Definitive Contract SP470126C0069
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- Big Metal Additive LLC, a small disadvantaged business based in Denver, Colorado, was awarded a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract valued at $99,925 by the Defense Logistics Agency on July 21, 2025. Under STTR Phase I Topic DLA25D-003, the contractor will demonstrate quality assessment methodologies for additive manufacturing, incorporating visual inspection, volumetric nondestructive evaluation (NDE), and surface NDE techniques. Additionally, Big Metal Additive LLC...
- This federal contract award to Big Metal Additive LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, is for the development of optimized additive manufactured aircraft structures. The $749,973.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency, under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II program. The contract has a performance period through February 16, 2024. Big Metal Additive specializes in large-scale metal...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Big Metal Additive LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for a STTR Phase II research and development project titled "Mission Optimized Service Spacecraft". The $1,699,214 contract, which has a completion date of May 17, 2024, will involve developing advanced additive manufacturing techniques for the production of large-scale metal spacecraft components. Big Metal Additive has prior...
- This is a $109,980 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Big Metal Additive LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for research on the fracture and fatigue properties of 2XXX and 7XXX aluminum alloys produced using wire arc-directed energy deposition. The contract is a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award with a completion date of March 14, 2024. Big Metal Additive is a manufacturer specializing in large-scale metal hybrid additive...
- This is a $149,774 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to the small disadvantaged business Big Metal Additive LLC. The contract is for the delivery of an "Optimized Additive Manufactured Aircraft Structure" under the STTR Phase I research program. The contract has a total small business set-aside. Big Metal Additive LLC is a small business that specializes in metal additive manufacturing, including...
- The Defense Logistics Agency, Troop Support, awarded an $898,435 definitive contract to Valimet Inc. for development and validation of a domestic value chain for scandium aluminum alloy 3D-printed parts at industrial scale on March 11, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. This is a Phase II SBIR award (Proposal #L2-0527, Topic #DLA242-003) with an 18-month period of performance ending March 10, 2027. Work is performed in Stockton, CA. The contract carries firm fixed-price pricing.
- Big Metal Additive LLC was awarded a $749,350 firm fixed price purchase order as the prime contractor by the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to deliver a HAM-SAT hybrid additive manufactured satellite under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research program. The contract has a total small business set aside designation and requires performance at Big Metal Additive's facility in Denver, Colorado over a period of just under 15 months beginning in March 2021. No major...
- This is a $100,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to Quadrus Corporation, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is focused on advancing the use of Scalmalloy, a specialized aluminum alloy, through the replacement of magnesium alloy castings. This SBIR Phase I award was made as part of the DLA's Industry Collider Day in 2024. The contract has a total small...
- The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded a $1.86M fixed-price, level-of-effort definitive contract to 6K Additive, Inc., a small disadvantaged business manufacturer based in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. Under SBIR BAA Topic DLA183-013, the contract supports the "Enhancing Aerospace Bearing Supply Chain—Emergent IV" initiative, focusing on reducing critical material imports by converting domestic sources of titanium C-103 niobium into spherical alloy powders and ingots for aerospace...
- The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a $1,950,578 definitive contract to 6K Additive, Inc. on March 4, 2026, under a total small business set-aside, for a Small Business Innovative Research Phase II project to establish domestic capability to recover, reclaim, and convert critical metals from defense and industrial scrap. The awardee is a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer of advanced metal powders and specialized materials located in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. The...
The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a $1,096,929 definitive contract to Big Metal Additive LLC for aluminum-scandium aerospace structures research and development under SBIR Phase II on April 10, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The contract responds to BAA 25.D, DLA TOPIC 25D-003, and covers advanced metal additive manufacturing research focused on aerospace structural applications. Pricing is fixed price level of effort. Place of performance is Denver, CO. The period of performance extends through October 9, 2027. Big Metal Additive LLC is a small disadvantaged business specializing in wire arc additive manufacturing and hybrid additive manufacturing processes for aerospace and defense applications. The firm has executed prior SBIR and STTR awards from Air Force Research Laboratory and Naval Sea Systems Command, and holds a $750,000 blanket purchase agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for wire arc additive manufactured parts.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.1m | 4/8/26 |