The U.S. government's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) awarded a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order contract worth $13,784,266.56 to the small business joint venture New Horizons Aeronautics, LLC. This Delivery Order is placed under the AFRC Engineering and Technical Support Services 2019 master IDIQ contract, which has a potential value of $264 million over 8 years. The contract provides research engineering, flight operations, and other technical support services to advance aeronautical...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Whittinghill Aerospace LLC, a small business contractor, for a SBIR Phase I effort to develop "novel propellent, high-energy upper stages for space access." The $148,402.87 contract has an ultimate completion date of October 12, 2016 and was set aside for small businesses. Whittinghill Aerospace LLC is a specialized aerospace research and manufacturing company that has...
This is a delivery order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center to Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc., doing business as Esaero, a for-profit aerospace engineering and manufacturing company. The $766,037.34 firm-fixed-price contract is for the structural fabrication of a replacement wing and associated fuselage interface assemblies for the TECNAM P2006T aircraft as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The...
This firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Armstrong Flight Research Center, a civilian agency, to MP Aero LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in California. The $135,000.00 contract is for the repair of the right wing aft fail-safe fitting, per the ASC 299 Rev. A, Kit 4 specification. This is a total small business set-aside contract, reflecting the government's commitment to supporting small businesses in the defense supply chain. The contract has an...
This firm-fixed-price delivery order was awarded by the Langley Research Center (LaRC), a civilian agency of the U.S. government, to Micro Craft Inc., a small business prime contractor. The contract, valued at $143,997.00, is for the fabrication of a 2.5 percent juncture flow model in support of aeronautics research programs at LaRC. The contract is part of the Reliance Consolidated Models IV (RECOM IV) multiple-award IDIQ vehicle. The work includes fabrication, painting, and delivery of the...
This is a firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by NASA's Glenn Research Center to Advanced Technologies, Inc., a small business aerospace engineering company based in Newport News, Virginia. The contract, valued at $493,540.00, is for the design and fabrication of a scaled, semi-span CRM wing model for the ONERA F1 wind tunnel. The contract is a task order under the Reliance Consolidated Models IV (RECOM IV) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle, which...
This firm fixed-price delivery order was awarded by the Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC), a civilian agency, to Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc. (Esaero) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. The $813,620.32 contract requires Esaero to design and plan a test and evaluation program to develop requirements, techniques, tools and procedures for testing tightly integrated propulsion-airframe-integration (PAI) systems, specifically those employing a...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Electronic Systems Center to Scaled Composites, LLC, located in Mojave, California, for $97,125. The contract is for Project ICARUS Proteus Wing Inspection Planning services. Scaled Composites, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, provides aerospace and specialty composites development services. The contract has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2021 and was awarded on March...
This is a $9,802,923.66 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Flight Works, Inc., a for-profit small business manufacturer of aerospace components and systems. The contract is for research and development of an ascent propulsion system, as well as a white paper on propulsion and refueling capabilities. This contract is not set aside for any specific business type. The contract work will be performed at Edwards Air Force Base in...
Whittinghill Aerospace LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, was awarded a $656,215 firm fixed-price definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters to conduct research on improving the Mars Ascent Vehicle, focusing on making it lighter and more efficient. This contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, showcases Whittinghill Aerospace's expertise in advanced space exploration research and its involvement in supporting NASA's...