This is a $1,249,913 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Hiddenlayer Inc., a small business specializing in machine learning security and artificial intelligence technologies. The contract is for the development of HiddenLayer's "Machine Learning Detection & Response" capabilities to defend against adversarial machine learning attacks on autonomous systems and critical defense infrastructure. This award...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $742,257.00, Cost Plus Fixed Fee STTR Phase II contract to Longshortway Inc., a small business, for the development of domain adaptation via classifier fusion technologies. The contract, which has a completion date of June 9, 2025, is a follow-on award to previous SBIR Phase I and III contracts Longshortway has received from the Air Force and Missile Defense Agency. Longshortway specializes in machine learning algorithms and systems for...
This firm fixed price purchase order for $109,981 was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to AI2 Incorporated, a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. The award is under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase I program for the Bringing Secure Generative AI to the DAF with Large Language Model Link Deployment project. This STTR project will develop and deploy a large language model link to support the Air Force's research...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Air Combat Command (ACC) to Longshortway Inc., a small business contractor, for $5,411,907.00. The contract is for machine learning research and development in support of the intelligence community. It is a Phase III STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) award, indicating the work builds upon prior SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) efforts. The contract has an ultimate completion date of December 4, 2027 and is designated as a...
This is a STTR Phase I firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Little Place Labs Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The $109,960 contract is for an open modular system supported by deployable low size, weight, and power artificial intelligence/machine learning solutions for space and aeronautics edge devices. The work will take place in Houston, Texas, and has a performance period ending on August 19, 2024. This contract...
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...
<p>This is a Small Business contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Autonomous Cyber, Inc. for an Artificial Intelligence-Driven Cyber Operations STTR Phase II project focused on Automated Vulnerability Discovery and Weaponization. The $1,798,540.00 firm fixed-price contract has a completion date of November 10, 2025. The AFRL is the funding agency for this defense-focused research and development effort.</p>
<p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $74,956 Firm Fixed Price purchase order to Modelop, Inc., a small business, for STTR Phase I research on "Certifying AI Systems". The contract has an ultimate completion date of August 19, 2024. This award is likely part of the AFRL's broader efforts to advance artificial intelligence capabilities for defense applications.</p>
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,798,577.55 Firm Fixed Price SBIR Phase II contract to Hunted Labs LLC, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged, woman-owned business located in Long Beach, CA. The contract aims to "harden and secure software development and cyber response for cyber defenders in the U.S. Department of Defense" through "strategic advancements in resilient space technologies for [Power and Thermal Management Systems Architecture] PWSA...
This is a $749,999.00 Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Applied Research LLC, a minority-owned, for-profit small business. The contract is for the development of a "HIGH PERFORMANCE NOVEL TARGET RECOGNITION ALGORITHM SPARE MEASUREMENT SPACE," which indicates it involves the delivery of an advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning system for improved target recognition capabilities....