This is a Firm Fixed Price purchase order for $149,994.00 awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Open Additive, LLC, a small business, for the project "EXPANDING THE AM MATERIALS TOOLBOX THROUGH NOVEL MULTI-LASER SCAN STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT". The contract has a Total Small Business set-aside designation. The objective is to develop novel multi-laser scan strategies to expand additive manufacturing (AM) material capabilities. This is a Phase...
This is a $1,179,988 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Additive Monitoring, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The contract, which is part of the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program, is for the development of a real-time monitoring system to qualify and certify additive manufacturing aerospace components. The work is to be performed in San Diego, CA and the final completion date is May 31, 2024. This...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,952 firm fixed price definitive contract to Open Additive, LLC to deliver products and services in support of topic AF182-021 Universal Technology. As a total small business set-aside, this award tasks Open Additive with providing additive manufacturing solutions under a larger Air Force vehicle focused on developing universal technologies with applications across Air Force programs. Place of performance will...
This federal contract award to Big Metal Additive LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, is for the development of optimized additive manufactured aircraft structures. The $749,973.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency, under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II program. The contract has a performance period through February 16, 2024. Big Metal Additive specializes in large-scale metal...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Big Metal Additive LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for a STTR Phase II research and development project titled "Mission Optimized Service Spacecraft". The $1,699,214 contract, which has a completion date of May 17, 2024, will involve developing advanced additive manufacturing techniques for the production of large-scale metal spacecraft components. Big Metal Additive has prior...
This is a $1,249,918.00 Firm Fixed Price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Additive Monitoring, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for in-situ monitoring of blown powder additive manufacturing processes. The award is a Phase II STTR contract with a period of performance through December 18, 2025. This contract is set aside for small businesses. Additive Monitoring has previously received SBIR, cooperative agreement, and other prime federal...
This is a $99,999.97 fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Open Additive, LLC, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for Phase I research and development on the topic of "Large-Format, Low-Cost Metal AM for Army Applications." Open Additive, as the prime contractor, will be working to develop affordable and versatile metal additive manufacturing systems and...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,999 Firm Fixed Price purchase order to Additive Monitoring, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of a closed loop adaptive laser pathing system for additive manufacturing. This STTR Phase I research contract, which has a total small business set-aside, aims to provide in-situ monitoring and real-time defect detection capabilities to improve quality control and certification of additively...
This is a $109,980 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Big Metal Additive LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for research on the fracture and fatigue properties of 2XXX and 7XXX aluminum alloys produced using wire arc-directed energy deposition. The contract is a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award with a completion date of March 14, 2024. Big Metal Additive is a manufacturer specializing in large-scale metal hybrid additive...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,249,992 firm-fixed-price purchase order to 3Degrees, LLC, a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned, for-profit limited liability company, under a total small business set-aside. The contract, awarded on February 7, 2023, is for the SBIR Program Phase II Action to accelerate additive manufacturing materials development for enhanced munitions. The work is being performed at 3Degrees, LLC's facility in Chicago, Illinois, and the project...