This is a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Space Information Laboratories, LLC (SIL), a woman-owned small business. The $1,499,779.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for research and development work related to the SBIR program. The contract was set aside for small businesses. SIL has previously performed other prime and subcontract work for the Department of Defense, including providing specialized aerospace...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.8 million definitive contract to Kent Optronics Inc. on March 9, 2026, under a total small business set-aside, for development of an Atmospheric Transmission Laser Measurement System (ATLMS) for ground-based atmospheric measurements. Kent Optronics is a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. Place of performance is Eglin Air Force Base, FL. The contract is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of March 9, 2028. This...
This is a $37,271,900.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Leidos, Inc. to provide a Standoff Illuminator for Measuring Absorbance and Reflectance Infrared Light Signatures (SILMARILS) program and a Supercontinuum Wideband Infrared Fourier Transform Sensor. The contract has a period of performance through December 31, 2019. Leidos is leveraging expertise in emerging technologies such as space communications, autonomous systems, and advanced sensor...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $109,063 firm fixed-price STTR Phase I contract to Selas Defense, LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in New York, NY. The contract, titled "MULTILENS: TRANSFORMING OPERATIONAL DECISION MAKING WITH MULTI-MODEL AI ANALYSIS," is set aside for small businesses. The contract has an ultimate completion date of April 18, 2025 and was awarded on January 17, 2025. The contract aims to develop a multi-model AI...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,248,001.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Bright Silicon Technologies, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced optical and laser technologies. The contract is for the Precision Assembly of Laser Communication Arrays (PALCA), which involves developing innovative photonic solutions for national defense needs. This contract is set aside for small businesses and contributes to Bright Silicon...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Spectral Energies LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in Beavercreek, Ohio. The $179,824 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a laser system intended to scale total energy, number of pulses within a GHz burst, and on-the-fly waveform tunability within a compact commercial architecture. This contract is part of AFRL's broader...
This is a $1,250,000 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to Ultra-Low Loss Technologies, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is for Phase II research and development to demonstrate the fabrication and testing of a prototype photonic transmitter leveraging a silicon nitride integrated circuit platform, optical modulator, and diode laser technologies. This technology has been...
This is a $1,249,999.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spectral Sciences, Inc., a small business located in Burlington, Massachusetts. The contract is for a SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II research and development effort focused on "HIGH SENSITIVITY TRACKING FOR EVENT-BASED LEO MOVING TARGET INDICATION". This work supports the AFRL's research and development initiatives in defense-related technologies....
This is a $1,760,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spectral Imaging Laboratory (doing business as Spilab), a woman-owned small business. The contract is for the development of a Conformal, Multi-Aperture Thermal-Optical Demonstrator for Hypersonic Flight under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract has a period of performance through June 30, 2026. This contract is a total small business set-aside,...
This is a $1,500,000.00 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Sivananthan Laboratories, Inc., a minority-owned small business. The contract is for the development of an Entangled Short-Wave Infrared (EN-SWIR) Photon Source, which has potential applications in areas such as missile defense systems, space systems, and electronic warfare. Sivananthan Laboratories has previously received both federal contracts and...