Purchase Order FA864925P0311
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- 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 $179,994 firm-fixed price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Interactive Aptitude LLC, a small business based in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The "AUTONOMOUS SPACE TRAINING FOR ROBUST OPERATIONS AND EDGE-DRIVEN GROWTH IN EXPERIMENTATION (ASTROEDGE)" contract aims to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms with diverse, high-quality space situational awareness data. The...
- This federal contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to In Orbit Aerospace Inc., a small business based in Torrance, California, is for the development of autonomous fault management systems using artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) for hypersonic vehicles. The $1,799,918 STTR Phase II contract has a firm fixed price and an ultimate completion date of March 6, 2026. This contract is a total small business set-aside, highlighting the government's commitment to...
- This is a $747,549.00 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Resilient Solutions 21, LLC, a small business, on August 5, 2021. The contract is for the "SPACE A1 CUSTODIAN ECOSYSTEM: PREDICTS FAILURES, PROVIDES LEAD TIME, PLUS IDENTIFIES ATTRIBUTION", which involves developing artificial intelligence-based predictive analytics capabilities for aerospace systems. As a Phase II SBIR award, this contract represents continued funding...
- This is a $390,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to NGD Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for a hardware solution to meet the Space Force's on-orbit trusted autonomous requirements for CubeSats, with a period of performance ending on July 22, 2024. As an SBIR Phase II award, this contract builds upon prior Phase I research and development work...
- This is a $1,249,971.00 Firm Fixed Price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Space Micro Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of a high-performance, artificial intelligence-enabled, radiation-hardened space computing platform to support trusted autonomy. This is a Phase II SBIR effort, continuing the research and development initiated in a prior Phase I contract. The contract has...
- This is a $1,899,164.82 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded to Apech Labs LLC, a small business based in Buffalo, New York, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the SBIR program. The contract is for the design, build, and test of functioning prototypes of a 15-launch system to advance strategic superiority in orbital operations, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. Apech Labs is an experienced SBIR contractor, having previously received multiple Phase I and Phase II...
- This is a $1,900,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Wallaroo Labs Inc., a small business, to continue research and development on AI-driven automation for spaceport and range characterization analysis. The contract is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award continuing work from prior Phase I and II SBIR efforts. The research is focused on applying AI and machine learning to advance AFRL's objectives in areas like sensor...
- This is a $1,794,198.00 Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Little Place Labs Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the development of a system to revolutionize space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities through decentralized architectures and in-orbit machine learning computing to enable near-real-time...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency, to Thirdspace Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of an artificial intelligence-driven software solution to support airmen wellbeing, with a ceiling value of $49,852. The period of performance will be completed by May 3, 2021, approximately 3 months after the award date of February 4,...
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $1.25M firm fixed-price contract to Planetary Systems Corporation under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II set-aside. The contract, which commenced on July 28, 2025 and is scheduled for completion by March 29, 2027, focuses on developing artificial intelligence pattern recognition capabilities for identifying and analyzing adversary spacecraft operations. This Phase II effort represents the continuation of innovative technology development initiated in an earlier Phase I award, with Planetary Systems Corporation advancing its technical approach to transition research findings toward operationally relevant applications for the Air Force. The work will be performed in New York, New York, and the small business set-aside designation reflects the government's commitment to fostering innovation within the small business community on critical national security priorities. The contract structure as a firm fixed-price purchase order indicates defined technical deliverables and a mature understanding of the effort's scope. AFRL's investment in AI-enabled space domain awareness capabilities through this SBIR vehicle supports the Air Force's broader objectives of enhancing intelligence collection and decision-making capabilities related to adversary space operations, a key priority within the Department of Defense space strategy.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.2m | 7/28/25 |