This is a $1,799,986.00 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Proteus Space, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Los Angeles, CA. The contract is for the "Ultra-Rapid, AI-Assisted, Automated Digital Engineering and Digital Modeling, Assembly, and Environmental Test of an ESPA-Class Satellite in 10 Months or Less (MERCURY)." It involves the development of advanced satellite design, digital engineering,...
This is a firm-fixed-price STTR Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Proteus Space, Inc., a small business manufacturer, for the Rapid Automated New Satellite Bus Design (RSD) and Digital Twin Interoperability project. The $109,994 contract has a completion date of March 15, 2024. This award is part of AFRL's research and development efforts related to advanced satellite bus design and digital engineering capabilities. The set-aside designation indicates this...
This is a $1,249,971.00 Firm Fixed Price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Space Micro Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of a high-performance, artificial intelligence-enabled, radiation-hardened space computing platform to support trusted autonomy. This is a Phase II SBIR effort, continuing the research and development initiated in a prior Phase I contract. The contract has...
This is a $1,698,825.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Portal Space Systems Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Mill Creek, Washington. The contract is for the development of a "HIGH DELTA-V SPACE VEHICLE FOR PERSISTENT ORBITAL TRACKING AND RAPIDLY RESPONSIVE SPACE OPERATIONS" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, specifically SBIR D2P2 Proposal F2D-9486. The contract has a completion date of...
This is a $1,899,164.82 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded to Apech Labs LLC, a small business based in Buffalo, New York, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the SBIR program. The contract is for the design, build, and test of functioning prototypes of a 15-launch system to advance strategic superiority in orbital operations, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. Apech Labs is an experienced SBIR contractor, having previously received multiple Phase I and Phase II...
This is a $1,815,404.00 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded to Ten One Aerospace LLC, a small business, by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The contract is for the development of software applications to streamline workflows, improve analysis, and optimize mission outcomes through the use of model-based systems engineering, agent-based modeling and simulation, and advanced analytics. This effort is being conducted under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program...
This is a $179,664.84 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Privateer Space, Inc. by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the delivery of a software capability that automatically detects and evaluates on-orbit or space-related activity, classified as "Responsible Space Behavior Event Classification." The contract has a period of performance ending on October 15, 2025 and was awarded on April 15,...
<p>This is a $49,959 firm-fixed price purchase order awarded to Accuer, Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The contract is for SBIR Phase I research and development of agile tools to dramatically reduce the cost and schedule for developing space hardware. The contract is set aside for small businesses and has an ultimate completion date of May 3, 2021.</p>
This is a $2,999,961.76 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Orbital Micro Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer of space-based environmental monitoring technology. The contract is for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort focused on maturing the hardware components of the GEMS-PEARL instruments to achieve Technology Readiness Level 6. The goal is to advance the Space Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) capabilities...
This is a $1,799,422.00 Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Imetalx Group LLC, a small, minority and woman-owned limited liability company, under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II program. The contract is for the development of a decentralized control system for multi-agent in-space service assembly and manufacturing (ISAM) spacecraft. This contract is a follow-on to prior SBIR and STTR work performed by Imetalx for...