Definitive Contract FA820421C0010

This is a $1,365,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business contractor, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The contract is for the development of a high delta-v, high thrust, high-availability commercial satellite bus under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. This contract is set aside for small businesses. Varda Space Industries, Inc. is a pioneering company in the space industry that...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Varda Space Industries, Inc. a $10.2 million delivery order on December 30, 2024, under Task Order 3 of an existing Indefinite Delivery Contract for two nominal schedule interior payload launches scheduled for October 2025. This firm fixed-price contract represents a Phase III action under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and carries an ultimate completion date of February 1, 2027. The work will be performed in El...

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a delivery order to Varda Space Industries, Inc. on December 11, 2024, valued at $4.97 million under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. This task order calls for one accelerated interior payload launch scheduled for March 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 29, 2025. The contract is a firm fixed-price delivery order with no small business set-aside designation, and performance will take place at Varda's...

Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business aerospace manufacturer based in El Segundo, California, was awarded a $29.7 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory on May 16, 2023. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, supports the development of economical reentry capsules for hypersonic testing through a sequential SBIR IIB award structure. Work will be performed in El Segundo under a firm fixed-price...

This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business manufacturer of space products and services. The $145,070 firm fixed-price contract is for the delivery of ten monthly status reports from December 2024 through September 2025. This task order is part of a larger Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) awarded by AFRL's Armstrong Flight Research Center with a $45 million ceiling value. That IDC provides flight and...

This federal contract award, valued at $1,799,886.78, was granted by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Inversion Space Company, a small business located in Torrance, California. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and is focused on developing rapid cargo delivery systems from space. The contract's objectives include investigating modular payload containers for Earth re-entry, designing reusable capsules for orbital debris return, reducing the...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1,695,085 firm fixed price definitive contract to Prewitt Ridge Inc. as part of the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II action. The contract period is from January 25, 2022 through November 21, 2023. The place of performance will be Los Angeles, California. The contract is for VERVE MISSION WORKSHOP research and has been set aside for total small businesses. No applicable subcontractors were...

This is a federal contract award from the U.S. Army under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract, valued at $149,768.83, was awarded to Microcosm, Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Torrance, California. The contract is for Phase I of the SBIR program, which funds early-stage research and development projects. The contract is a definitive contract with a firm fixed price pricing type, and the ultimate completion date is December 31, 2016. The contract is...

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 is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Systems & Materials Research Corporation (SMRC), a small business, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II research project. The contract has a ceiling value of $1,499,998.00 and a completion date of November 15, 2018. The contract was set aside for small businesses. As an SBIR Phase II award, this contract is focused on further developing and demonstrating a prototype or process...