This federal contract award, with the identification number FA860619C0018, was issued by the Aeronautical Systems Center, a Defense agency, to Arizona State University (ASU) for the "RAPID INNOVATION FUND EXOSKELETON" project. The $1,230,963 firm-fixed-price contract has an ultimate completion date of August 1, 2021. The contract does not have a set-aside designation.
ASU, as the prime contractor, is a comprehensive public research university that has experience performing federal contracts and grants for agencies like NASA, DARPA, the Department of Defense, and the Air Force Research Laboratory. The university has worked on a variety of advanced technology development projects, including those related to space science, engineering, and artificial intelligence.
For this specific contract, ASU has subcontracted with two companies: Nextgen Aeronautics, Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business located in California, and Gox Studio, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business in Arizona. The subcontractors will likely provide specialized research and development services related to the exoskeleton technology.
The contract appears to be part of the Rapid Innovation Fund program, which aims to accelerate the transition of innovative technologies into acquisition programs and operational use.
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