This federal contract award is for research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I action. It was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center, a defense agency, to the small business contractor Edge Case Research Inc. for $224,890.00 on a firm fixed-price basis. The contract has a completion date of September 17, 2019. Edge Case Research specializes in providing safety cases for autonomy, edge case insurance, and UL 4600 Autonomous system safety...
This is a $999,813.69 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to Edge Case Research Inc., a small business. The contract is for stress testing the robustness of simulated systems in exceptional situations. Edge Case Research has prior experience providing research, development, testing, and advisory services for autonomous systems, AI, and advanced analytics to various U.S. government agencies. The contract has a...
This is a $4,371,879.05 cost-plus-fixed-fee research and development contract awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center to Edge Case Research Inc., a Pittsburgh-based small business. The contract, which has a performance period through March 2025, is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III program, indicating it follows on prior SBIR-funded research and development. The contract aims to deliver prototypes and capability assessments to advance the Naval Air Warfare...
This federal contract award from the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR) is for the "AUTOMATED MIL-STD-882E SAFETY CASE EVALUATION FOR UNMANNED AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (SAFE) PROTOTYPE PROJECT." The $5,737,604.72 contract was awarded to Edge Case Research Inc., a small business located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 15, 2020. The contract is an Other Transaction Agreement with a firm-fixed-price pricing type and an ultimate completion date of December 15, 2025. The contract is...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Edge Case Research Inc., a specialized provider of safety cases for autonomous systems. The $74,845 firm-fixed-price contract will fund research and development to ensure trustworthy on-orbit autonomy through the use of assurance cases and calibrated metrics of trust. This award supports AFRL's efforts to advance autonomous and unmanned capabilities for defense and space...
This federal contract award was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Edge Case Research Inc., a small business, for the STTR Phase II project "MISSION ASSURANCE FOR AUTONOMY AND REINFORCEMENT LEARNING". The $1,799,899.00 firm-fixed-price contract has a performance period ending on February 2, 2026. Edge Case Research specializes in safety assessments and risk management for autonomous systems, and has previously supported autonomous technology R&D efforts for the...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Edge Case Research Inc., a for-profit small business based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The $1,249,903.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the research and development of "Assuring Autonomy Ethics, Trust, and Safety in DAF Mission Critical Systems," which aims to address autonomy, ethics, trust, and safety in the Department of the Air Force's mission-critical...
This Small Business set-aside contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Edge Case Research Inc. The $74,842 firm-fixed-price contract is for the STTR Phase I project "ENSURING AUTONOMOUS SAFETY AND RELIABILITY IN DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (DAF) MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT OBJECT DETECT AND AVOIDANCE." Edge Case Research, a company specializing in autonomous system safety, will conduct research and development to enhance the safety and reliability...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,999.00 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to Edge Case Research Inc. for "Robust Visual Perception Techniques for Intelligent and Adaptive Space Robotics." This Firm Fixed Price contract, set aside for small businesses, aims to develop advanced computer vision and autonomy capabilities to support NASA's space robotics initiatives. Edge Case Research, a specialized provider of safety,...
<p>This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research, a defense agency, to Edgewise Technologies LLC, a small business, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase II. The contract has a total ceiling value of $1,350,615.00 and a completion date of June 29, 2019. The contract was set aside for small businesses and was awarded on September 25, 2015. The place of performance is in Orlando, Florida.</p>