Integration, operation, and demonstration of aloft's x-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and moving target indication (MTI) payload during a long-endurance flight demonstration of the aerostar…
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- Contract number
- 80ARC025F0027
- Awardee
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Aloft Sensing, Inc. UEI DLVNBWZKQVX3
- Awarding agency
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Ames Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $976,310
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- LETTERRFP Solicitation number
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $976,310.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 91% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- 5841 Radar Equipment, Airborne
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Economy Act FAR subpart 17.5
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $976,310 firm fixed-price delivery order to Aloft Sensing, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced radar sensing technologies based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The contract, awarded on September 26, 2025, with completion targeted for December 1, 2026, involves the integration, operation, and demonstration of Aloft's X-band synthetic aperture radar and moving target indication payload during a long-endurance flight demonstration of the Aerostar Thunderhead high-altitude balloon. This effort represents a continuation of AFRL's investment in advanced airborne sensing capabilities, leveraging the Thunderhead platform to validate sophisticated radar imaging and target detection technologies at altitude. No set-aside designation was applied to this award.
Aloft Sensing has established itself as a key vendor for AFRL's radar and autonomous platform initiatives, with a portfolio of multiple federal contracts and grants focused on SAR/MTI system development and integration. The company's work under this delivery order will support AFRL's broader objectives in long-endurance reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities, building on prior efforts to develop embedded SAR processing implementations and high-altitude platform radar systems. The firm fixed-price structure reflects the well-defined scope of integrating and demonstrating the radar payload during the balloon flight campaign, with work to be performed at the company's headquarters in Ann Arbor.
Description
Integration, operation, and demonstration of aloft's x-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and moving target indication (MTI) payload during a long-endurance flight demonstration of the aerostar thunderhead high-altitude balloon.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80ARC025F0027?
80ARC025F0027 was awarded to Aloft Sensing, Inc. by Ames Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 26, 2025.
How much is contract 80ARC025F0027 worth?
The government has obligated $976,310 on 80ARC025F0027.
Which agency awarded contract 80ARC025F0027?
Ames Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) awarded 80ARC025F0027, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Is contract 80ARC025F0027 an order under another contract?
Yes. 80ARC025F0027 is a delivery order under 80ARC025D0007, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 80ARC025F0027 competed?
The extent of competition for 80ARC025F0027 was not competed.
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