The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $1,150,100.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract to Orbital Composites, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. This contract is for the development of 10X FASTER AND LOWER COST MANUFACTURING OF CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITES FOR HYPERSONICS, with a total small business set-aside. The work will be performed in Campbell, CA and is expected to be...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Orbital Composites, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the development of a low-cost, versatile robotic in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing platform for antennas. The $1,699,951.00 Firm Fixed Price contract has a completion date of February 14, 2025. Orbital Composites specializes in advanced composites and robotic automation, and has previously...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $70,363 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Orbital Composites, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to develop additively manufactured carbon-carbon/silicon carbide reusable thermal protection systems. This contract supports AFRL's efforts to advance additive manufacturing capabilities for aerospace applications. As a small business, Orbital Composites specializes in developing innovative...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,764 firm fixed price contract to Orbital Composites, Inc. for research under the Small Business Technology Transfer program phase two. Orbital Composites, Inc. will conduct research on Mobile, Robotic, Continuous-Fiber 3D Printing of Low-Cost Attritable Aircraft Systems in San Jose, California from May 6, 2022 to December 19, 2023. The contract is set aside for total small business and aims to advance Orbital...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $249,999 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to Orbital Composites, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the development of an Orbital Debris Removal System (ODRS). This definitive, firm-fixed-price contract has a ceiling value of $249,999 and is set to be completed by December 30, 2022. Orbital Composites, Inc. is a California-based company that specializes in advanced composites, additive manufacturing,...
This is a $74,982 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Orbital Composites, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for research and development of stealth communication via 3D-printed quantum field antennas, with a performance period ending on August 3, 2023. Orbital Composites specializes in advanced composites and robotic automation in additive...
This is a $147,145 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Orbital Composites, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in San Jose, CA. The contract is for the research and development of a Fast Vertical Takeoff and Landing X-Wing Tailsitter under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I program, which has a Total Small Business set-aside. Orbital Composites specializes in advanced composites manufacturing and...
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $98.7K purchase order to Orbital Composites, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business headquartered in Campbell, California, for an Ultra-High Temperature Continuous Fiber Additively Manufactured Composite Demonstration. The firm-fixed-price contract, which carries a completion date of May 25, 2026, was awarded following a Total Small Business set-aside Special Notice solicitation. Performance will occur in Huntsville, Alabama, where Orbital...
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1.25 million firm fixed-price contract to Continuous Composites Inc., a small business manufacturer headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on September 29, 2025. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, focuses on advanced joining methods utilizing automated continuous fiber three-dimensional printing and fiber steering technology. The work will be performed in Dalton...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1.72M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Endeavor Composites, Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The contract, awarded September 25, 2025, supports development of VORTEX-C (Versatile Out-of-Clave Reinforcement Technology for Expeditionary Composites), an advanced composite materials initiative scheduled for completion by December 30, 2026. The effort is set aside exclusively...