead Optimization for Lethality$155K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development: Hyper-velocity Projectile (hvp) Warhead Optimization For Lethality.$150K
Apr 2018Federal contractDefense · This Contract Is For A Phase I SBIR Effort Titled: "nanometallic For Use In Energetic Formulations".$150K
Mar 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Rayon Replacement for High Temperature Materials$100K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Quarterly Progress Reports$743K
Jun 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Plasma Generator for Controlled Enhancement of the Ionosphere$150K
May 2014Federal contractDefense · N141-080$150K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Base Option$79K
Mar 2013Federal contractDefense · Black Thermite$3K
Jul 2012Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR For "tunable Reactive Materials For Enhanced Counter Offensive Lethality"$98K
Jul 2012Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR For Non-incendiary Obsurant Smoke For Ammunition And Munitions.$98K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Labor For Tasks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 For Low Visibility Decoy Flares$942K
Dec 2011Federal contractDefense · Ph I SBIR Proposal Number: A112-086-0436 For Engineered Ignition For Novel Structural Reactive Materials.$100K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · Gsi SBIR Phase I - Weapon Payloads For Chemical And Biological Agent Plume Neutralization$100K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · Thermite Black$3K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Army Phase II$717K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Phase 1 SBIR$100K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Thermite$3K
Mar 2011Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Ph I Bridgegap Purchase Order, "enhancement Of Penetration Capability Of Light Warheads Into Hardened Walls."$50K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · Thermite First Fire (black)$3K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · Base Year$135K
Oct 2010Federal contractDefense · First Fire Thermite Black$3K
Oct 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N102-149 Entitled Novel Materials For Small And Medium Caliber Projectiles$80K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Thermite First Fire$3K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$70K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Scalable&adaptive Munitions$729K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · Thermite Black$3K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Thermite$3K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Technical Data$100K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Thermite$3K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II - Basic Effort$730K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · Wm-rd SBIR Phase II, Topic A07-065$730K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$70K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, Topic #A60-61 Wm-bd$120K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR II - Advanced Energetics Program$725K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$537K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · Sulfur Hexafluride (SF6) Replacement Or Reduction In High Voltage$100K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Funding For Clin 0003$398K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · 82-1062-08 Basic Research For High Altitude Chemical Release Payloads$103K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · Mine Clearing Darts$8K
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · GSI-0036 Ther Bottl$72K
Nov 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, Topic #A07-065$120K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Phase II$730K
Jul 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III - AD3 Payloads$328K
Jun 2007Federal contractDefense · 71523662 - Mod. Baseline Darts$91K
Apr 2006Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences$501K
Dec 2005Federal contractDefense · 200606!600381!2100!W911QX!USA Materiel Command ACQUISITION!W911QX06C0033 !a!n! !y! ! !20051205!20071201!122998925!122998925!122998925!N!GENERAL Sciences Inc !205 Schoolhouse Rd !souderton !PA!18964!71856!091!42!SOUDERTON !montgomery !penn !+000000200000!N!N!000000000000!AD96!RDTE/OTHER Defense-management Support !S1 !services !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$644K
Jul 2005Federal contractDefense · 200510!502083!2100!W9113M!USA Space And Strategic Def Cdr !W9113M05C0145 !a!n! !n! ! !20050706!20070706!122998925!122998925!122998925!N!GENERAL Sciences Inc !205 Schoolhouse Rd !souderton !PA!18964!71856!091!42!SOUDERTON !montgomery !penn !+000000749807!N!N!000000000000!AC23!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-adv Tech Dev !A2 !missile And Space Systems !caa !mda Support !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$750K
Feb 2004Federal contractDefense · 200412!000651!9700!HDTRA1!DEFENSE Threat Reduction Agency !DTRA0102C0072 !a!n! !n! !P00001!20040206!20041029!122998925!122998925!122998925!N!GENERAL Sciences Inc !205 Schoolhouse Rd !souderton !PA!18964!71856!091!42!SOUDERTON !montgomery !penn !+000000029997!N!N!000000000000!1095!MISCELLANEOUS Weapons !A5 !weapons !000 !* !541710!A!A!3! ! !c! ! !999$20K

Federal awards are summed by year (58 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 17 peers

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Defense · Material

Federal grants#1 · top 6%
Linked publications#1 · top 6%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 2

Jul 3, 2025PendingProjectiles, Reactive Compositions For Projectiles And Articles Containing The Reactive CompositionUSPTOApplication 18626031
PendingProjectiles, Reactive Compositions For Projectiles And Articles Containing The Reactive CompositionUSPTOApplication 63456676

Recent research by its founders

Ballistic magnetic thermal transport coupled to phonons20213 cites
1980 LOW METHODOLOGICAL AND REPORTING QUALITY OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS FOR DEVICES TO TREAT UROLITHIASIS20132 cites
Synthesis of Titanium Diboride by a Self-Propagating Reaction200819 cites

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.