Definitive Contract N6600126C5201
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- This contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Fourth State Communications, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB). The $700,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for Phase II of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program focused on hypersonic communications. The performance location is Cheyenne, Wyoming. Fourth State Communications provides communications technology and services to the Department of Defense,...
- This is a $74,905.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order awarded to Fourth State Communications, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the research and development of an "Improved Enhanced Thermo-Scatter System Beyond Line of Sight Communications Capability in Support of Agile Combat...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Fourth State Communications, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The contract, valued at $1,249,800.00, is for the development of "Next Generation Beyond Line of Sight Backhaul" capabilities in support of the Air Force Special Operations Command. This research and development effort is being conducted under the Small Business...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,994 firm fixed price purchase order to Fourth State Communications, LLC, doing business as Fourth State Communications LLC, as part of the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II Action. The contract is for redundant non-satellite beyond line of sight communications backhaul in support of Air Force operations. Performance will take place in Cheyenne, Wyoming through August 15, 2023. The award was...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Fourth State Communications, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The $149,999.66 firm fixed-price contract is for a feasibility study on predicting the occurrence and severity of sporadic E events from global ionosonde data. This work supports the Air Force's efforts to enhance communications capabilities in contested...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,809 firm fixed price purchase order to Fourth State Communications, LLC, doing business as Fourth State Communications LLC, for expeditionary non-satellite communications backhaul in support of Air Force Special Operations. The contract will be performed in Cheyenne, Wyoming over a period of one year from July 2022 through October 2023. The award was made through the Small Business Innovation Research Program...
- This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract awarded to Full Spectrum Operations LLC, a veteran-owned small business, by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on September 30, 2022. The contract has a ceiling value of $4,015,560.00 and an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2027. The contract is for RF communications specialist services, and it was set aside for total small business participation. Full Spectrum Operations LLC is a veteran-owned small business located in...
- This firm fixed price delivery order contract was awarded to Trellisware Technologies Inc., a San Diego-based communications company that develops advanced tactical mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radio systems. The contract, awarded by the U.S. Special Operations Command, has a ceiling value of $1,799,227.00 and is for the delivery of Trellisware's Tactical Satellite Modem (TSM) Shadow, Ghost, and Spirit radio terminal units, along with associated accessories and field service support. The...
- This federal contract award was issued by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), a defense agency, to Trellisware Technologies Inc., a private communications company based in San Diego, California. The $180,702 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract is for the provision of Tactical Satellite Modem (TSM) radio equipment and associated accessories, field service support, and repair services. The award is part of a larger $35 million indefinite delivery contract (IDC) held by Trellisware with...
- The U.S. Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $1,004,960.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract for "Mobile Naval Troposcatter Communications" to the prime contractor, Trellisware Technologies Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of tactical communications equipment based in San Diego, California. The contract has no set-aside designation and was awarded on August 30, 2017 with a completion date of September 30, 2019. Trellisware has held several other contracts...
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command awarded a $5.99 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to Fourth State Communications, LLC on January 29, 2026 for the Enhanced Thermo-Scatter System (ETSS): Mobile Over-the-Horizon Communications Experiments. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by January 29, 2029 and will be executed at the contractor's facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Fourth State Communications is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business specializing in advanced communications technologies for contested and disconnected environments, with particular expertise in beyond line-of-sight communications and non-satellite backhaul solutions. This effort builds upon Fourth State Communications' established track record of innovation in mobile and expeditionary communications systems, with approximately $7.4 million in prior Small Business Innovation Research awards from the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Office of the Secretary of Defense since 2021. The thermo-scatter system development directly supports the Navy's need for resilient communications capabilities in challenged operational environments and complements the contractor's ongoing basic research initiatives with the Office of Naval Research focused on ionospheric phenomena affecting military communications. The contract deliverables will advance the Navy's over-the-horizon communications capabilities through improved thermo-scatter technologies suitable for mobile operations.
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| Not listed | Not listed | $176.3k | 1/29/26 |