This is a $109,992 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Secrecy Labs LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the "SECURING TOMORROWS BATTLESPACE: ADVANCED MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS WITH POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY" project, which falls under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program's Phase I research effort. The contract has a completion date of August 19, 2024 and was awarded on May 17, 2024....
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Forward Edge AI Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The $1,519,999.32 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of a Technology Readiness Level 8 (TRL-8), low Size, Weight, and Power with Cost (SWAP-C) quantum-resistant encryption device and achievement of National Security Agency (NSA) Type 1 certification. This SBIR Phase II effort is focused on...
This is a $157,302.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Onclave Networks, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for research and development of quantum-resistant encrypted communications technologies to address environmental security challenges for the Department of Defense. Onclave Networks, Inc. has prior experience conducting technology...
This is a $100,000.00 firm-fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Qusecure, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III effort to develop secure communications via quantum encryption. The contract supports research, development, testing, and evaluation of quantum-resilient cybersecurity solutions to protect against threats posed by quantum computing. Qusecure has previously received SBIR Phase I...
This is a $109,887 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Mainsail Industries Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged and veteran-owned business. The contract is for the research and development of post-quantum cryptography technologies to encrypt data at rest and defend against "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks. This STTR Phase I contract is part of AFRL's efforts to advance critical cybersecurity capabilities for...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,529.00 firm-fixed price purchase order to Qusecure Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of quantum-resistant encryption solutions to secure communications for special Air Force missions. This award is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and represents a Phase I research and development effort. Qusecure Inc. has previously received follow-on SBIR Phase II and III awards from...
<p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,249,842 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Terra Quantum Falcon Inc., a small business located in San Francisco, California. The contract is for the development of "ULTRA-SECURE, POST-QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS AND ENCRYPTIONS (US-PQC/E)" and has a completion date of December 28, 2026. This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was set aside for small businesses.</p>
This is a $74,999 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Post Quantum Labs LLC, a small disadvantaged and veteran-owned business, under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a next-generation drone communications protocol using post-quantum cryptography to reduce traffic overhead. This contract supports AFRL's efforts to advance secure communications for military unmanned aerial systems. The award is set aside for small...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Navy to Qusecure, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of secure communications via quantum encryption. The $81,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for research, development, testing, and evaluation of quantum-resilient cybersecurity solutions to protect against threats posed by quantum computing. This award builds upon Qusecure's prior SBIR Phase I and...
This federal contract award, valued at $999,476.00, was granted by the Department of the Army to Qusecure, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Petaluma, California. The contract, which has a firm-fixed-price structure, is designated as a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II effort focused on developing an "Enhanced Post-Quantum Cryptography Suite for Tactical Networks." This work is aimed at protecting critical military communications against...