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,...
Pliant Energy Systems Inc., a Brooklyn-based developer of advanced autonomous vehicle technologies and propulsion systems, was awarded a definitive contract by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on September 7, 2016, valued at $1.45 million for the development of an undulatory propulsion system. The contract, structured as a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with no set-aside designation, carried an ultimate completion date of March 20, 2024, with all work performed at the company's Brooklyn,...
Pliant Energy Systems Inc., a Brooklyn, New York-based developer of advanced autonomous vehicle technologies, was awarded a $4.42 million definitive contract by the Office of Naval Research on August 17, 2021, for the development of an AI-enabled autonomous amphibious vehicle. Structured as a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with no set-aside designation, the contract carried an ultimate completion date of July 1, 2024, with all work performed at the contractor's Brooklyn facility. This award...
The Department of the Army awarded a $249,996.29 firm-fixed-price definitive contract to Pliant Energy Systems Inc. for SBIR Phase I research under topic A254-P039, XTechSearch 9 SBIR Finalist Open Topic Competition, on April 13, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. Place of performance is Brooklyn, NY. The originating solicitation is the DoD SBIR 24.4 Program BAA issued by the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command, which sought proposals for scientific and technical...
<p>The Office of Naval Research awarded a $2.5 million definitive contract to Boston Engineering Corporation for research and development under a total small business set-aside on April 28, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of October 28, 2026.</p>
<p>The contract carries cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing. Place of performance is Waltham, MA. The ceiling value is $2,499,656.</p>
The Office of Naval Research awarded an $8.01 million definitive contract to Pliant Energy Systems Inc. for development of the Stealthy, Autonomous, Propeller-Less, Agile (SAPA) vehicle for mine countermeasures on April 25, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of November 6, 2026. The contract is priced on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis. Place of performance is Brooklyn, NY. The SAPA vehicle represents development of propeller-less, stealth-optimized autonomous systems for naval mine...
<p>The Office of Naval Research awarded a $239,893 definitive contract to Brayton Energy LLC on July 17, 2023, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>The contract covers kick-off briefing materials and Federal Widows Act certification. Place of performance is Hampton, NH. The contract carries a firm fixed price structure and an ultimate completion date of July 16, 2024.</p>
<p>The Office of Naval Research awarded a $237,762 definitive contract to Lynntech Inc. for SBIR Phase I research and development on July 7, 2025, under a total small business set-aside.</p>
<p>Place of performance is College Station, TX. The ultimate completion date is August 14, 2026. The contract carries firm fixed price pricing.</p>
The Office of Naval Research awarded a $1.499 million definitive contract to Matsys Incorporated, a small business, for ONR SBIR Phase 2 MATSYS on May 15, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The contract carries cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing and runs through May 22, 2028. Place of performance is Sterling, Virginia. Matsys specializes in advanced materials, reactive materials-based munitions, and novel alloy systems; this Phase 2 award builds on prior Phase 1 research and funds...
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $2.0 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Pacific Science & Engineering Group, Inc. (PSEG), a San Diego-based small business specializing in human factors engineering and systems integration for naval applications. This definitive contract, awarded on July 22, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2029, operates under a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure and carries a total small business set-aside...