Definitive Contract W5170126CA024
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- This is a $2,000,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the Department of the Army to Scout Ai Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of an autonomous ground vehicle system with integrated vision language models and retrieval augmented generation technologies to deliver mission-complete solutions for a variety of payloads, beginning with counter-unmanned aerial systems operations. The...
- The Department of the Army awarded a $2.0 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to Swarmbotics AI, Inc., a small business, on January 19, 2026, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program as a direct Phase II award for Topic A254-P030 within the XTechOverwatch Open Topic initiative. The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside and will be performed in Phoenix, Arizona, with an ultimate completion date of July 19, 2027. Swarmbotics AI was selected...
- Scout Space Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, was awarded a $3.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory on September 12, 2023. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, focuses on developing autonomous multi-agent guidance, navigation, and control systems for free space guardian satellites operating in both collaborative and non-collaborative scenarios with degraded communications...
- The Department of the Army awarded a $2.0 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to Sherpa 6 Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct to Phase II program. This award, issued on January 19, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of July 19, 2027, supports Topic A254-P030 (XTechOverwatch Open Topic) and is designated as a total small business set-aside. Sherpa 6 Inc. specializes in...
- The Department of the Army has awarded a $1.996 million firm fixed-price contract to Ozni AI LLC, a small business, for the development of an artificial intelligence system that enables sensors to interpret and understand their local environment context. The system is designed to estimate patterns of life and detect anomalies through advanced AI techniques. The work is being performed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with an ultimate completion date of August 18, 2027. This award represents a...
- This is a $1,699,936.25 Firm Fixed Price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Army to Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI), a small business based in Woburn, Massachusetts. The contract is for the "Neuroevolutionary Optimization of Aggregation-GNNs for Scalable Swarm Tactics" (NO-ANGSST) research and development effort, which aims to develop advanced autonomous systems and artificial intelligence capabilities for defense applications. The contract is set aside for...
- This is a SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Army to Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI), a small business located in Woburn, Massachusetts. The contract, valued at $249,446.48, is for research and development of advanced autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and cutting-edge technologies under the XTECH, HADES topic. SSCI has a strong track record of delivering innovative solutions in areas such as unmanned systems, sensor technologies, and intelligent...
- The Department of the Army awarded a $1.999 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to Sandtable, Inc., a small business, on January 19, 2026, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Direct to Phase II. The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses and requires completion by July 19, 2027. Work will be performed in Roswell, Georgia, under Topic A254-P030, XTechOverwatch Open Topic, which focuses on advanced technological innovation in defense-related...
- This federal contract award from the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) of the U.S. Department of Defense provides $167,375.60 to Stottler Henke Associates, Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for SBIR Phase I research on the topic of "ELECTRONIC WARFARE-SMART COORDINATION OF UAV TEAMS (SCOUT)". This award falls under the DoD's "Other Environmental Programs" acquisition program, which encompasses environmental...
- Scout Space Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business specializing in advanced space technology solutions, was awarded a $149,974 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by a civilian federal agency on September 29, 2025. The project, titled "Enhanced On-Orbit Safety Through Autonomous Operations Across Domains," is designated as a total small business set-aside and carries a completion date of March 27, 2026. The contract will be performed in Herndon,...
The Department of the Army awarded Scout AI Inc., a small business, a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at approximately $2.0 million on January 19, 2026. This firm fixed price, definitive contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses and supports research and development activities under Topic A254-P030 within the XtechOverwatch Open Topic initiative. Scout AI Inc. will conduct the work at its facility in Sunnyvale, California, with an ultimate completion date of July 19, 2027. The SBIR program, a key component of the Department of Defense's innovation strategy, aims to stimulate technological advancement by engaging small businesses in addressing critical defense-related research needs while fostering commercialization of research outcomes. The original solicitation, posted in October 2024, sought small business proposals for R&D in defense-related technological areas with emphasis on physical, engineering, and life sciences research. The program targets basic research and national defense R&D services, with monthly topic releases throughout fiscal year 2025. By awarding Scout AI Inc. directly to Phase II—bypassing the traditional Phase I stage—the Department of the Army has demonstrated confidence in the company's technological capabilities and research approach. This accelerated pathway reflects the Army's assessment that Scout AI Inc. possesses sufficient preliminary data and advanced technological competency to proceed directly to the scaled-phase development and demonstration activities typical of Phase II SBIR contracts.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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DoD SBIR 25. 4 Broad Agency Announcement | N6893624R0044 | Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center | Solicitation 1/1 | 10/2/24, 11:23 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $2.0m | 1/13/26 |