This federal contract award is for an ASTRO MAX DRONE system, procured by the USDA Agricultural Research Service through a small business set-aside purchase order valued at $50,556.59. The drone package includes the main Astro Max Drone, an FPV system, a thermal-capable payload, batteries, chargers, and training services. The prime contractor is Drone Nerds Inc., a for-profit small business headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The contract has a completion date of November 28, 2025 and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $70,644.98 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Drone Nerds Inc., a for-profit small business headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The contract is for the delivery of a Freefly drone and components, with a completion date of November 30, 2023. This award is not a small business set-aside. Drone Nerds Inc. has a strong track record of supporting federal UAS initiatives across multiple government agencies,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service awarded a $39,712.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Drone Nerds Inc., a small business contractor based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The contract is for the delivery of a customized GRYFN IF-800 drone equipped with a Sentera 6X multispectral camera payload and MicaSense mounting customization. This requirement was originally solicited as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 334511. The period of performance...
This $84,940 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service to Freefly Systems Inc., a small business manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), for ASTRO UAV - ASTRO AIR VEHICLE SL8 BATTERY and AUTERION FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. The award is under the ASTRO UAV contract vehicle, which is a small business set-aside administered by the USDA. Freefly Systems is a leading provider of specialized UAV solutions to federal...
This federal contract award was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service to Govage, Inc., a small, minority-owned business headquartered in Hazelwood, Missouri. The $30,215.10 firm-fixed-price purchase order is for the procurement of a "Freefly Astro Max Mapping Essentials" agricultural drone to be utilized in field mapping and plant stress monitoring research within conservation systems. The original solicitation was issued as a total small business...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order for $34,241.00 awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Sky Flight Robotics Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for a drone with multispectral imager and camera to be used by ARS researchers to monitor barley crops and evaluate traits related to abiotic stress tolerance and malt quality. The original solicitation was a sources sought notice to determine availability of small...
This federal contract award is for the procurement of a specialized unmanned aircraft system (UAS) drone and associated training, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to Leading Edge Aerial Technologies, Inc. The contract, valued at $59,125.00, is a firm fixed-price purchase order with a period of performance through November 12, 2025. The drone will be used for agricultural research operations at the USDA-ARS facility in Edinburg, Texas and...
This federal contract award, valued at $28,806, was made by the Plains Area of the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service to the small disadvantaged business Florida Drone Supply, Inc. The contract is for the provision of an unmanned aerial vehicle and remote sensor, under a firm fixed-price purchase order. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation. The original solicitation was for a requirement related to "SEE ATTACHED PACKAGE". Florida Drone...
The USDA Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Northeast Area awarded a $40,044 firm fixed price purchase order to Aero Systems West, Inc. for a Precision Drone for Fertilizer Application. Per the solicitation, the drone must be delivered to East Wareham, Massachusetts and comply with the October 2022 Buy American Certificate. Aero Systems West will provide the requested Precision Drone for Fertilizer Application to support the USDA ARS's research...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) awarded a $79,370 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Skyfront Corp, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for an 8-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone. This contract was competed as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing). The contract supports USDA ARS mission requirements for surveillance, magnetic surveys, and LiDAR mapping. Skyfront Corp has provided UAVs,...