Definitive Contract NNX16CD04C

This contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Uavradars LLC, a small business with minority ownership, for the development of a collision-avoidance radar system for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The $122,987 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program and is intended to help overcome the key challenge of ensuring safe UAS operations through the use of radar technology. The contract has a...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to KMB Telematics Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of a Low SWAP-C (Size, Weight, and Power - Consumption) Imaging Radar for Small Air Vehicle Sense and Avoid. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price definitive contract with a potential value of $124,960.00 and a completion date of March 1, 2021. The contract was set aside for...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Nokomis, Inc., a small business located in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. The $119,571 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an anti-collision system to aid in the trajectory management and safe traffic flow of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations. The contract supports the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) mandate to equip all...

This is a firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spotterrf LLC, a small business contractor, for the development of a miniature radar system to counter small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The contract is valued at $1,039,348.00 and was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The radar system is intended to provide perimeter protection and the ability to detect and track threats from small UAS. This contract represents an...

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...

This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Higher Ground LLC, a small business, for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project. The project aims to develop reliable sense and avoid capabilities for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations. The work involves improving sensor technologies such as radar, LiDAR, and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication to provide early warning...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Aerospace Innovations, LLC, a for-profit small business. The contract, valued at $124,993, is for the development of an imaging sensor-based command and control system to support autonomous operations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS). The work is intended to enable the transition from human-piloted UAS to more...

This is a $124,838 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Kalscott Engineering, Inc., a minority-owned small business. The contract is to develop a micro Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) unit that is lightweight, inexpensive, and suitable for small civilian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This addresses the limitation that current ADS-B transponders, developed...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Near Earth Autonomy, Inc., a small business based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The contract, valued at $754,402.00, focuses on developing autonomous capabilities for small, low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to enable safe and reliable operation in the National Airspace System without reliance on GPS. The key objectives are to demonstrate GPS-free...

This federal contract award to Cybernet Systems Corporation, a small business, is for the development and demonstration of a collision-safe, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules-enforcing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) controller technology. The technology aims to enable small, commercial UAS to safely operate beyond the visual line of sight and at higher altitudes, as new FAA regulations restrict. The $124,538 firm fixed-price contract is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space...