This federal contract award is a $1,900,000.00 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) between the United States Air Force (USAF) and Verdego Aero Inc., a small business manufacturer of aerospace technologies. The contract is for research and development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) flight test capabilities, prototype simulators, and digital engineering/digital twin research and development. This contract does not utilize any set-aside requirements. Verdego Aero Inc. is an...
NASA awarded Verdego Aero Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of aerospace technologies, a $139,719 SBIR Phase I firm fixed price purchase order to develop a hybrid electric powerplant for the VH-3 aircraft. This contract is set aside for small businesses. Verdego Aero has previously received other federal contracts from the Department of the Air Force and DARPA to advance hybrid and electric aircraft propulsion systems. The DARPA contract is an Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (OT IDV)...
This is a $850,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded to Verdego Aero Inc., a small business manufacturer of aerospace technologies, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract is for the design of the VH-3 Powered Speedbird Hybrid Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Demonstrator, a research and development effort focused on developing hybrid electric and turbine-hybrid propulsion systems for aviation applications. The contract is set aside for small businesses...
This federal contract award, with the ID FA864920P0392, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Rogue Approach Incorporated, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development and marketing of a hybrid-electric engine for use on Group 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or as a portable electric generator. The award, which is a STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) Phase I contract, has a firm fixed price of $25,000.00 and a completion date of March 11, 2020....
<p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $72,732 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Aerofuse, Inc., a veteran-owned small business. The contract titled "FUSION-AUGMENTED TURBOFAN PROPULSION FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION" is for the development of a novel turbofan propulsion system intended to improve the sustainability of aviation. The fixed-price contract has an ultimate completion date of April 22, 2024.</p>
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $170,778.74 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Aeromarine Consulting Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for the development of the company's patented parallel hybrid turbine electric propulsion system under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Topic AF233-0004. This contract is set aside for small businesses and is related to the Air Force's research and development efforts for advanced aircraft propulsion systems,...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc. (Esaero), a small business manufacturer located in San Luis Obispo, California. The $749,956 contract is for the development of an "Electrified Rotor Head for Advanced Vertical Flight" under a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II project. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and a completion date of November...
This is a $900,870.00 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged, veteran-owned business. The contract is for Sabrewing's SBIR Phase II development of the RG-A Rhaegal, a heavy lift, high speed, long distance, commercial unmanned air cargo electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, adapted for Air Force and Department of Defense missions. The contract...
This is a $74,566.00 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Traverse Aero Corporation, a small business manufacturer, for the development of a hybrid-electric electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) cargo drone. The contract has a period of performance through April 17, 2025 and is a set-aside for small businesses. This contract is part of AFRL's research and development efforts to advance eVTOL technology for potential military...
This federal contract award is for the SBIR Phase II development of the OpenVSP Smart Conceptual Design Tool, which was awarded to Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc. (Esaero), a small business contractor. The $744,505.00 definitive contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on September 29, 2015, with a completion date of May 9, 2018. This SBIR Phase II research and development effort is focused on advancing electric aviation technologies through the design, development,...