This is a $1,192,310 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business based in Palo Alto, California. The contract is for the development of in-theatre numerical weather prediction capabilities using deep learning-powered edge computing. This effort is part of AFRL's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, specifically Phase II, and the contract has a completion date of April 7, 2026. The award is set aside...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $71,757 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business, for the "In-Theatre Probabilistic Forecasting with Deep Learning-Powered Edge Computing" project under the SBIR program Phase I. The contract has a performance period ending on March 15, 2024. Windborne Systems Inc. designs and operates a constellation of high-altitude weather balloons to collect atmospheric data for federal agencies....
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation awarded Omni Controls, Inc. a $4,249.75 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to supply anemometers. As the prime contractor, Omni Controls will deliver the requested wind speed measurement devices to DLA Aviation's operations in Tampa, Florida by November 21, 2023. No subcontractors or set-aside designations were indicated. DLA Aviation supports the Department of Defense's global supply chain and fleet maintenance needs, so the anemometers will likely...
Initweather, LLC was awarded a $89,261 firm fixed price purchase order by the Department of the Air Force Space Command to upgrade the SLD 45 WS Lightning Probability Tool. Under this contract, Initweather will provide equipment, labor, analysis and materials to enhance the existing lightning probability software program used by the Air Force Space Command by adding model predictors. The work will be performed at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida through May 2024. This total small...
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Omni Controls, Inc., a small business based in Tampa, Florida. The contract, valued at $8,680.00, is for the delivery of a wind direction detector (Federal Supply Classification 8510781501) by August 26, 2024. Omni Controls, Inc. has an established track record of supplying specialized test, measurement, and electrical equipment to various defense agencies through multiple Indefinite Delivery Vehicle...
This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) to improve the use of satellite ocean vector wind (OVW) observations in weather and climate applications. The project aims to unify, advance, and generalize UW's planetary boundary layer (PBL) model to provide a single model for all applications, including tropical cyclone research. The effort will enhance the value of OVW data for weather and climate...
The U.S. government's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded a $1,838.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Dela Technology Corporation, a woman-owned small business, to provide an anemometer (wind speed measurement instrument). The contract has an ultimate completion date of July 10, 2024. Dela Technology Corporation, which is registered as a federal contractor until January 2025, has a history of providing specialized aerospace equipment, vehicle parts, and electronic components to...
The Air Force has awarded a $2,251,714.40 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business, for the WINDBORNE FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION CONTRACT. This contract, which has a completion date of September 30, 2025, is a follow-on to prior awards to Windborne for its weather sensing balloon technology. Windborne's platform leverages deep learning and edge computing to collect in-situ atmospheric data from sea level to the stratosphere, providing a cost-effective solution...
<p>The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (DLA Aviation) awarded a $10,800 firm fixed price delivery order contract to R.M. Young Company of Traverse City, Michigan on June 22, 2022. The contract is for the delivery of one wind measuring set by July 22, 2022 to support DLA Aviation programs. No set-aside designation was used for this award. R.M. Young Company will be the prime contractor responsible for delivering the wind measuring equipment to DLA Aviation by the completion date.</p>
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $5,691,522.00 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contract to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business based in Palo Alto, California. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for the development of the company's innovative, AI-enabled Global Sounding Balloon (GSB) platforms that can collect continuous atmospheric data from sea level to 20 kilometers. This contract supports the Air Force's "INNOVATION TO GLOBAL WEATHER SENSING" efforts, with the...