Definitive Contract W912CG25CA011
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- This is a $274,928 Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase I contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Optonica LLC, a woman-owned small business located in Spring Valley, Ohio. The contract is for the development of a Gimbal-Integrated Phased-Array Transceiver (GIPAT) for tactical applications. This research and development effort is set aside for small businesses. Optonica LLC has prior experience securing Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts with DARPA...
- This is a $317,496 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Optonica LLC, a woman-owned small business located in Spring Valley, Ohio. The contract is for STTR Phase III atmospheric propagation basic research and modeling & simulation of coherent beam combination. The purpose of this modification is to ensure compliance with updated federal guidance, eliminate non-statutory sustainability requirements, and enhance the...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Trex Enterprises Corporation, doing business as Ophthonix. The $997,205.00 cost plus fixed fee contract is for research and development of "Aperture Synthesis Partially Coherent Passive Illumination" technologies. As a small business set-aside, Ophthonix was selected to continue its work on this advanced photonics and imaging project following a...
- This is a $147,130.17 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Analog Photonics LLC, a small business based in Boston, MA. The contract is for the development of a "Silicon Photonics Optogenetic Transceiver System (SPOTS) for Rapid Cortical Pattern Generation" under DARPA's SBIR program. As a prime contractor, Analog Photonics has previously been awarded federal contracts from agencies including the Department of the...
- This federal contract award to Optonica LLC, a woman-owned small business, is for the development of an "Integrated Sensing Module for In-Situ Atmospheric Path Characterization and Forecasting with Deep Machine Learning" under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II program. The $1,249,808 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, a defense agency, with a period of performance through December 20, 2026. This effort aims to advance...
- This is a $149,996.56 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded to Physical Optics Corporation, a division of Mercury Systems Inc., by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for research and development on "Inter-Ensemble Coherent Distributed Communication" and has a completion date of May 27, 2017. The contract is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. Physical Optics Corporation is the prime contractor and does not...
- Oblate Optics Inc. was awarded a $1,349,332 definitive contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to conduct research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research program's Phase II solicitation. The firm fixed price contract runs from February 2020 through June 2022 and will develop large-area flat lenses for DARPA's Extreme program, with the goal of drastically reducing weight. The award is set aside for total small business and will be performed by Oblate Optics...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Photonic Systems, Inc. a $1.475 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to conduct research and development efforts for the agency's Small Business Innovation Research Phase II program. Under the contract, Photonic Systems will perform work outlined in the statement of work titled "Field-Configurable Modulator Array" at its place of performance in Billerica, Massachusetts over a three-year period concluding in September 2023. The...
- This federal contract award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project with Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components and technologies located in Goleta, California. The $149,875.37 Firm Fixed Price contract has a completion date of December 31, 2017. As a total small business set-aside, this award reflects Freedom Photonics' capabilities in providing specialized...
- This federal contract award, with ID W912CG20C0034, was issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Hqphotonics Inc., a for-profit small business based in Pasadena, California. The $1,499,999.80 Firm Fixed Price contract is part of DARPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program, which supports the continued development of high-performance microwave frequency synthesizers. This award is set aside for small businesses. Hqphotonics Inc. has previously...
Optonica LLC, a woman-owned small business specializing in advanced optics and photonics technologies, has been awarded a $1.8M SBIR Phase II contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop GIPAT (Gimbal-Integrated Phased-Array Transceiver), an advanced tactical communications system. The award, made on September 8, 2025, carries a completion date of October 7, 2028, and is structured as a firm fixed-price definitive contract under the Small Business set-aside program. The work will be performed at Optonica's facilities in Spring Valley, Ohio. This Phase II effort represents continued investment in Optonica's research and development capabilities within DARPA's SBIR program, which focuses on small businesses developing innovative technological solutions for defense applications. The GIPAT system aims to advance phased-array transceiver technology for tactical military communications, building on the company's existing expertise in atmospheric propagation, adaptive optics systems, and specialized sensing modules. As a seasoned performer on defense research contracts with prior awards from DARPA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Missile Defense Agency, Optonica LLC demonstrates sustained competency in delivering cutting-edge prototype development and research solutions for national defense priorities.
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| Not listed | Not listed | $502.6k | 9/8/25 |