The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded an other transaction agreement valued at approximately $1 million to Systems & Technology Research LLC, doing business as STR, to prototype collaborative tactical autonomy for networked aircraft. This effort will provide for the development of technologies enabling cooperative control and decision-making across multiple unmanned air systems. Performance will take place in Woburn, Massachusetts over a period of...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $148,263 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Trillium Engineering LLC, a small business manufacturer of gimbal imaging systems for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). This contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase I and is for the development of a 5-inch gimbal for small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) with NIIRS 9 capabilities. The contract will be performed in Hood River, Oregon...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $74,774 firm fixed price purchase order to Unanimous A.I., Inc. under a Small Business set aside designation. This award is part of the STTR Phase I research program and will support the company's efforts to develop collaborative artificial intelligence technologies to optimize curriculum retention in military training environments. Work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia through August 2023, with the goal of...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,249,999.00, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Target Arm Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to provide products and services related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous systems. The contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II action and has a firm fixed price structure. The contract's description indicates that Target Arm Inc. will deliver "ARSENAL AIRCRAFT - PERSISTENT AIR...
This is a Federal contract award under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase I, with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) as the awarding agency. The contract was awarded to Target Arm Inc., a small business located in Ridgefield, CT, for $74,927.00 on a firm fixed-price basis. The contract is set aside for total small business participation and is focused on research and development related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous systems, including areas...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1,392,385.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Trillium Engineering LLC, a limited liability company that manufactures gimbal imaging systems for unmanned aircraft systems. This fixed-price, definitive contract is a set-aside for small businesses and will have Trillium Engineering perform research on next-generation imaging capabilities relevant to Department of Defense objectives through...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1.5 million Other Transaction Agreement to Aevum Inc. to deliver a COVID-19 Disposable Integrated Battlespace Reusable, Autonomous Launch Solution. Performance will take place in Huntsville, Alabama over a four-year period concluding in March 2024. The contract type is an Other Transaction Agreement with pricing determined through other means than standard fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, or time-and-materials...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $9,999,999.00 Other Transaction Agreement to Rapidflight Holdings LLC, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, to establish an Experimental Autonomy Proving Ground Testbed. This contract, which has a performance period ending on March 1, 2027, does not have a small business set-aside designation. Rapidflight Holdings LLC has previously received a $176,325 prime contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
This federal contract award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Infoscitex Corporation is a $9.55 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for cooperative intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) research and development in support of the Tactical Off-Board Sensing (TOBS) program. Under the award, Infoscitex will work with several major subcontractors including DRS Network & Imaging Systems, University of Dayton Research Institute,...
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...