<p>The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.9 million definitive contract to Benchmark Space Systems Inc. for rapid ascent propellant loading equipment on August 29, 2025, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>Place of performance is Burlington, Vermont. The contract carries a firm fixed price structure and an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2027.</p>
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $12.8M firm fixed-price contract to Benchmark Space Systems Inc., a Burlington, Vermont-based small business specializing in advanced propulsion technologies for space systems. The contract, which has no set-aside designation despite the contractor's small business status, calls for the development of a restartable ascent-based upper stage engine utilizing thermal ignition technology. This propulsion system represents advanced innovation in upper stage...
This is a $189,522.13 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Benchmark Space Systems Inc., a small business manufacturer of space systems and components. The contract is for a SBIR Program Phase I action focused on "RAPID ASCENT LOADING" research and development, with a completion date of December 31, 2024. Benchmark Space Systems has expertise in propulsion technologies for small satellites and spacecraft, having secured...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC24PB275, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Benchmark Space Systems Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of space systems and components. The $148,438.00 firm fixed-price purchase order is for an SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase I project focused on a "Benchmark Single Asset Kick Stage." The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and is set to conclude on February 6, 2025. Benchmark...
This SBIR Phase II contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Benchmark Space Systems Inc., a manufacturer of goods and full life cycle in space mobility provider. The $679,422.00 contract is for the development of an advanced ionospheric modeling code module to aid in analyzing high frequency signal propagation for the Air Force. This contract is a firm fixed price agreement with no set-aside requirements. Benchmark Space Systems has a...
<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded a $749,849 definitive contract to Benchmark Space Systems Inc. for a warm gas generator resistojet micropropulsion system on July 28, 2020, under a total small business set-away. Ultimate completion date is May 27, 2022.</p>
<p>Place of performance is South Burlington, Vermont. Pricing is firm fixed price.</p>
This is a $148,663 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by a civilian government agency to Benchmark Space Systems Inc., a manufacturer of space systems and components specializing in propulsion technologies for small satellites. The contract is for the development of an "SBIR I DEORBIT OBJECT WITH NAVIGATION (DOWN)" system, which is likely a research and development effort related to spacecraft deorbit and navigation capabilities. The contract is a...
<p>NASA awarded a $847,366 definitive contract to Benchmark Space Systems Inc. for Phase II Small Business Innovation Research work on the AQUILA chemical-electric hybrid transfer stage on August 12, 2025, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>The contract is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of February 12, 2027. Place of performance is Burlington, Vermont.</p>
<p>The Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Benchmark Space Systems Inc. for $149,895 on 21 February 2024, under a total small business set-aside, for a high-efficiency solid oxide fuel cell/turbogenerator hybrid electric propulsion system (SBIR Phase I IGNITE). Work is performed in Burlington, Vermont and must be completed by 21 August 2024. The procurement is firm fixed price.</p>
Benchmark Space Systems Inc. was awarded a $499,762 firm fixed price definitive contract by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop advanced in-space mobility technology. Per the solicitation, the contractor will design, develop, implement and test a code module to interpret scattering measurements and provide real-time modeling of small-scale ionospheric structures, accurately representing Doppler spread. This will provide the Air Force Research...