This federal contract award to Relativity Space, Inc. is for real-time flaw detection in large format additive manufacturing. The $8,765,978.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded on January 17, 2024 by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, a defense agency, and has an ultimate completion date of April 17, 2026. The contract was awarded under an open broad agency announcement solicitation from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, which is focused on...
This federal contract award, valued at $75,000.00, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Branch Technology, Inc., a small business manufacturer of goods, under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of expeditionary large-scale freeform composite 3D printing capabilities for deployed environments using indigenous materials. This effort supports the AFRL's interests in advanced manufacturing, composite materials, and autonomous construction systems for...
This $10,758,261.00 definitive contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to 3D Systems Inc. to deliver a Large-Format Metal 3D Printer Advanced Technology Demonstrator (Gen-II DMP-1000) and integrate robotic technology for laser ablation surface preparation. The contract was awarded without any set-aside designation and is part of AFRL's broader research and development efforts in advanced manufacturing technologies, including additive manufacturing and digital...
This federal contract, awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Concurrent Technologies Corp (CTC), aims to overcome the limitations of existing additive manufacturing (AM) powder bed fusion equipment by extending the longitudinal distance (z-axis) of the original equipment manufacturer's systems. The $4,383,000.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has an ultimate completion date of August 3, 2026. CTC, a non-profit research and development organization, will serve as the prime...
This is a two-year, Small Business set-aside contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Titan Robotics Inc. The $4,645,800 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the "Agile Factory Floor" effort, which aims to minimize the permanent infrastructure required for safe Additive Manufacturing and Maintenance (AMM) operations in depot processes. Titan Robotics, a robotics solution provider, will deliver robotic systems, research and development services, and cybersecurity...
This is a $2,141,409.69 firm fixed price definitive contract awarded by the Washington Headquarters Service, a Defense agency, to Titan Robotics Ltd, a self-certified small disadvantaged limited liability company. The contract is for the Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) program of the U.S. Air Force, focused on additive manufacturing (AM) of tooling using large format material extrusion technology. The contract will support the Air Force's efforts to develop this additive manufacturing capability...
Open Additive, LLC was awarded a definitive contract valued at approximately $2.9 million by the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to deliver an open systems platform for multi-laser additive manufacturing. The firm fixed price contract was awarded under STTR Phase II funding and has a total small business set aside designation. Research will be conducted at Open Additive's facility in Beavercreek, Ohio through November 2022 to further develop the additive manufacturing platform and...
This is a federal contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), a non-profit organization, for the purpose of "REPAIR AND MANUFACTURING BUILD OBJECTIVES USING 3D PRINTING". The contract has a ceiling value of $3,264,401.19 and is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Delivery Order. It does not have a set-aside designation. OAI, the prime contractor, specializes in research, development, testing, and education services related to aerospace and...
This contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Branch Technology, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to provide research, prototypes, feasibility studies, product development, and innovative solutions involving 3D printing technology, composite materials, energy efficiency, force protection, renewable building materials, and autonomous construction systems. The contract is an Other Transaction Agreement with a potential value of $1,500,000.00...
The Department of the Air Force awarded a $590,700 firm fixed price purchase order to Open Additive, LLC for a 3D metal printer to meet the requirements specified in the FA860122R0018 solicitation issued by the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center. The solicitation sought proposals for an additive metal 3D printer with a build volume of not greater than 6x6x10 inches and the ability to heat the build plate to 500 degrees Celsius, to be delivered to and installed at the Air...