Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Fort Collins, CO 80528, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
Not listed
National Interest Action
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Research Type
SBIR Program Phase II Action
Primary Consortia Member
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This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Numerica Corporation, a small business air and missile defense company. The contract, valued at $749,952, aims to develop new methods to support safety testing for the integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS), with a focus on testing the collision avoidance algorithms of UAS sense-and-avoid systems. The research will develop novel simulation-based testing approaches to identify potential vulnerabilities in UAS autonomy when interacting with other aircraft. This effort builds upon previous probabilistic and closed-loop testing methods. The contract has a firm fixed price pricing type and a completion date of February 13, 2018.