This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Blackstar Orbital Technologies Corporation, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned corporation. The contract, valued at $74,810.00, is for the development of a "TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE-DRONE FOR ENHANCED NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE" under the SBIR program. The contract was awarded on May 14, 2024, with a completion date of September 25,...
This is a $1,799,995.68 Firm Fixed Price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Blacksky Geospatial Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary of Blacksky Holdings Inc. The contract, titled "STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENTS IN RESILIENT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PWSA ENHANCEMENT", aims to develop capabilities to leverage the commercial space infrastructure by connecting to the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Transport Layer network. This SBIR Phase II award has a...
<p>This is a $1,688,745.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract awarded to Above Orbital Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of an Orbital Assembly - Beamed Energy Receiver system, with a completion date of May 15, 2024. The contract was set aside for small businesses. No subcontractor information was provided.</p>
This is a $1,798,720.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Advanced Space LLC, a small business located in Westminster, Colorado. The contract is for the Cislunar Uncertainty, Surveillance, Tracking, and Orbit Determination Evaluator project, which aims to refine and implement methods to characterize uncertainty propagation of non-standard threats in beyond geostationary orbit space, integrated into a software tool. This contract is a Small...
This is a $1,794,198.00 Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Little Place Labs Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the development of a system to revolutionize space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities through decentralized architectures and in-orbit machine learning computing to enable near-real-time...
This is a $179,664.84 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Privateer Space, Inc. by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the delivery of a software capability that automatically detects and evaluates on-orbit or space-related activity, classified as "Responsible Space Behavior Event Classification." The contract has a period of performance ending on October 15, 2025 and was awarded on April 15,...
This is a $109,980 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Thinkorbital Inc., a small business based in Boulder, Colorado. The contract is for the "Orbital Staging of Assets" research project, which is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I effort funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The work will involve developing advanced technologies for spacecraft inspection, on-orbit service and assembly, and innovative aerospace concepts. This contract supports...
This is a $1,799,422.00 Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Imetalx Group LLC, a small, minority and woman-owned limited liability company, under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II program. The contract is for the development of a decentralized control system for multi-agent in-space service assembly and manufacturing (ISAM) spacecraft. This contract is a follow-on to prior SBIR and STTR work performed by Imetalx for...
This is a $1,249,990.89 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Blacksky Geospatial Solutions, LLC, a small business subsidiary of Blacksky Holdings Inc. The contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II action, with a performance period ending on January 1, 2026. The contract is focused on "BLACKSKY DIRECT TO PHASE 2" research and development, likely related to Blacksky's expertise in geospatial intelligence solutions,...
This is a $1,899,164.82 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded to Apech Labs LLC, a small business based in Buffalo, New York, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the SBIR program. The contract is for the design, build, and test of functioning prototypes of a 15-launch system to advance strategic superiority in orbital operations, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. Apech Labs is an experienced SBIR contractor, having previously received multiple Phase I and Phase II...