This is a $73,406 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Viridian Space Corp, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for research and analysis related to air-breathing electric propulsion systems for vehicles operating in very low Earth orbit (VLEO). Specifically, the work involves conducting a lifetime and swap analysis of air-breathing electric propulsion versus traditional...
This is a $109,747 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Viridian Space Corp, a small business. The contract is for a "LIFETIME AND SWAP ANALYSIS OF AIR-BREATHING ELECTRIC PROPULSION VS. TRADITIONAL ELECTRIC PROPULSION IN VLEO" under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research program. The work involves conducting analysis and studies related to air-breathing electric propulsion systems for space vehicles...
This is a $1,365,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business contractor, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The contract is for the development of a high delta-v, high thrust, high-availability commercial satellite bus under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. This contract is set aside for small businesses. Varda Space Industries, Inc. is a pioneering company in the space industry that...
This is a $1,497,056.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc., a small business and HUBZone firm, for the development of an advanced, economical in-space hybrid propulsion system as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract supports research and development of spacecraft components, propulsion systems, and related technologies optimized for small satellite applications,...
This federal contract award, valued at $45,795.00, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Phase Four, Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for research and development of low-cost, high-power solar electric propulsion systems to enhance in-space maneuverability for small satellites. As a total small business set-aside, this award supports the Air Force's goals to advance more efficient in-space propulsion capabilities through...
This $1,237,872.00 firm fixed price federal contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Velocity Explorations Incorporated, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for-profit organization, and woman-owned small business. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II and is focused on "ENHANCING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN SPACE FORCE OPERATIONS." The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and is...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $249,989.00 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract to Inversion Space Co, a small business manufacturer, to conduct research and development related to reducing the visibility of returning orbital assets. This contract is part of the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and builds upon prior Phase I and Phase II SBIR awards to Inversion Space for work on reusable space capsules, precision...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spaceworks Enterprises Inc. for the development of a reusable rocket-powered suborbital hover vehicle. The $189,993.17 contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I, and has a total small business set-aside. Spaceworks Enterprises Inc. is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation specializing in space technology research and development, including work on...
<p>This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Portal Space Systems Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for a HIGH DELTA-V SPACE VEHICLE FOR PERSISTENT ORBITAL TRACKING AND RAPIDLY RESPONSIVE SPACE OPERATIONS project under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract has a total potential value of $1,698,825.00 and a completion date of April 7, 2025. The contract is set aside for small businesses.</p>
This is a $2,335,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Accion Systems Inc., doing business as Revolution Space, a small business contractor. The contract is for the research and development of in-space propulsion systems to support multi-layered space defense capabilities in response to the COVID-19 national emergency. This award is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, likely representing a Phase II effort building on...