This is a Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Wright Electric Inc., a U.S.-based startup focused on developing innovative electric aviation technologies. The $242,736.00 contract is for the development of a self-deploying generator, as described in the attached Statement of Work. The contract was awarded under the AFWERX Commercial Solutions Opening solicitation FA2280-23-S-C001 Call 001, which aims to acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, and...
This federal contract award to Wright Electric Inc., a U.S. based startup focused on reducing aircraft emissions, is for the research, development, testing, and prototype manufacturing of a solid electrolyte lithium melted aircraft battery under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The $70,022 firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on May 17, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of August 19, 2024. The contract is set aside for...
This federal contract award, FA864923P1079, was made to Wright Electric Inc., a U.S.-based startup focused on developing innovative electric aviation technologies. The contract, valued at $1,249,172.00, is part of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) START (START-CART, TRANSPORTABLE, ACE, RENEGADE, TOUGH) program and was set aside for small businesses. The award supports Wright Electric's research and development of advanced electric propulsion systems, lightweight power generators,...
Wright Electric Inc. has been awarded a definitive contract valued at $4,024,866 by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to deliver a 30kW generator under Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research program. As the prime contractor, Wright Electric will perform the work at its Ballston Spa, New York facility through January 2024. The firm fixed price contract supports PROJECT DYNAMO, with the 30kW generator advancing the Air Force's research efforts. No...
This award to Wright Electric Inc. is a $1,324,545.00 firm-fixed-price definitive contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center. The objective is to assist NASA in reducing the risk and cost of potential future flight demonstration procurements that support the accomplishment of mid- and far-term community outcomes. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Wright Electric Inc. is a U.S. based startup company focused on...
Wright Electric Inc. has been awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at approximately $1.25 million by the Air Force Research Laboratory to conduct Phase II research under the Small Business Innovation Research program. The research effort, titled "Battlefield Expeditionary Energy for Distributed Logistics Employment," aims to develop technologies supporting energy distribution and logistics for deployed military operations. The work will be performed by Wright Electric in...
Wright Electric Inc. has been awarded a definitive contract valued at $6.1 million by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center (NASA). Under the contract, Wright Electric will assist NASA in reducing risks associated with future ground and flight test efforts in support of the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstrator program. Performance will take place in Hastings-On-Hudson, New York over a period of 16 months concluding in September 2021. The firm...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $339,927 firm fixed price definitive contract to Wright Electric Inc. as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III Action. The contract is for research related to EO14042 FY22 Phase III Aerialist - 2nd Generation Motor for Large Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems and will be performed in Ballston Spa, New York from August 15, 2022 through November 14, 2023. The contract has a...
This federal contract award was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Electra.aero Inc., a small business specializing in advanced air mobility technologies. The $179,097.70 firm fixed-price contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 award under Topic AF233-0004, focused on "Electra Aero Tradespace Exploration for Lightweight Multi-Application Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems." The contract supports research and development efforts to explore...
This is a $1,249,079.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Electra.aero Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the research, development, and testing of flight and power control systems for a turbine-hybrid distributed electric propulsion (DEP) short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft. Electra.aero has an extensive history as a prime contractor on SBIR, STTR, and Other...