This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Orbit Fab, Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of an active docking mechanism to enable on-orbit satellite refueling, with a ceiling value of $747,361. This contract was set aside for small businesses. Orbit Fab, Inc. is a multi-orbit refueling service provider that has received other prime contract awards and grants from the...
This contract is a SBIR Phase II award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Orbit Fab, Inc. for the RAFTI Flight Qualification for High Pressure Gases project. The $749,946 Firm Fixed Price contract is a total small business set-aside, with Orbit Fab as the prime contractor. The contract is for the development and qualification of technologies related to in-space refueling and logistics, including proximity operations systems, an ESPA port refueling module, satellite fill-and-drain...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,500,000.00 Other Transaction Agreement to Orbit Fab, Inc.'s Orbit Fab Division to provide COVID-19 DIB satellite fill-and-drain valves combined with a simplified docking interface, enabling autonomous ground and on-orbit fueling. This contract, which has no set-aside designation, supports the Air Force's broader efforts to develop in-space refueling and logistics capabilities to sustain space operations. Orbit Fab, a self-certified small...
Orbit Fab, Inc. has been awarded a $1,699,818 firm fixed price purchase order contract by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop and perform on-orbit commissioning of critical systems for proximity operations and future in-space refueling. As a total small business set aside, this Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II action contract supports the continued development and demonstration of technologies and services aimed at building...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order valued at $50,000.00 to Orbit Fab, Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract, titled "XENON TRANSFER FOR ORBITAL LOGISTICS (XTOL)," is a total small business set-aside. Orbit Fab, a small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of goods, provides technologies and services related to in-space refueling and logistics to support...
Orbit Fab Incorporated has been awarded a $1.6 million firm fixed price contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to support research under the Small Business Technology Transfer program. The contract is associated with Space Pitch Day 2021 and will fund Orbit Fab's continued development of technologies originally presented through the STTR initiative. As a total small business set aside awarded under the Department of Defense, this definitive contract leverages Orbit Fab's expertise in...
In Orbit Aerospace Inc. has been awarded a $74,990 firm fixed price contract from the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop electroadhesive docking technologies for satellite servicing and refueling under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase I program. This total small business set-aside award supports the laboratory's efforts to advance capabilities for on-orbit satellite maintenance and extends through August 2023. Work will be performed by In Orbit Aerospace in...
This contract, awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract with In Orbit Aerospace Inc., a small business based in Torrance, California. The contract is for the development of electroadhesive docking technologies to enable satellite servicing and refueling, with a total ceiling value of $1,799,929.00. The contract was awarded on March 22, 2024, with a completion date of December 22, 2025. This contract is a firm...
This is a $47,499,922.80 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSPC) to Starfish Space, Inc., a small business manufacturer of affordable satellite servicing technologies and autonomous space systems. The contract, set aside for small businesses, is for the STRATEGIC FUNDS INCREASE (STRATFI) PROJECT FOR SPACE MOBILITY AND LOGISTICS (SML) TECH, which will use the Starfish Space Otter spacecraft to improve maneuverability and enable dynamic docking and...
<p>This is a $1,688,745.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract awarded to Above Orbital Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of an Orbital Assembly - Beamed Energy Receiver system, with a completion date of May 15, 2024. The contract was set aside for small businesses. No subcontractor information was provided.</p>