Definitive Contract FA714625C0039
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- The U.S. Air Force awarded a $1.5M definitive contract on September 4, 2024, to the University of Dayton Research Institute for foundational research efforts, with an ultimate completion date of March 4, 2027. The contract utilizes a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing structure with no small business set-aside designation. Work will be performed in Dayton, Ohio, at the Research Institute's facilities. The University of Dayton Research Institute, a private non-profit research organization, brings...
- This is a $1,896,994.44 firm-fixed-price federal contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Rapidfort Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Sunnyvale, California. The contract is for the "Digital Spaceport of the Future" effort, which aims to develop a toolset to accelerate the delivery of software that meets U.S. Space Force (USSF) compliance standards. The contract has an ultimate completion date of May 8, 2026 and was awarded on July 8,...
- <p>This is a $1,896,352.52 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded to Utsi International Corporation, a small business, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The purpose of this direct award is to develop a strategic adaptation and integration of Utsi's Data Quality Method (DQM) with the Department of the Air Force's Common Operating Data Infrastructure. The contract has a period of performance through July 14, 2026.</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 $390,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to NGD Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for a hardware solution to meet the Space Force's on-orbit trusted autonomous requirements for CubeSats, with a period of performance ending on July 22, 2024. As an SBIR Phase II award, this contract builds upon prior Phase I research and development work...
- This federal contract award, valued at $8,579,957.00, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to UES Inc., a Dayton, Ohio-based science and technology company. The contract, titled "STRUCTURES SUSCEPTIBILITY AND SURVIVABILITY," is a delivery order with a cost-no-fee pricing type and an ultimate completion date of June 24, 2024. The prime contractor, UES Inc., is an established federal research and development partner, holding several significant Indefinite Delivery...
- The U.S. Air Force awarded a $6.8 million definitive contract on July 11, 2025, to the University of Dayton Research Institute Division to address technical and manufacturing gaps through advancements in advanced manufacturing, expeditionary sustainment systems, and logistics. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, which carries no set-aside designation, will be performed in Dayton, Ohio, with an ultimate completion date of July 10, 2028. This engagement leverages the Research Institute's established...
- This is a $179,823.88 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency, to Warfighter Consulting, PLLC, a small disadvantaged, veteran-owned business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the Phase I effort of the USSF BMT (United States Space Force Basic Military Training) project, which focuses on developing a prototype for the F.O.R.C.E. (Fully Operational Readiness Certification Event)...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract valued at $404,645 to Rational Futures Inc. (UEI: VQ4SKNBLGG21) for testing and improving pervasive assumptions about the space industrial base. The contract, awarded on August 21, 2025, will be performed in Washington, DC, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026. This effort supports the Air Force's strategic interest in understanding and validating foundational assumptions that underpin space industrial capacity and capabilities, which is critical to national security space operations and planning. No set-aside designation was utilized for this award. The research and analytical work conducted under this contract will likely inform Air Force Space Command and broader Department of Defense policy regarding space industrial base resilience, dependencies, and strategic vulnerabilities. By systematically testing assumptions about the space industrial base, the Air Force can better evaluate force structure requirements, procurement strategies, and contingency planning for space capabilities.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Commercial and Economic Research and Innovation (CERI) | FA7146-20-S-0001 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Hanscom Air Force Base | Cancellation 1/1 | 10/16/19, 10:04 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $99.5k | 8/20/25 |