The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1.5 million other transaction agreement to Impossible Aerospace Corporation of Santa Clara, California. The contract is for the delivery of COVID-19 DIB US-1 ENDURANCE multirotor drones to support the Air Force's research efforts. Performance will take place in Santa Clara through June 2021. As an other transaction agreement, the pricing structure differs from traditional federal contracts. Impossible Aerospace...
This federal contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to TMA Power, LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research project. The contract, valued at $149,994.00, is for the development of an "Innovative Engine for Class III UAS" as part of Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 18.1. The contract has a completion date of April 29, 2019 and is structured as a firm...
This is a $750,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Easy Aerial Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for on-demand rapid airfield lighting and runway foreign object debris inspections using unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase II, and has a period of performance through January 31, 2025. Easy Aerial Inc. has received numerous other...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $74,925.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to Freedom Flight Works, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in San Diego, California. This award is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and supports the development of a powered parafoil self-propelled charging system for the Air Force. The contract has a completion date of March 8, 2024. Freedom Flight Works has previously received other prime contract and subcontract...
This is a $1,700,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Ampaire, Inc., a small business based in Long Beach, California. The contract is for the development of lift and cruise electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) technologies as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2B program. The contract has a completion date of December 20, 2023 and was awarded on December 31, 2021. The contract is set aside for small...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency, to Easy Aerial Inc., a small disadvantaged business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The $49,500 contract is for on-demand rapid runway lighting inspection services. Easy Aerial Inc. is a provider of autonomous drone-in-a-box solutions designed for hostile environments and has received over $15 million in prior federal contracts, primarily...
This is a $109,995.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Lighthouse Avionics Inc., a small business technology startup based in Ohio. The contract is for the STTR Phase I research and development effort to adapt Lighthouse Avionics' commercial drone airspace management system to enable scalable, deployable counter-UAS operations for the U.S. Air Force. This award builds on Lighthouse Avionics' prior contracts with the AFRL, FAA, and...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Advanced Tactics Inc., a manufacturer of goods, for the development of a heavy-lift multi-mission hybrid multi-copter. The contract was awarded on a total small business set-aside basis under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs, with a potential value of $149,989.00. The contract was performed in...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Easy Aerial Inc. a $1.64 million firm fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II contract to conduct research titled "EASY AERIAL SBIR SEQUENTIAL PHASE II TACFI" at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. The performance period is from August 31, 2022 to August 31, 2024. As a total small business set-aside, Easy Aerial Inc. will serve as the prime contractor providing unmanned...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Ampaire, Inc., a for-profit small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The $1,248,999.00 contract is for the development of a hybrid electric power system for King Air aircraft. The contract is intended to provide research, development, testing, and risk reduction services for electric aircraft propulsion systems and components. Ampaire has prior experience...