Purchase Order FA228026P0001
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- This federal contract award, with ID FA864924P0444, was granted to Purple Rhombus LLC, a limited liability company, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The contract is for the SBIR Phase II development of an "AFFORDABLE AUTONOMOUS MASS" system, under a total small business set-aside. The firm-fixed-price contract has a ceiling value of $1,248,040.00 and a completion date of March 11, 2026. As an SBIR Phase II award, this contract builds upon previous Phase I research and...
- This is a $1,249,893.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Rhoman Aerospace Corporation, operating under the trade name Lean Dynamics, for the development of software-based autonomous capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in GPS-denied environments. The contract, which is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, is focused on delivering alternative positioning, navigation, and timing solutions for UAV...
- The U.S. Air Force awarded a $5.3 million firm fixed-price delivery order to Rhombus Power Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Palo Alto, California, for the A8 PPBE Decision Analysis Tool (DAT) under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase III action. The contract, awarded on September 26, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 25, 2026, does not utilize a set-aside designation beyond the company's small business classification. Performance...
- This is a $944,393.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Urban Robotics Inc., a minority owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of remotely driven vehicles to improve operational efficiency and readiness. This contract has a total small business set-aside designation and a performance period ending on January 31, 2025. Urban Robotics Inc. will be the prime...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Rhoman Aerospace Corporation, a self-certified small disadvantaged business operating under the trade name Lean Dynamics. The $74,984 contract is for Phase I of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, with a completion date of April 17, 2025. The contract combines AFRL's vision-navigation technology with Lockheed Martin's alternate positioning, navigation, and timing (ALT-PNT)...
- This is a $51,242.88 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Skydio, Inc., a U.S. drone manufacturer, for the provision of small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS) to support the development of advanced UAS technologies. The contract is set aside for small businesses and has a period of performance through June 14, 2025. Skydio, which specializes in autonomous flight technologies, will deliver SUAS platforms to AFRL to enable realistic test scenarios....
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $9,999,999.00 Other Transaction Agreement to Rapidflight Holdings LLC, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, to establish an Experimental Autonomy Proving Ground Testbed. This contract, which has a performance period ending on March 1, 2027, does not have a small business set-aside designation. Rapidflight Holdings LLC has previously received a $176,325 prime contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
- This federal contract award was made by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Rhoman Aerospace Corporation, doing business as Lean Dynamics, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The $74,984 firm fixed-price purchase order is for SBIR Program Phase I research and development to make any unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 100% capable in global positioning system-denied environments, using the Android Team Awareness Kit application and the Tomahawk Robotics Kinesis application. This...
- <p>This is a $1,245,807.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Grid Aero, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract is for the Mission Automation of Low Cost Group 5 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Contested Logistics, with a period of performance through February 22, 2027. This contract has a total small business set-aside designation.</p>
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,249,211.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Darkhive Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of an Anti-Access Area Denial Small Uncrewed Aerial System (sUAS) Reconnaissance capability under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and a completion date of March 28, 2025. Darkhive Inc. specializes in developing...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.80 million firm fixed-price purchase order to Purple Rhombus LLC on December 18, 2025, for mass production of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, runs through December 31, 2026, and will be performed in Fairborn, Ohio. Purple Rhombus LLC, a small business based in Austin, Texas, has demonstrated expertise in autonomous systems and defense technologies, building on its prior work with AFRL on affordable autonomous mass systems through a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II award valued at $1.25 million. This award represents a continuation of Purple Rhombus LLC's specialization in advanced autonomous technologies for the Department of Defense. The company's experience includes previous collaboration with HII Mission Technologies Corporation on mission and payload requirements development, as well as participation in enterprise-wide agile acquisition contracts. The production-focused nature of this purchase order, combined with the company's track record in autonomous systems development, indicates AFRL's confidence in the contractor's ability to transition technology from research and development into operational manufacturing capabilities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.8m | 12/17/25 |