Purchase Order FA864922P0523

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $70,363 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Orbital Composites, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to develop additively manufactured carbon-carbon/silicon carbide reusable thermal protection systems. This contract supports AFRL's efforts to advance additive manufacturing capabilities for aerospace applications. As a small business, Orbital Composites specializes in developing innovative...

The Naval Air Warfare Center awarded a $6.6 million firm fixed-price delivery order to Rock West Composites, Inc. under the RADOMES Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III program on September 7, 2021. This contract, which was completed on February 3, 2025, supports the development and production of radomes—composite structures used to protect radar and antenna systems on naval aircraft. As a small business contractor, Rock West Composites leveraged its specialized expertise in...

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $167,498.47 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Winchester Technologies LLC, a minority-owned small business, for the development of "Additively Manufactured Functionally Graded Radomes for Hypersonic Vehicles." This research and development effort is focused on the design and fabrication of advanced radome materials to support hypersonic flight systems....

This is a $150,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency to Nanosonic Inc., a small business prime contractor, for Phase I research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of a radio frequency transparent, nanoporous ceramic matrix composite thermal protection system materials for missile radomes. The contract has been designated as a total small business set-aside.

This is a $71,426 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Canopy Aerospace, Inc., a minority-owned, veteran-owned, and self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Roxborough, Colorado. The contract is for the development of additive-manufactured silicon nitride radomes (AMSNIR) for next-generation hypersonic systems under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This award is a total small business set-aside contract with an...

This is a $3,313,846 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) to Ebert Composites Corp, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the Development and Evaluation of Non-Delaminating Low Maintenance Radome Technology under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II program. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2024. As an SBIR Phase II contract, this effort...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,899,978.08 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Orbital Composites, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the Continuous Fiber Additive Manufacturing for Rapid Prototyping and Demonstration of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Designs. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract has a performance period through December 14, 2026. Orbital Composites specializes in advanced...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center (SSC) of a civilian federal agency. The prime contractor, Optimax Systems, Inc., will develop a process for manufacturing lightweight, stable mirror substrates using additive manufacturing (3D printing) techniques. The goal is to produce mirror substrates suitable for use in space and flight applications, with a focus on demonstrating the feasibility of the manufacturing process and...

This federal contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II effort focused on developing novel manufacturing and materials for high-temperature composite radomes for hypersonic aircraft. The $1,245,030.00 firm fixed-price contract was awarded to Atomic-6, Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Marietta, Georgia. The work is expected to be completed by March 2, 2026. This SBIR contract is part of AFRL's broader...

This is a Small Business set-aside contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the development of high temperature materials for hypersonic radomes and antennas. The contract has a potential value of $150,000.00 and is structured as a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research effort. Through this contract, Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing will...