This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command to AVX Aircraft Co, a small business, for research and development under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase II. The contract has a potential value of $1,454,076.00 and a completion date of October 31, 2020. The contract scope includes conducting trade studies, developing reliability criteria for design tools, methodologies, and materials, and prototyping...
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded AVX Aircraft Company a $1,050,299 definitive contract to conduct an Adaptive Resilient Engineered Structures trade study. The solicitation sought proposals to identify and evaluate advanced aircraft structures technologies to enhance performance, efficiency, versatility, reliability and availability for Future Vertical Lift platforms. AVX will perform the initial 13-month trade study phase in...
The Department of the Army awarded The Boeing Company a $772.3 million other transaction agreement to deliver Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. As the prime contractor, Boeing will perform the contract from its facility in Mesa, Arizona. No set-aside provisions were included. The agreement is associated with the Army's long term program to modernize its manned and unmanned aircraft fleets for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. Boeing, as the parent company of the prime...
This is a $1,076,613,769.00 Other Transaction Agreement awarded by the Department of the Army to Bell Textron Inc. for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. The contract has no set-aside designation, reflecting Bell Textron's status as a large defense contractor. The parent company, Textron Inc., is a diversified aerospace and defense conglomerate that provides a range of military and commercial aviation products and services to the federal government through its subsidiaries,...
<p>This contract is for a SBIR Phase I research and development effort awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command to AVX Aircraft Co, a for-profit small business organization. The contract has a firm fixed price of $224,744.00 and was completed on November 5, 2019. The research focuses on areas such as aircraft design, engineering structures, and prototyping future attack reconnaissance aircraft. The contract was set aside for total small business participation.</p>
This is a $198,492,373 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) awarded to Archer Aviation Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to conduct research and development on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. The contract includes conducting eVTOL flight testing and research, developing prototype simulators, and conducting digital engineering and digital twin R&D. This contract builds on Archer's prior SBIR contracts with the Air Force focused on areas like...
This is a contract awarded by the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to AVX Aircraft Co, a small business located in Benbrook, Texas. The contract, valued at $1,235,750.00, is for the Ultra Reliable Designs (URD) program, which aims to develop reliability criteria for design tools, methodologies, and materials to optimize the reliability and sustainment of future aircraft designs. The contract is a firm-fixed-price definitive contract with an ultimate completion date...
Karem Aircraft, Inc. was awarded a $738.4 million other transaction agreement by the Department of the Army to deliver the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. The contract has no set-aside designation and calls for Karem Aircraft to provide an unidentified future aircraft focused on attack and reconnaissance capabilities. Performance will occur at Karem Aircraft's facility in Lake Forest, California, with an estimated completion date of April 2028. The Department of the Army seeks advanced...
This is a $9,466,519.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to Bell Textron Inc., a subsidiary of Textron Inc., for an engineering design study and analysis of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). The contract has an ultimate completion date of March 15, 2026 and does not have a set-aside designation. This award supports USSOCOM's FARA program, which is focused on developing a next-generation attack reconnaissance...
This is a $1,213,278,243.00 Other Transaction Agreement awarded by the Department of the Army to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. The contract has no set-aside designation. Sikorsky, a prominent military and civilian helicopter manufacturer, will provide rotary wing aircraft, components, logistics support, and related services to support the Army's FARA requirements. The company also holds...