Delivery Order FA865009D7906-0001

The U.S. government awarded a delivery order valued at $299,508.50 to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) on September 15, 2023, to conduct a gap analysis of wrong surface landing events. This task order is issued under the ASDAP (Aerospace Systems Development and Production) contract vehicle and will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2026. The contract utilizes time and materials pricing and carries no set-aside designation. The funding...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $749,994 firm fixed-price Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract to Aviation Safety Resources Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer, to develop a Rapid Aircraft Emergency Parachute Recovery System for in-flight emergencies on advanced aerial mobility vehicles. This contract is part of the AFRL's efforts to advance parachute-based emergency recovery capabilities for urban air mobility...

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded a delivery order valued at $329,556.72 on December 21, 2023, to conduct a literature review evaluating the operational needs and safety and security risks associated with the use of autonomous vehicles on airport movement and non-movement areas. The work will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025. This delivery order employs a time and materials...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded a $1.17M firm fixed-price contract to Mississippi State University on September 30, 2025, to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of hazardous materials packaging safety within unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) environments. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2027, responds to PHMSA's need to evaluate the safety performance of existing dangerous goods packaging requirements specific to UAS...

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), a research and engineering firm headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, received a delivery order contract valued at $346,489.48 from a civilian federal technical center on December 21, 2023. The contract directs ARA to compile and analyze the physical and performance characteristics of helicopters that most significantly influence landing precision and downwash effects in support of vertiport design research. This work will be performed in Albuquerque,...

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a definitive firm fixed price contract valued at up to $1,332,888.12 to Aerial Delivery Solutions LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Kissimmee, Florida. The contract concerns the BAA for Aerial Delivery Solutions' Precision Cargo Aerial Resupply Systems and will involve the delivery of these systems to support the Command's research efforts in aerial logistics and supply through...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Aerocine Ventures, Inc. a $584,095 Other Transaction Agreement to provide an autonomous unmanned aerial system for electronic emission capture and 3D data visualization at an Air Force base in Jackson Heights, New York. As the prime contractor, Aerocine Ventures will deliver an unmanned aircraft system capable of monitoring electronic signals and generating three-dimensional models of collected data under the 23-month...

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Robotic Services Inc., doing business as Aerial Applications, for $141,650.00 to provide Mapware data products. This emergency requirement is to replace damaged Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) equipment and produce aerial imagery of 125,000 acres for ERDC environmental management research activities. The products must be compatible with the previously used...

The U.S. Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Altaeros Energies Inc., a for-profit limited liability company, to conduct a feasibility study for an aerostat payload protection system. The $167,232.75 firm fixed-price contract aims to develop a system with the potential to minimize or eliminate damage to an aerostat payload upon activation of the...

This is a Delivery Order awarded to Aerostar SES LLC under a $49.9 million Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District. The Delivery Order, valued at $5,000, is for ORAP/MMRP - Minimum Guarantee services. ORAP refers to the Operational Range Assessment Program, and MMRP refers to the Military Munitions Response Program, through which Aerostar SES provides environmental assessment, compliance, remediation, and construction services at military...