The United States Marine Corps awarded a $12.74 million firm fixed price delivery order to Seasatellites, Inc. (doing business as Seasats) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III Action. The contract, awarded on September 29, 2025, calls for the development and delivery of a small unmanned maritime vessel designed to conduct persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) collection across multiple maritime environments, including open ocean, coastal...
The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $113,612.46 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to L3Harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles LLC, a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc. The contract is for the project titled "Adaptive Mapping of the Gulf Dead Zone with Autonomous Surface Vehicles" under NOAA's Technology Partnerships Office. As a small business set-aside, the contract will fund the development of...
This contract was awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command to Maritime Applied Physics Corporation (MAPC), doing business as Blacksea Technologies, as the prime contractor. The $238,831.00 contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I research and development effort. The contract is a firm-fixed-price definitive contract. MAPC is a for-profit small business manufacturer that specializes in transitioning naval and maritime technologies from...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center to Armada Marine Robotics Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer of goods. The $246,320.00 firm fixed-price definitive contract is for SBIR Program Phase I research and development work to be performed in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The SBIR program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to...
This is a $1,998,926 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Armada Marine Robotics Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The contract is for SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II research and development of advanced marine robotics and underwater sensing technologies. This research supports the Navy's focus on enhancing unmanned underwater sensing and monitoring capabilities. The contract includes a...
Maritime Applied Physics Corporation (MAPC), doing business as Blacksea Technologies, received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract award from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on March 7, 2023. This Cost Plus Fixed Fee definitive contract, valued at $1.93M with an ultimate completion date of March 19, 2027, is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. The work will be performed in Curtis Bay, Baltimore, Maryland, where MAPC is headquartered. SBIR Phase II...
The Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center awarded a $811,697 definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Maritime Applied Physics Corporation, doing business as Blacksea Technologies, for research and development as part of the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase III. The work will be performed in Curtis Bay, Maryland through July 2024. As part of NAVAIR's research efforts, this contract likely continues technology developed under previous SBIR...
This federal contract award is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research and development project awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Armada Marine Robotics Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The $246,450.00 firm fixed-price contract will support Armada's research and development of advanced marine robotics and sensing technologies with potential applications in areas such as climate change research, environmental monitoring,...
The Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command awarded a $166,211.15 firm fixed-price purchase order to Seafloor Systems, Inc. (doing business as Seafloor Systems), a veteran-owned small business, for the delivery of an EchoBoat-240 unmanned surface vessel, including all ancillary equipment. This requirement was set aside for small businesses. The vessel is to be delivered to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. The original solicitation, N4008522Q2999, was a combined...
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Subuas LLC, a New Jersey-based limited liability company that manufactures goods and provides research and development services. The $111,464.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for "A MULTI-FACETED RIVERINE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM" and is set aside for total small business participation. Subuas has previously received prime...