The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1,243,640.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Verdego Aero Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of aircraft power and propulsion technologies. The contract is for the development and delivery of a hybrid electric powerplant for high-performance electric aircraft, building upon Verdego Aero's prior SBIR research. This contract is part of the Air Force's...
This federal contract award is a $1,900,000.00 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) between the United States Air Force (USAF) and Verdego Aero Inc., a small business manufacturer of aerospace technologies. The contract is for research and development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) flight test capabilities, prototype simulators, and digital engineering/digital twin research and development. This contract does not utilize any set-aside requirements. Verdego Aero Inc. is an...
Verdego Aero Inc. was awarded a $1,200,649 firm fixed price purchase order by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to deliver hybrid powerplants for electric aircraft under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II action. As a total small business set aside, this SBIR Phase II contract builds upon Verdego Aero's prior research to develop hybrid-electric propulsion systems that could enable more efficient and environmentally friendly aviation. Work...
NASA awarded Verdego Aero Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of aerospace technologies, a $139,719 SBIR Phase I firm fixed price purchase order to develop a hybrid electric powerplant for the VH-3 aircraft. This contract is set aside for small businesses. Verdego Aero has previously received other federal contracts from the Department of the Air Force and DARPA to advance hybrid and electric aircraft propulsion systems. The DARPA contract is an Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (OT IDV)...
This federal contract award, with ID FA228024P0004, was made by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to Verdego Aero Inc., a small business manufacturer of aerospace technologies. The $179,127.14 Firm Fixed Price contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I effort focused on developing a blended turbofan engine technology. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation. Verdego Aero Inc. has previously received SBIR Phase I and Phase II awards from NASA and the USAF...
This is a $850,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded to Verdego Aero Inc., a small business manufacturer of aerospace technologies, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract is for the design of the VH-3 Powered Speedbird Hybrid Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Demonstrator, a research and development effort focused on developing hybrid electric and turbine-hybrid propulsion systems for aviation applications. The contract is set aside for small businesses...
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $1,040,000 Other Transaction Agreement to Air VEV Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for research and development related to electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) flight testing, prototype simulators, and digital engineering/digital twin R&D. The contract has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024 and was not set aside for any specific business type. This award appears to be part of the Air Force's efforts to advance eVTOL and...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Ampaire, Inc. a $900,000.00 Other Transaction Agreement for vertical takeoff and landing research and development, as well as prototype propulsion. This contract, which has no set-aside designation, supports Ampaire's work on developing hybrid electric aircraft technologies. Ampaire is a for-profit corporation that has previously received federal contracts and grants, including from the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of Energy's Advanced Research...
This is a $240,000,000.00 Other Transaction Agreement awarded by the United States Air Force (USAF) to Electra.aero Inc., a small business specializing in advanced air mobility technologies. The contract is for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) flight test research and development, prototype simulators, and digital engineering/digital twin research and development. The contract has no set-aside designation and the ultimate completion date is July 31, 2026. Electra.aero Inc. has a...
This $827,145,620.01 Other Transaction Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Beta Technologies, Inc., a for-profit electric aerospace company, on September 30, 2020. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) flight test research and development, prototype simulators, and digital engineering/digital twin research and development. The work will be performed in South Burlington, Vermont and is scheduled for completion by March...