Purchase Order FA864925P0321
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- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Volair Technologies Inc., a small business contractor, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is valued at $74,148.00 and has a period of performance through August 19, 2024. The contract is focused on the application of commercially developed, digital engineering software and autonomy development ecosystem to Air Force programs with specific use cases. This...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,249,826 firm fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase II contract to Advanced Navigation & Positioning Corporation, a small business manufacturer of aviation technologies, to develop an autonomous acquisition and voice over localizer system for unmanned air traffic control in austere environments. This contract builds on previous SBIR awards to Advanced Navigation & Positioning Corp for expeditionary...
- This is a $1,250,000.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Skyline NAV Ai Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and Asian-Pacific American-owned small business. The contract is for the development of a computer vision-aided navigation system to enable aircraft take-off, landing, and flight operations in Global Positioning System (GPS)-denied environments. This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program award,...
- This is a $149,972.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Earthly Dynamics LLC, a woman-owned small business, for the development of a Guided Recovery System for Emergency Landings of Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) Aircraft. The contract has a firm fixed price and is set aside for small businesses. Earthly Dynamics specializes in autonomous technologies for unmanned aerial systems and has previously received...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Exploration Institute LLC, a for-profit small business, to develop "Energy-Aware Decision Making for Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems." The $179,960.00 firm-fixed-price contract has a completion date of September 30, 2024. This effort supports the Air Force's research and development of advanced autonomous technologies for unmanned aircraft. Exploration Institute has...
- The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $49,929 firm fixed-price purchase order to All Vision Technologies, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged and veteran-owned business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for research on innovative defense-related dual-purpose technologies and solutions with a clear Air Force stakeholder need. All Vision Technologies has previously received other prime...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $744,796 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Archer Aviation Inc., a small business, for the development of precision landing localization technology for autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in GPS-denied environments. This STTR Phase II contract will support research and development to advance Archer's terrain avoidance and precision navigation capabilities, known as "Archer Midnight," to enable...
- This is a $1,000,484.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Tycho Ai Inc. for the development of "HIGH-PRECISION LOW-SIZE WEIGHT AND POWER ROBUST AUTONOMY AND NAVIGATION" technology. The contract is a firm fixed-price purchase order with a period of performance ending on June 27, 2025. As an SBIR Phase II award, this contract represents continued funding for Tycho Ai to further mature a...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,931 firm fixed price contract to Information Systems Laboratories, Inc. to conduct research in support of the Small Business Technology Transfer program's Phase II objective of developing sensor technology for safe urban air mobility. As a total small business set-aside, the award is for research to be performed by Information Systems Laboratories, Inc. in Poway, California between September 2021 and March...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $749,957 Firm Fixed Price purchase order to Ubihere Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for the development of an onboard compact self-contained artificially-intelligent multi-sensor system for real-time navigation in GPS-denied or degraded environments. This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract has an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2024. Ubihere specializes in developing innovative tracking, sensing,...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Volair Technologies Inc. a $1.19M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract to develop artificial intelligence-enabled perception systems for GPS-denied approach-to-land navigation at austere landing sites. This Phase II action represents advancement from preliminary research into prototype development and demonstration, with completion targeted for March 2027. The contract, structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order, supports the Air Force's need for autonomous landing capabilities in environments where traditional navigation systems are unavailable or unreliable, such as remote or contested operational areas. Volair Technologies, based in Bozeman, Montana, will perform the work at its primary location under this total small business set-aside contract. The SBIR program emphasizes innovation commercialization pathways, and this award indicates the contractor's Phase I research demonstrated sufficient technical merit and commercial potential to warrant continued development. The technology addresses critical Air Force operational requirements for aircraft autonomy and navigation resilience, particularly relevant for tactical operations where landing zone infrastructure may be limited or degraded.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.2m | 7/18/25 |