Delivery Order NND14AP01B-NND14AP11T

This Delivery Order from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency to Carnegie Mellon University is valued at $3,009,267.00 to accelerate human augmentation through leveraging commercial satellite electro-optical imagery and next-generation machine learning techniques. As prime contractor, Carnegie Mellon University will conduct applied research and develop advanced prototype capabilities using machine learning and human machine teaming. The University of Missouri System will support this...

This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K1206, was issued by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for a project titled "PROBABILISTIC GENERATIVE TERRAIN MAPPING FOR PLANETARY ROVERS". The $188,000.00 training grant has an ultimate completion date of August 28, 2025. CMU, a prestigious private research university, will be conducting research and development related to terrain mapping for planetary...

This is a $5,866,426.00 definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Army to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for a "Drone Corridor Computing Edge" project. The contract is for a modification to establish a new contract line item to add incremental funding for Option Period 2. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. CMU will provide services related to the Drone Corridor project, leveraging its expertise in areas such as autonomous navigation, AI, and...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $3 million Other Transaction Agreement to Robotic Services Inc., doing business as Aerial Applications, to develop and deliver a bundled unmanned aerial vehicle hardware system with analytics software. The system will utilize photogrammetry and vegetative analysis tools to support environmental management activities. A key component is VAST, an artificial intelligence search engine for analyzing physical data captured...

This is a $533,000.00 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for the purchase of autonomous ground navigation services. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. CMU, a prestigious private research university, will provide these autonomous navigation services through its Office of Sponsored Programs Division. The contract has an ultimate completion date of November 9, 2025. CMU has a strong track...

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Sacramento awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Microdrones Canada, Inc., doing business as Flyterra, for the MDMAPPER 1000DG. The potential value of the contract is $176,070.00, with a completion date of July 2, 2023. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Microdrones Canada, Inc. is a for-profit organization and a manufacturer of goods. The MDMAPPER 1000DG is likely a product or service related...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $997,280.31 grant to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to research a "Symbiotic Exploration" concept for planetary rover missions. The goal is to develop a robotic system with a larger primary rover accompanied by a smaller, more expendable companion rover. This would allow exploration of riskier terrain without jeopardizing the primary mission. Benefits include greater area coverage, multiple camera perspectives, and...

This is a $1,668,201.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Carnegie Mellon University to develop software and hardware prototypes to enable the exploration of lunar pits. The contract is part of NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase III program, which supports the transition of promising aerospace concepts to other NASA programs, government agencies, or commercial partners. Carnegie Mellon University is a private,...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center awarded a $448,356 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to the National Institute of Aerospace to identify likely paths for introducing autonomous systems into routine operations of urban air mobility transportation systems. The goal is to support high-level autonomous aircraft that obviate the need for a dedicated human pilot. Under the contract, the National Institute of Aerospace will describe identified paths,...

This is a $715,878.68 firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District to Aero-Graphics Inc., a geospatial services company based in South Salt Lake, Utah. The contract is for LIDAR and orthophotography data collection to support the June flood. It has an ultimate completion date of September 25, 2024. Aero-Graphics is an experienced federal contractor, holding several Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts with USACE and the U.S....