The U.S. Air Force awarded a $5,691,522.00 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contract to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business based in Palo Alto, California. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for the development of the company's innovative, AI-enabled Global Sounding Balloon (GSB) platforms that can collect continuous atmospheric data from sea level to 20 kilometers. This contract supports the Air Force's "INNOVATION TO GLOBAL WEATHER SENSING" efforts, with the...
This is a $1,192,310 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business based in Palo Alto, California. The contract is for the development of in-theatre numerical weather prediction capabilities using deep learning-powered edge computing. This effort is part of AFRL's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, specifically Phase II, and the contract has a completion date of April 7, 2026. The award is set aside...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $71,757 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business, for the "In-Theatre Probabilistic Forecasting with Deep Learning-Powered Edge Computing" project under the SBIR program Phase I. The contract has a performance period ending on March 15, 2024. Windborne Systems Inc. designs and operates a constellation of high-altitude weather balloons to collect atmospheric data for federal agencies....
This is a $231,171.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a defense agency, to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business based in Palo Alto, California. The contract is for research and development related to Windborne's advanced weather sensing balloon technologies, which leverage AI, edge computing, and sensor innovations to enable cost-effective, high-resolution atmospheric data collection. This SBIR Phase I contract has a...
The Air Force has awarded a $2,251,714.40 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Windborne Systems Inc., a small business, for the WINDBORNE FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION CONTRACT. This contract, which has a completion date of September 30, 2025, is a follow-on to prior awards to Windborne for its weather sensing balloon technology. Windborne's platform leverages deep learning and edge computing to collect in-situ atmospheric data from sea level to the stratosphere, providing a cost-effective solution...
<p>This is a SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I contract awarded by the DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND RESEARCH LABORATORY to The Tomorrow Companies Inc., a for-profit organization. The $158,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract is focused on delivering "COMBAT WEATHER ADVANTAGE FOR THE BATTLEFIELD AIRMAN" and was awarded on March 6, 2019, with a completion date of August 6, 2019. The contract is set aside for Total Small Business.</p>
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1.5 million Other Transaction Agreement to Flightwave Aerospace Systems Corporation of Santa Monica, California. Under the contract, Flightwave will deliver a COVID-19 Defense Innovation Board vertical take-off and landing and fixed-wing unmanned aerial system with tool-free swappable sensor payloads. The Research Laboratory, a component of the U.S. Air Force, aims to rapidly develop and field innovative technologies...
<p>This federal contract award is for the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory's SBIR Program Phase I Action. The contract was awarded to Wyoming Instrumentation Development, LLC, doing business as Wind, a small business. The contract has a potential value of $150,000.00 and is for the delivery of innovative defense-related dual-purpose technologies/solutions. The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with a completion date of September 14, 2020.</p>
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1.5 million Other Transaction Agreement to World View Enterprises Inc. for COVID-19 DIB STRATOLLITES FOR PERSISTENT INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE. World View Enterprises Inc. will deliver stratollites, or high-altitude pseudo-satellites, from its Tucson, Arizona facility to provide persistent ISR capabilities in support of Defense Innovation Board activities related to COVID-19. The single-award,...
The Department of the Air Force has awarded a firm fixed-price definitive contract in the amount of $1,800,000.00 to Orb Aerospace Inc., a for-profit small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the delivery of full-scale high-fidelity wind tunnel models and is set to be completed by August 31, 2025. This contract award is associated with the broader SBIR program, which provides funding for research and development of...