The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $73,805 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract to Echelon Orbital Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to conduct research and development under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase I. The contract is for the "Platform for In-Atmosphere Low Orbit Testing (PILOT)" and has a total small business set-aside. The contract will be performed in Scottsdale, Arizona and is scheduled for completion...
The Department of the Air Force has awarded a firm fixed-price definitive contract in the amount of $1,800,000.00 to Orb Aerospace Inc., a for-profit small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the delivery of full-scale high-fidelity wind tunnel models and is set to be completed by August 31, 2025. This contract award is associated with the broader SBIR program, which provides funding for research and development of...
<p>This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Re:orbital, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for a Deployable System for Anti-Satellite Defense under the SBIR Program Phase I Action. The contract has a ceiling value of $74,687.00 and an ultimate completion date of April 15, 2025. The contract is set aside for small businesses.</p>
This $49,986 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Orbion Space Technology Inc., a small business manufacturer of aerospace and defense products. The contract is for research and development of a "Dual Mode Propulsion for Smallsats" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase I. Orbion specializes in innovative propulsion solutions for small satellites and has previously received SBIR awards from AFRL to develop...
This is a $973,957 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Thinkorbital Inc., a small for-profit business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of technologies for the penetration x-ray inspection of spacecraft. This Phase II SBIR project builds on earlier work and aims to advance capabilities in areas such as x-ray tomographic inspection of adversary spacecraft and on-orbit...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,899,978.08 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Orbital Composites, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the Continuous Fiber Additive Manufacturing for Rapid Prototyping and Demonstration of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Designs. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract has a performance period through December 14, 2026. Orbital Composites specializes in advanced...
<p>This is a $1,688,745.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract awarded to Above Orbital Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of an Orbital Assembly - Beamed Energy Receiver system, with a completion date of May 15, 2024. The contract was set aside for small businesses. No subcontractor information was provided.</p>
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Blackstar Orbital Technologies Corporation, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned corporation. The contract, valued at $74,810.00, is for the development of a "TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE-DRONE FOR ENHANCED NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE" under the SBIR program. The contract was awarded on May 14, 2024, with a completion date of September 25,...
This is a $750,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II funding award to Orbital Research Inc., a veteran-owned small business located in Cleveland, Ohio. The award was made by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory for research and development under Topic AF182-025. As a Phase II SBIR award, this contract follows an earlier Phase I effort and provides additional funding to further develop the technology. Orbital Research is an experienced federal...
<p>This is a $74,997.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Orbital Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I action to support the on-orbit manufacturing of thin-film solar photovoltaics. The work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama and must be completed by August 2, 2023. This contract has a total small business set-aside designation.</p>