This is a $1,690,851.46 firm fixed price definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Xona Space Systems Inc., a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for research and development on alternative position, navigation, and timing (APNT) services, with a focus on real-time monitoring of current and future global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to ensure high-quality navigation for...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,586,324.27 firm fixed price definitive contract to Xona Space Systems Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract aims to demonstrate the ability for the warfighter to trust the use of commercial space-based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) in operations. This total small business set-aside contract will run through June 14, 2026. Xona...
This $239,539.79 definitive contract was awarded by the Department of the Navy, Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to Xona Space Systems Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for research and development related to precision global positioning, navigation, and timing technologies as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. Xona Space Systems Inc. has previously received other federal awards, including a $1.2 million firm...
This federal contract award to Xona Space Systems Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, is for the PULSAR: HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMERCIAL PNT project. The $4,664,385.00 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on July 31, 2024 and has an ultimate completion date of October 30, 2026. The contract is not set-aside. Xona Space Systems provides precision navigation services, and this contract will support research and development on...
This is a definitive firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to The Navsys Corporation, doing business as Navsys Corp, a woman-owned small business. The contract is for an upgrade to existing broadband satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals to operate in a GPS-denied environment, as part of the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract has a ceiling value of $1,899,999.41 and a completion date of February 25, 2026. The contract is a total small business...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,899,842.29 Firm Fixed Price contract to Mesa Quantum Systems, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to develop chip-scale quantum sensors, specifically atomic clocks, to provide resilient positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities independent of GPS under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. This direct-to-Phase-II contract aims to advance alternative Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions for...
This $1,899,982.59 federal contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to NOU Systems Inc., a certified woman-owned small business. The contract is for the SF241-D025 ALTERNATIVE POSITION, NAVIGATION AND TIMING project, which aims to create a PNT (Position, Navigation, and Timing) Innovation Center by leveraging NOU Systems' expertise in the PNT domain. This is a Firm Fixed Price, Definitive Contract awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase...
This is a $179,995 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Intelligent Fusion Technology, Inc. (I-Fusion), a minority-owned, economically disadvantaged, woman-owned small business. The contract is for the design and development of a low size, weight, and power (SWAP) scalable and resilient Orbit Coordinate and Position, Speed, and Attitude (OCPSA) solution for cislunar positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems. The...
This is a $1,799,775.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Astra Navigation Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of a Magnetic Field Based Navigation System for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by May 22, 2026. Astra Navigation Inc. is a for-profit...
This is a $999,994.00 SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center to The Navsys Corporation, a woman-owned small business. The contract is for the development of a "System-of-Systems Open Architecture PNT (SOAP) Solution for Assured PNT in a GPS Denied Environment", which aligns with the agency's efforts to advance Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) capabilities, particularly in scenarios where Global Positioning System (GPS) access is limited. As a Small...