Definitive Contract NNX17CA10C
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- This federal contract award is to Higher Ground LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop a total product solution for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations. The goal is to improve autonomous and safe UAV operations for the first/last 50 feet (and beyond) under diverse weather conditions. The contract, valued at $123,013.00, is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I action awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space...
- The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $3,295,937.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Higher Ground LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, in support of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. The contract is focused on developing solutions for the increased use of small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs) in low altitude airspace. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and is set to be completed by March 31, 2024....
- This is a federal contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Higher Ground LLC, a small business, for $499,637. The contract is for two tasks: Task A is the field testing and final report of a static, airborne demonstration radar for small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) flight; and Task B is the design, test, and demonstration of a track and locate communications pod for SUAV flight. The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Firm...
- This is a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Higher Ground LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Palo Alto, California. The contract is for the development of battlefield air operations technologies and is set aside for total small business participation. The contract has a ceiling value of $749,875.74 and a completion date of December 1, 2020. Higher Ground LLC specializes in developing compact and secure...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Uavradars LLC for the development of a small, lightweight, and low-power radar system designed to enable collision avoidance for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The contract has a total ceiling value of $754,522.00 and a period of performance from May 3, 2016 to May 2, 2018. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type and is set aside for a small...
- This is a $49,883 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Higher Ground LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the development of "extremely low probability of interception and detection" solutions related to situational awareness capabilities. Higher Ground LLC specializes in compact and secure satellite communications products and has received multiple prime federal contracts, including...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Higher Ground LLC, a small business, under the SBIR program. The contract is for the development of a non-jammable, responsive, and resilient satellite navigation solution called GEOFIX. The $49,883 Phase I SBIR contract was awarded on February 5, 2021 with a completion date of May 3, 2021. Higher Ground LLC specializes in satellite communication devices and has received multiple prime contracts from...
- Higher Ground LLC, a Palo Alto-based small business specializing in advanced satellite communication technologies, has been awarded a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at $849,402 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through its Shared Services Center. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with a firm fixed-price structure, is for the GEOFIX project and carries an ultimate completion date of September 16, 2026....
- This is a $124,829 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc., a small business manufacturer located in Santa Barbara, CA. The contract is for the development of a miniaturized 3D flash LIDAR sensor to enable safe autonomous landing and hazard avoidance capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating in national airspace. This sensor technology is an extension of the 3D flash LIDAR used in NASA's ALHAT system for autonomous lunar...
- This contract was awarded to Black Swift Technologies LLC, a small business engineering firm, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $748,826 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract is focused on developing technology to enable ubiquitous operations of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the National Airspace, including beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights, flights over populated areas, and fully autonomous operations. The...
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 and fine tracking of potential intruders, with the goal of reliably detecting and avoiding power lines and toy drones. The contract has a potential value of $1,249,018.00 and a completion date of March 1, 2020. This SBIR Phase II contract builds upon Higher Ground's prior work supporting satellite communications for the Department of Defense and Air Force Research Laboratory.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 2 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 11/29/18 | |
| 1 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/25/18 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $749.6k | 4/21/17 |