Definitive Contract HQ086025CE025
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- Castelion Corporation, a small business defense contractor based in Torrance, California, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) valued at $1.8 million. Under Proposal F2D-11201, titled "Hypersonic Equipage from Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit Container," Castelion will develop a system enabling the rapid delivery of 500 pounds of cargo from a rocket cargo vehicle. The contract, awarded on...
- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Castheon Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods, a $150,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to conduct SBIR/STTR Phase I research and development for performance improvements of additive manufactured RF antennas and waveguides. This contract is set aside for small businesses. Castheon Inc. has previously received other federal contracts and subcontracts, often related to aerospace and defense projects, from agencies such as NASA and the...
- This is a $15,849,923.00 firm fixed-price federal contract awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), a defense agency, to Castelion Corporation, a small business manufacturer based in Torrance, California. The contract is for the production of a low-cost, highly manufacturable long-range strike weapon under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III effort. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Castelion Corporation has previously secured multiple SBIR Phase...
- This is a $139,974.70 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I research and development contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to Chimaera Science LLC, a small business concern, on December 21, 2015. The contract is part of the MDA Support (MDASUPPORT) acquisition program, which provides a range of engineering services, technical support, equipment, and cybersecurity capabilities for the agency's operations, research, and development activities. This SBIR Phase I award is focused on...
- The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract valued at $2.97M to Engeniusmicro LLC, a small business hardware startup based in Huntsville, Alabama, for manufacturing innovations supporting next-generation hypersonic vehicle technologies. The contract, which commenced on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2027, operates under a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure and carries a total small business set-aside...
- The Missile Defense Agency awarded an $1.99M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Exquadrum Inc., a minority-owned, SBA-certified 8(a) small disadvantaged business based in Victorville, California. This definitive contract, awarded on August 25, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 24, 2027, is designated as a total small business set-aside and structured on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis. The project, titled "Low Cost Objective Kinetic Interceptor DACS...
- This is a $124,945.02 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research and development contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to Karagozian & Case, Inc., a science and engineering consulting firm based in Glendale, California. The contract is for high temperature fracture mechanics research and development under the MDA Support (MDASUPPORT) acquisition program, which provides a range of technical services and equipment to support MDA's operations, research, and...
- This is a $124,944.74 Firm Fixed Price SBIR/STTR Phase I research and development contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to Karagozian & Case, Inc., a small business science and engineering consulting firm. The contract is part of the MDA Support (MDASUPPORT) acquisition program, which provides comprehensive technical services and equipment procurement for the agency's operations, research, and development activities. The contract has a Place of Performance in Glendale,...
- This is a $1,499,931 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to CFD Research Corporation, a small technology firm based in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract is for research and development of a modular framework to optimize pursuit-evasion strategies for hypersonic intercept, which supports the MDA's broader mission to provide comprehensive support services and equipment for its operations, research, and development activities under...
- The Missile Defense Agency awarded a $1.98M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Specter Aerospace Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Peabody, Massachusetts. The contract, titled "HITMAN: Hypersonic Interceptor for Maneuvering Systems," is structured as a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract with a completion date of September 10, 2027. This Total Small Business set-aside award falls under the MDA Support acquisition program, which...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a $1.99M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Castelion Corporation for development of the Compact Hypersonic Missile/Effector Reactive Material (CHYMERA) warhead prototype and demonstration. Under the firm fixed-price agreement, Castelion will execute research and prototype development activities at its Torrance, California facility, with work scheduled for completion by September 7, 2027. This award supports the MDA's mission to develop advanced defensive technologies and represents part of the agency's broader efforts to foster innovation through the SBIR program, which provides funding opportunities for small businesses to conduct federally funded research and development. Castelion Corporation, a small defense technology contractor based in Torrance, California, brings relevant expertise in advanced weapon systems and hypersonic technology development to this engagement. The company has demonstrated capability through previous SBIR awards and contracts with the Air Force Research Laboratory, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and Naval Air Systems Command. This contract exemplifies the MDA Support program's active engagement with small businesses to advance cutting-edge missile defense capabilities, positioning Castelion to potentially continue development work through subsequent phases or related acquisition vehicles as the CHYMERA warhead technology matures.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $2.0m | 9/8/25 |