The hardkill system is a low-cost, portable, and AI-enabled counter-unmanned aerial system (c-UAS)
Active Purchase Order Awarded
- Contract number
- FA864925P0244
- Awardee
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Blue Aether Inc. UEI JE7ZPDMVGU16
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,247,881
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,247,881.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 94% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 633 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Tampa, FL 33607, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase II Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
This is a $1,247,881 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Blue Aether Inc., a small disadvantaged business, by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of the HARDKILL System, a low-cost, portable, and AI-enabled counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS). This Phase II SBIR contract has a completion date of November 23, 2026. Blue Aether Inc. is a for-profit company that specializes in advanced aerospace and defense research and development, particularly focusing on precision delivery systems and innovative airborne technologies. The contract is a total small business set-aside, indicating the Air Force's commitment to supporting small disadvantaged businesses in the development of critical defense-related research and technologies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA864925P0244?
FA864925P0244 was awarded to Blue Aether Inc. by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on May 22, 2025.
How much is contract FA864925P0244 worth?
The government has obligated $1,247,881 on FA864925P0244.
Was contract FA864925P0244 competed?
The extent of competition for FA864925P0244 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 633 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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