The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,792 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Opticalx, LLC, a small disadvantaged and woman-owned business, for the development of a "Phase-Space Imager" product. This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract has an ultimate completion date of August 19, 2024. As an SBIR Phase I action, this award represents early-stage research and development work, with the potential for further SBIR Phase II funding...
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...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $178,657.00 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I purchase order to Active Optical Systems, LLC, a small business manufacturer of optical systems and related technologies. The contract, which has a total small business set-aside, supports the SBIR research program and is set to conclude on February 28, 2025. Active Optical Systems has previously held subcontract work with prime contractors for DARPA initiatives and other defense-related engineering...
This is a $1,248,324.00 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Thrust Ai LLC, a minority-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned small disadvantaged business located in Enid, Oklahoma. The contract is for the development of an AI-enabled sensor fusion system to support combat controller operations in contested airspace command and control. This SBIR Phase II effort builds upon a previous Phase I award. The contract has a...
This federal contract award, FA865016M1787, was made by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Physical Optics Corporation, a small business. The contract, valued at $149,996.00, is for Phase I of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop "highly parallel LIDAR-based automated target recognition" capabilities. As a prime contractor, Physical Optics Corporation has secured numerous federal contract and grant awards to support critical missions for the...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $1,220,959 Firm Fixed Price contract to Latakoo, Inc., a minority-owned, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business (EDWOSB), under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract is for the development of content-dependent enhancement during live video transmission capabilities. This Phase II SBIR award builds on Latakoo's prior SBIR contracts with AFRL, which focused on rapid data fusion and secure...
This is a $1,250,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to JP Analytical LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for research and development on "positron beam-aided characterization and optimization of post-growth defect passivation to enhance IR-detector operability". This is part of AFRL's ongoing SBIR program, which provides funding to small businesses for the...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract valued at $1,155,361 to Jmsi, Inc., doing business as Intelligent Light, a small business manufacturer located in Rutherford, New Jersey. The contract is for the digital transformation of Air Force modeling, simulation, test, and evaluation using Intelligent Light's proprietary IntelliTwin and Kombyne technologies. This contract supports the AFRL's efforts to enhance...
This is a $179,960 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Oblate Optics Inc., a small business specializing in advanced optical engineering and research. The contract is for the development of inverse-designed, lightweight, planar focus lenses for visible to long-wave infrared (VIS to LWIR) hyperspectral imaging applications. This research and development effort is aimed at creating innovative optical solutions that can...
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...