Definitive Contract FA865125CB042
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- <p>This $179,906.79 firm fixed price Purchase Order contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency, to Vulcan Ventura LLC, a small business joint venture. The contract is for the "CONTEXT-AWARE RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM)" research and development effort under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and a completion date of April 30, 2025.</p>
- This federal contract award, valued at $6,088,338.00, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Vulcan Wireless, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract is for the development of "Bandwidth Efficient SATCOM Waveform Techniques", which aligns with AFRL's research efforts in satellite communications. As a SBIR Phase II award, this contract builds upon prior SBIR Phase I research. The contract...
- <p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,882 firm-fixed-price Purchase Order contract to Averatek Corp, a small business manufacturer, for the development of antennas and frequency select surfaces for hypersonic applications under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract has a completion date of February 4, 2023 and was set aside for total small business participation.</p>
- This is a $150,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Goleta Star, LLC. The contract is for the development of a "Waveform Agile, Low-Cost Multi-Functional Radio Frequency ISR in Contested Environments" solution. As an SBIR Phase I contract, this is an early-stage research and development effort to explore the feasibility of the proposed technology. The contract has a firm fixed price and an ultimate...
- This federal contract award was made by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Vulcan Wireless, Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Carlsbad, California. The $1,489,679 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded on June 25, 2019 under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II for the development of "Digital Feathers" technologies. The contract has a period of performance through November 13, 2021 and was designated as a total small business...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a Firm Fixed Price purchase order to Spectrohm, Inc., a small business technology company based in McLean, Virginia. The $1,774,520.00 SBIR Phase II contract is for the development of radio frequency (RF) imaging technology for security and inspection applications. This award is part of the SBIR program, which supports research and development by small businesses. The contract has a period of performance through August 2025 and is designated as...
- This is a $1,234,271.00 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to LR Technologies, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged and woman-owned small business based in Potomac, Maryland. The contract is for radio frequency (RF) system response and analysis, and is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, specifically a Phase II action. The contract has a period of performance that runs through April 12, 2026. This award is designated...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $708,904 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to First RF Corporation, a small business based in Boulder, Colorado. The contract is for the development of "Cognitive Airborne Communications with RF Interference," which involves research and development of advanced antenna and radio frequency (RF) systems to support Department of Defense initiatives and weapons platforms. First RF...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Rome Research Site awarded a $6.2 million definitive contract to Engineered Signals, Inc. on May 30, 2025, for the development and deployment of an autonomous radio frequency (RF) sensor mesh network capable of surveying, monitoring, and exploiting RF signal energies across defined bandwidths. The contract, which operates under a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure, is titled "FORSAKEN JACKAL AUTONOMOUS RF SENSOR NETWORK" and includes both...
- <p>This is a $52,970.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spectrum Defense Systems, Inc., a small business, for the development of a low-cost expendable radio frequency (RF) emitter system under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract has a period of performance through April 17, 2025. This award is for the initial SBIR Phase I effort, and does not reference any larger contract vehicle.</p>
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1.8M firm fixed-price contract to Vulcan Ventura LLC, a small business, for Phase II of an SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program focused on context-aware radio frequency electromagnetic surveying for exploiting signals of opportunity. The contract, awarded August 15, 2025, is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and extends through August 16, 2027. Work will be performed in Concord, North Carolina. This Phase II effort builds upon promising Phase I research and represents AFRL's investment in developing advanced RF sensing and signal exploitation capabilities, likely supporting the laboratory's mission in electronic warfare, spectrum awareness, or intelligence applications. The context-aware RF electromagnetic surveying technology under development seeks to leverage ambient electromagnetic signals in the operational environment for military advantage. By exploiting signals of opportunity—unintended transmissions or environmental RF sources—this approach could enhance situational awareness, reduce dependence on dedicated infrastructure, and provide novel capabilities for reconnaissance or electronic intelligence gathering. The SBIR Phase II designation indicates the technology has demonstrated sufficient feasibility and merit to warrant scaled development toward potential transition and fielding within Air Force operations.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.8m | 8/14/25 |