Definitive Contract FA880820C0024

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Optivolt Labs Inc., doing business as Optivolt, a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. The $1,249,908 contract is for Optivolt to provide the Air Force with resilient and sustainable energy solutions through its Optivolt Pulse technology. This award is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, with a period of performance ending on October 16, 2025. The...

This is a $150,000.00 Small Business Set-Aside firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Microlink Devices Inc. for the development of "ADVANCED HIGH SPECIFIC ENERGY POWER SYSTEMS FOR EVTOL" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Microlink Devices Inc. is a minority-owned, for-profit manufacturer of III-V epitaxial materials and flexible solar cell technologies. This STTR Phase I contract is for research and development...

This is a $499,955 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Mesodyne Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for the development of a light-cell thermophotovoltaic electricity generator. The contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II effort, indicating it builds upon prior SBIR-funded research. The generator is intended to provide extended endurance for small electric drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles, supporting the...

This is a $49,858.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Mesodyne Inc., a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of an efficient, silent, and reliable light-cell power generator for expeditionary missions, which could potentially enable extended flight times for drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles. Mesodyne has previously received SBIR and National...

This federal contract award was issued by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Optoxense, Inc., a small business, for a Learning-Capable Optimal Control Architecture for Energy Optimization in Hybrid Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The $149,923.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I effort. As the prime contractor, Optoxense will conduct research and development related to advanced...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex awarded a $149,990.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Optimal Solutions Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the development of an integrated suite of miniaturized sensors, including near-infrared spectroscopy, to analyze field-level aviation fuel contamination. This SBIR contract was set aside for small businesses and...

This is a $750,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Microlink Devices Inc., a minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned small business manufacturer of advanced solar cell technologies. The contract is for the development of "Integrated Photon Management for Multijunction Solar Cells," which involves research and development of lightweight, flexible, and high-efficiency solar cells, solar cell...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,500,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Microlink Devices Inc., a minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned small business manufacturer, for the development of a "FLEXIBLE, LIGHTWEIGHT SOLAR CELL WITH 40% EFFICIENCY FABRICATED BY EPITAXIAL LIFTOFF AND WAFER BONDING." This contract, which is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II, has a completion date of May 27, 2022. Microlink Devices Inc....

This is a $149,953 Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to the small business prime contractor Optoxense, Inc. The contract is for the development of a distributed electric propulsion control system for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) and urban air mobility vehicles. Optoxense has prior experience conducting research and development on advanced sensing systems, distributed propulsion control, and...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $49,764.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Special Power Sources LLC, a minority-owned, veteran-owned small business, to develop a fuel cell power system. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I action is part of the Department of Energy's efforts to transform the nation's energy future and strengthen national security. Special Power Sources has previously provided the federal government,...