Definitive Contract N0001425C2409
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- This is a federal contract award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Pliant Energy Systems Inc. for an "UNDULATORY PROPULSION SYSTEM". The contract is a definitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a ceiling value of $1,449,542.98 and an ultimate completion date of March 20, 2024. The contract was initially awarded on September 7, 2016 and does not have a set-aside designation. Based on the information provided, this contract appears to be for the development of an undulatory...
- <p>The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $8,010,521.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee definitive contract to Pliant Energy Systems Inc. for the development of a Stealthy, Autonomous, Propeller-less, Agile (SAPA) Vehicle for Mine Countermeasures. The contract has an ultimate completion date of March 9, 2026. This contract is not associated with a larger contract vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation.</p>
- This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Pliant Energy Systems Inc. for the development of an AI-enabled autonomous amphibious vehicle. The contract has a ceiling value of $4,422,491.00 and a completion date of July 1, 2024. The contract was awarded on August 17, 2021 and was not set aside for any specific business type. The contract is part of ONR's broader efforts to fund meritorious research across science and engineering disciplines to advance...
- The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $9,260,864.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Lasermotive, Inc. (doing business as Powerlight Technologies), a leading company in long-distance power beaming. The contract, designated as a Definitive Contract under the SBIR Program Phase III, is for the development of an advanced minesweeping payload composed of a high-temperature superconducting magnetic source and acoustic generator. This payload technology is intended for transition to the Naval...
- This is a $7,499,278.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee definitive contract awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to Hydronalix Inc., a small business specializing in unmanned systems, robotics, and maritime technologies. The contract is for research and development under the SBIR Program Phase II, with an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2025. Hydronalix has previously received numerous federal contract awards and grants, including SBIR and STTR projects with the Department of...
- This contract award is for research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. It was awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Creare LLC, a small business research and development company based in Hanover, New Hampshire. The contract has a ceiling value of $5,242,308.69 and a period of performance through December 31, 2023. The contract is structured as a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract. Creare has been awarded two significant...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Maxentric Technologies LLC, an advanced research and development company based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The $239,858 Firm Fixed Price contract has a completion date of July 15, 2025. The contract was awarded under the SBIR program, which funds innovative research by small businesses. The specific SBIR topic is N241-062, though the details of this topic are not provided....
- This is a $2,856,651.00 definitive contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research to Craft Engineering Associates, Inc., a small business manufacturer and engineering services provider. The contract is for research and development services under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III topic related to "Dynamic Positioning and Motion Control During Cargo Transfer Operations." This work builds on previous SBIR-funded research and will support naval engineering systems....
- This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to RE2 LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the development of a Maritime Mine Neutralization System (M2NS). The $13,022,459 contract has a period of performance through July 2023 and is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. The M2NS effort will develop advanced technologies to enable Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces to neutralize underwater mines and...
- This is a $994,196 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT), a small business manufacturer. The contract is for OPT's Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is supporting the development of OPT's wave energy conversion technologies, including its Modular and Scalable Small-Scale Mass-on-Spring Wave Energy Converter (MOSWEC) PowerBuoy system. OPT has previously provided specialized...
The Office of Naval Research awarded a $3.04M Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract to Pliant Energy Systems Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III action. The award, made on August 13, 2025, funds continued research and development of Pliant Energy's novel propulsion and unmanned vehicle technologies designed to support mine countermeasure operations. The contract includes the integration of self-charging capability into the vehicles and runs through August 12, 2028. No set-aside designation was used for this procurement. Work will be performed in Brooklyn, New York. This contract emerged from a Broad Agency Announcement posted by the Office of Naval Research on October 2, 2023, seeking proposals for long-range Science and Technology projects with potential to advance Navy and Marine Corps operations. The solicitation, which closed on September 30, 2024, was open to all contractors and evaluated proposals based on technical merit, potential impact, and alignment with agency priorities. Pliant Energy Systems' award reflects successful proposal evaluation and represents a continuation of their SBIR effort to develop autonomous vehicle systems with enhanced energy management capabilities for naval mine countermeasure applications.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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FY24 Virtual Laser Application Design LLC. | N0001424SB001 | Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research | Award Notice 5/24 | 8/1/24, 2:50 PM | |
Raytheon | N0001424SB001 | Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research | Award Notice 17/24 | 10/18/24, 10:11 AM | |
Smart Automated Critical Care System (S-ACCS) - United States Navy (USN) | N0001424SB001 | Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research | Award Notice 21/24 | 3/17/25, 9:24 AM | |
Generative AI Informed Force Design | N0001424SB001 | Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research | Award Notice 22/24 | 5/22/25, 11:29 AM | |
Image Acoustics | N0001424SB001 | Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research | Award Notice 14/24 | 10/3/24, 1:37 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $500.0k | 8/12/25 |