The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,249,385 firm fixed-price contract to Neuron Space Corporation, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of a "Miniature Optical Communication for Heterogeneous Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Constellation Communication" system under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This contract is focused on creating innovative solutions for space-based communication to support the needs of defense agencies. Neuron...
This is a $1,249,944 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Neuron Space Corporation, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the development of a "Neuron Node for Real Time Space Situational Awareness Use Cases", which aligns with AFRL's focus on advanced research and development in aerospace and defense technologies, particularly those related to satellite communication systems and space situational...
<p>The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $3,000,000.00 Other Transaction Agreement to Neuron Space Corporation, a small disadvantaged business, for the development of a Lasercom Terminal. The contract has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024 and was awarded on June 29, 2022. This contract is not associated with a larger vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation.</p>
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $124,991.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Fibertek, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced photonics and engineering services, to develop new ultra-low Size, Weight, and Power (SWAP-C) technology. The proposed technology aims to transform Fibertek's Compact Laser Communications Terminal (CLCT) for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) into a Distributed Spacecraft Missions (DSM) terminal capable of supporting...
This is a $390,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to NGD Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for a hardware solution to meet the Space Force's on-orbit trusted autonomous requirements for CubeSats, with a period of performance ending on July 22, 2024. As an SBIR Phase II award, this contract builds upon prior Phase I research and development work...
This is a $65,755 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Little Place Labs Inc., a minority-owned and self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for developing decentralized, in-orbit machine learning systems to enhance space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. This work falls under AFRL's mission to advance aerospace technology. The contract has a firm-fixed-price...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25 million firm fixed price contract to Space Micro Inc. for research and development of Optical Communications in Space Enhanced with Novel Forward Error Correction under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II initiative. The work will be performed by Space Micro Inc.'s San Diego, California division over a period of performance from February 1, 2023 through May 10, 2024. The contract was set...
This is a $1,794,198.00 Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Little Place Labs Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the development of a system to revolutionize space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities through decentralized architectures and in-orbit machine learning computing to enable near-real-time...
The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Nanomatronix LLC, a small business subchapter S corporation, on December 5, 2020. The $149,997.00 contract is for the development of a ruggedized, low-swap, high-bandwidth and protocol reconfigurable fiber optic communications network for electric aircraft, as part of a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research project. Nanomatronix LLC has previously...
This is a $4,540,000.00 firm fixed price Definitive Contract awarded by the Space and Missile Systems Center, a Defense agency, to Space Micro Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of dual-use space-based laser communications capabilities to enhance security and resilience. The work is to be performed in San Diego, California. Space Micro Inc. is a small business that provides specialized satellite subsystems and...