Purchase Order 12905B22P0292

This federal contract award is for a Fully Integrated Field Phenotyping Rover/Robot, valued at $14,999.00, awarded to Earthsense Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business. The contract was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and does not have a set-aside designation. The rover is intended to support the USDA-ARS Plant Genetics Research Unit's efforts to quickly and accurately phenotype corn plants in the field to better understand...

This federal contract award, valued at $14,999.00, was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to Earthsense Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to provide a fully integrated phenotyping field rover. The rover is designed to quickly and accurately phenotype corn plants in the field to better understand their growth under different agronomic and environmental variables. The rover is equipped with cameras, LIDAR sensors, GPS, and software to...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Midwest Area awarded a $15,000 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Earthsense, Inc. to deliver a fully integrated phenotyping field rover. The rover must be capable of driving autonomously or remotely through corn fields with row spacing of 25-30 inches to record video, images, LIDAR data, and GPS of corn plants from multiple angles. The awarded contract is set aside for...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $14,999 firm fixed-price purchase order to Earthsense Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the delivery of a Cover Crop Planting Robot. The contract has a completion date of July 11, 2024. Earthsense Inc. is a manufacturer of agricultural phenotyping rovers and robots that support the Agricultural Research Service's research efforts across the Midwest and Pacific West regions. This contract award...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Midwest Area awarded a $148,140 firm fixed price purchase order to Clearpath Robotics Inc. of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to deliver two mobile platforms for material handling and phenotyping. Per the original solicitation, the platforms must have omnidirectional mobility, expandable power and computing options, compatibility with third-party sensors and accessories, and use an...

This is a $1,249,920.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Renu Robotics Corporation, a small business manufacturer, for the development of a hydrogen electric tractor under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase II. The contract has a completion date of November 11, 2024 and is set aside for total small businesses. Renu Robotics Corporation specializes in autonomous technologies and robotic systems for facility...

This is a $99,961 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to Robotic Research Opco, LLC (doing business as Forterra), a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for research related to the development of compact transformable robots capable of driving and flying, likely for defense applications. Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous vehicle systems and robotic solutions, primarily for defense...

This firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by NASA's Langley Research Center to Astrobotic Technology Inc., a Pittsburgh-based company, to deliver a Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN) and Visual Velocimetry (VV) sensor product for lunar lander missions. The work aims to develop a commercial TRN system consisting of the sensor, a lunar simulator, and a lunar map generator. The $7,973,959 contract supports demonstrating the TRL 9 TRN sensor on a lunar lander mission, enabling precise landing within...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $109,916 firm-fixed-price Purchase Order to Renu Robotics Corporation for the development of AUTONOMOUS ATTACHMENT TECHNIQUES under a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract. This contract is set aside for total small businesses and supports the Air Force's research and development efforts in autonomous technologies, including robotic systems for vegetation management at its installations. Renu Robotics is a technology...

Remote Sensing Solutions, Inc., a small business for-profit organization, was awarded a $125,000 firm fixed-price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the design and development of an enhanced terrain relative radar altimeter/velocimeter sensor to support future planetary landing missions. This sensor will be an improvement over the Terminal Descent Sensor...