Definitive Contract 80NSSC19C0107
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- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,999.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Barron Associates, Inc. to develop turbulence modeling and decision support systems for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operating at very low altitudes, including in urban environments. This work aims to extend existing aviation turbulence models, which have primarily focused on high altitude operations, to adequately represent the low altitude...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Barron Associates, Inc., a small business research and development company based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The contract is for the development of a "Self-Directed and Informed Forced-Landing System for UAV Avoidance of On-Ground Persons, Vehicles, and Structures" with the goal of enabling safe integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into...
- This is a $799,877 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Barron Associates, Inc., a small business research and development company. The contract is for the development of a LIDAR-supported emergency landing system for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) vehicles, which aligns with NASA's focus on enabling urban air mobility. As a small business set-aside contract, this award leverages Barron Associates'...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Barron Associates, Inc., a research and development company, for the design and validation of dynamic planning algorithms to enable heterogeneous airspace operations and urban air mobility (UAM). The firm-fixed-price contract has a potential value of $124,976 and was awarded on August 19, 2019, with a completion date of February 18, 2020. Barron...
- This is a $124,923 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Barron Associates, Inc., a small business research and development company. The contract is for the development of a novel atmospheric sensor platform consisting of compact, tube-deployed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with atmospheric sensors and a custom launch system. This sensor platform is intended to address gaps in current remote...
- This SBIR Phase II contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), provides funding to Barron Associates, Inc. to develop an automated upset recovery system for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The system is designed to enable UAS to recover from unexpected loss of control, reducing reliance on human operators and expanding the range of missions that can be accomplished. The $749,961 fixed-price contract includes flight testing of the recovery system with multiple...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Innovation Laboratory, Inc., a woman-owned small business. The contract, with a potential value of $750,000.00, focuses on research and development of a system to identify moderate or greater levels of aviation turbulence using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data. The solution can detect various types of turbulence, including...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to The Innovation Laboratory, Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Portland, Oregon. The $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an automated, real-time, remote turbulence detection and diagnostics system for the National Airspace System (NAS). The system is designed to leverage Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data and...
- This is a $125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Innovation Laboratory, Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Portland, Oregon. The contract is for the development of a Decision Support Tool (DST) that will provide strategic guidance to pilots for mitigating encounters with en route turbulence hazards. The DST is designed to be implemented on commercial off-the-shelf electronic...
- This is a $156,493 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Barron Associates, Inc., a for-profit, Subchapter S Corporation. The contract is for the development of a "LOW-SWAP AND LOW-COST AUTONOMOUS LANDING AREA CONFIRMATION SCAN (AUTOLACS) TOOL" and is set-aside for small businesses. Barron Associates specializes in innovative solutions for the healthcare, defense, and aerospace sectors, with...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Barron Associates, Inc., a small business research and development company based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The contract, valued at $749,958, is focused on developing novel technologies to enable increasing levels of automation and autonomy in future air transportation systems, particularly for distributed electric propulsion vertical take-off and landing (DEP VTOL) vehicles. The key objectives are to expand the company's previous work on quantifying turbulence in flight, learning turbulence environments, and mission planning to minimize turbulence hazards. This involves selecting appropriate turbulence models, extending the online turbulence quantification and learning algorithms, and demonstrating expanded mission planning capabilities to support a broader range of DEP VTOL vehicle operations. The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside, leveraging Barron Associates' expertise in developing innovative aerospace and defense technologies through SBIR programs.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 10/14/21 | |
| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/22/21 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/29/20 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $750.0k | 8/14/19 |