Developing electric vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft system for extending tactical communications networks

Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action

Contract number
FA864923P0536
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$3,148,665

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$3,148,664.96 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Funding agency
Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 728 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Moorpark, CA 93021, USA
Research
SBIR Program Phase II Action

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00004 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00003 · Phase II proposal F2D-7816 sbir D2P2 - developing evtol UAS for extending tactical communications networks $1,899,056
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Other Administrative Action P00002 $0
Original award $1,249,609

About this award

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded to Pterodynamics Inc., a for-profit aircraft manufacturer, to develop an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for extending tactical communications networks. The $3,148,664.96 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, a Defense agency, with a completion date of May 29, 2026. This award builds on previous SBIR Phase I and Phase II contracts, as well as a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract, that Pterodynamics has received to develop its patented Transwing UAS design for various Air Force applications. Pterodynamics also holds an Other Transaction agreement with the Naval Air Systems Command to design and build a prototype wing for the Navy's Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS program, and an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity vehicle for further prototype development. All of Pterodynamics' federal contract awards have been set aside for small businesses.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract FA864923P0536?

FA864923P0536 was awarded to Pterodynamics Inc. by Air Combat Command (Air Force) on February 10, 2023.

How much is contract FA864923P0536 worth?

The government has obligated $3,148,665 on FA864923P0536.

Which agency awarded contract FA864923P0536?

Air Combat Command (Air Force) awarded FA864923P0536, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).

Was contract FA864923P0536 competed?

The extent of competition for FA864923P0536 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 728 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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