Definitive Contract FA233025CB008
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- Windborne Systems Inc., a small business specializing in advanced weather sensing balloon technologies, was awarded a $2.42M firm fixed-price definitive contract by the U.S. Air Force on September 30, 2024, for windborne follow-on production activities. The contract, which extends through September 30, 2025, will be performed at the company's facility in Palo Alto, California. This award represents a follow-on production engagement, building on Windborne's prior development work with the Air...
- This is a $1,192,310 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business based in Palo Alto, California. The contract is for the development of in-theatre numerical weather prediction capabilities using deep learning-powered edge computing. This effort is part of AFRL's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, specifically Phase II, and the contract has a completion date of April 7, 2026. The award is set aside...
- The U.S. Air Force awarded a $5,691,522.00 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contract to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business based in Palo Alto, California. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for the development of the company's innovative, AI-enabled Global Sounding Balloon (GSB) platforms that can collect continuous atmospheric data from sea level to 20 kilometers. This contract supports the Air Force's "INNOVATION TO GLOBAL WEATHER SENSING" efforts, with the...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $71,757 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business, for the "In-Theatre Probabilistic Forecasting with Deep Learning-Powered Edge Computing" project under the SBIR program Phase I. The contract has a performance period ending on March 15, 2024. Windborne Systems Inc. designs and operates a constellation of high-altitude weather balloons to collect atmospheric data for federal agencies....
- This is a $231,171.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a defense agency, to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business based in Palo Alto, California. The contract is for research and development related to Windborne's advanced weather sensing balloon technologies, which leverage AI, edge computing, and sensor innovations to enable cost-effective, high-resolution atmospheric data collection. This SBIR Phase I contract has a...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1.445 million Other Transaction Agreement to Windborne Systems Inc. for COVID-19 DIB -SBIR PHASE II 19.3, TOPIC #AF193-CSO1. This contract calls for Windborne Systems Inc. to deliver a balloon-based aerial sensing platform for atmospheric data collection and targeted weather monitoring. The prime contractor will perform work in Palo Alto, California over a two-year period concluding in June 2022. Funding is...
- This is a $1,496,944.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business, for a data collection campaign. The contract is set aside for total small business participation. Windborne Systems Inc. is a company that designs, builds, and operates a constellation of long duration smart weather balloons for global weather sensing. The company has previously received federal contract awards and...
- This is a $49,638 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Urban Sky Theory Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for enhancing U.S. Air Force weather forecasting capabilities using a novel, long-reach weather balloon system that generates twice the data of the current standard. The contract has a completion date of May 3, 2021 and was awarded on February 5, 2021. Urban Sky Theory Inc. is...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $7.43M firm fixed-price contract to Intellisense Systems Inc., a small business based in Torrance, California, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II authority. The contract, awarded on June 21, 2023, and set aside for total small business participation, aims to complete the design of the Integrated Weather Observation System (IWOS) and transition it into production, with performance work conducted at Offutt Air Force...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Aeronautical Systems Center awarded a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order contract to Intellisense Systems Inc., a for-profit small business organization, for the delivery of microweather sensors. The $749,686.00 contract is for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III, which allows small businesses to further develop and commercialize technologies previously funded under SBIR Phase I and II awards. The contract does not include...
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $6.0 million firm fixed-price Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business specializing in advanced weather sensing balloon technologies. This definitive contract, awarded on September 29, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2025, is designated as a total small business set-aside and will be performed at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. Windborne Systems will deliver continued development and commercialization of its AI-enabled Global Sounding Balloon platform, building on previous Phase I and Phase II SBIR awards, to provide the Air Force with enhanced atmospheric data collection capabilities for weather forecasting and operational meteorology applications. Windborne Systems, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, has established itself as a key supplier to the Air Force and Department of Defense through multiple SBIR contract awards focused on innovative weather sensing and in-theatre numerical weather prediction. The Phase III contract represents a significant scaling opportunity for the company to mature and transition its proprietary balloon-based sensing platforms incorporating deep learning and edge computing technologies into operational use. This award aligns with the Air Force's strategic interest in improving atmospheric observation capabilities and weather prediction accuracy to support military operations and planning.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $6.0m | 9/23/25 |