SPECTRAL SENSOR SOLUTIONS, LLC

Albuquerque, NM · Defense · Private

Multimodal lidar and shortwave infrared imaging system for detecting and tracking chemical-biological aerosol threats

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · s-3llc.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Albuquerque, NM
Total capital: $14.1M

Federal grants: $4.1M; 8 awards · 2019–2024; Rank in peer group#96 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $10M; 17 awards · Defense, Environmental Prot, NASA; Rank in Defense#396 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · Will Engage Expert Optical, Electrical, And Signal Processing Engineers To Develop An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Analysis Engine That Processes Light Detection$2.1M
Dec 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Will Engage Expert Optical, Electrical, And Signal Processing Engineers To Develop An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Analysis Engine That Processes Light Detection$989K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - CO2 Airborne LIDAR Enabling Science For Carbon Efficiently (coalesce)$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - CO2 Airborne LIDAR Enabling Science For Carbon Efficiently (coalesce)$156K
Apr 2023Federal contractDefense · Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract To Develop A Prototype Multimodal System That Will Provide The Ability To Detect/map/track Aerosol Plumes And Active Imaging Mode.$1.1M
Apr 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Enhanced Eye-safe Multimodal Lidar/Active SWIR Imaging System$741K
Feb 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Advanced Algorithms for Aerosol Plume Characterization and Differentiation$854K

Show 18 earlier federal awards

Feb 2022Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase Two To Develop An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Analysis Engine That Processes Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) Sensing Data.$1.1M
Dec 2021Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Epa SBIR FY21-22 Phase I - Storage Tank Abatement Of Methane Using Persistent Emissions Detection (stamped)$100K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Advanced Battle Management Systems$4K
May 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Applying Machine Learning Techniques to Airborne Science Planning and Real-Time Column Mole Fraction Estimates for Integrated Path Differential Absorption Lidar$125K
Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Algorithms for Aerosol Plume Characterization and Differentiation$167K
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · Develop Multimodal Environmental Surveillance Technology Of Enhanced Active Short Wave Infrared Imaging And Area Mapping Technology To Support Reconnaissance And Surveillance And Integrated Early Warning Of Possible Chemical Or Biological Attacks.$1.1M
Jul 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Eye-safe Multimodal Lidar/active Swir Imaging System$919K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · To Develop Multimodal Environmental Surveillance, Enhanced Active Short Wave Infrared Imaging, And Area Mapping Technology To Support Reconnaissance And Surveillance And Integrated Early Warning Of Possible Chemical Or Biological Attacks.$162K
May 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Eye-Safe Multimodal Lidar/Active SWIR Imaging System$162K
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · SBIR I_spectral Sensor Solutions, Llc$100K
Jan 2018Federal contractDefense · Phase II SBIR Entitled "portable Ultraviolet Raman Imaging Sensor For Trace Explosive Detection"$2.3M
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Start Of Contract Meeting$1K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Lease Of "lisa" Laser Interrogation$31K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I - 6 Month Base Period$100K
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Reveal LIDAR Eye-safe Plume Sampling, Mapping And Detection Igf::ot::igf$582K
Dec 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Combined Aerosol/wind LIDAR$251K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Design, Assemble And Deliver A Raman Spectroscopic Testbed$443K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · Ramen Agent Monitoring System (rams)$330K

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What it has protected

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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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

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Data freshness

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