Sbir i space ROS improvements for space flight
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC25C0304
- Awardee
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Picknik Inc. UEI UEBSS7VA4BK1
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $149,953
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $149,953.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $149,953 |
About this award
Picknik Inc., doing business as Picknik Robotics, has been awarded a $149,953 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to develop improvements to the Robot Operating System (ROS) for space flight applications. The contract, set aside for total small business participation, was awarded on September 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of March 27, 2026. Picknik Robotics, an SBA-certified HUBZone firm based in Boulder, Colorado, will perform the work at its primary location. The funding agency is a civilian federal entity operating through a Shared Services Center framework.
This award reflects continued federal investment in advancing robotic capabilities for space exploration through the SBIR program, which supports innovative technological development by small businesses. Picknik Robotics' focus on ROS improvements aligns with the company's established expertise in autonomous systems and motion planning for space environments, areas in which the firm has demonstrated consistent capability through prior contracts with NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory. The firm fixed-price, definitive contract structure provides a defined scope and budget for this Phase I research effort aimed at enhancing robotics software infrastructure for future space missions.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC25C0304?
80NSSC25C0304 was awarded to Picknik Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 29, 2025.
How much is contract 80NSSC25C0304 worth?
The government has obligated $149,953 on 80NSSC25C0304.
Was contract 80NSSC25C0304 competed?
The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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