Purchase Order FA864925P0353
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- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Protonex LLC, doing business as PNI Sensor, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the SBIR Phase I program. The contract, valued at $74,781, is for the development of a pilot and aircrew locator beacon system capable of operating in GPS-contested airspace with adversary obfuscation capabilities. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation, reflecting PNI Sensor's status as a small business entity. PNI Sensor is...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Protonex LLC, doing business as PNI Sensor, a small business manufacturer of advanced positioning and navigation sensors. The $1,248,559.00 contract is for the development of an "Enhanced Magnetic Navigation for Aircraft" under the SBIR program's Phase II. The work will take place in Santa Rosa, California, with a completion date of May 15, 2026. PNI Sensor has secured multiple prime...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,601 firm-fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Protonex LLC, doing business as PNI Sensor, for the development of enhanced magnetic navigation technology for aircraft. PNI Sensor is a small business that specializes in positioning and navigation sensors, including magnetometer-based systems for aviation and maritime applications. This SBIR Phase I effort is focused on researching advanced...
- Protonex LLC, operating as PNI Sensor, was awarded a $109,971 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop an extremely low size, weight, power, and cost (SWAP-C) space magnetometer for low Earth orbit satellite attitude determination. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside and issued as a firm fixed price purchase order, has an ultimate completion date of April 17, 2025. Work will be performed at the company's...
- This is a $1,225,450.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Protonex LLC, doing business as PNI Sensor, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the tightly coupled integration of PNI Sensor's Field Ops Remote Tracker (FORT) inertial tracking module with a commercial off-the-shelf GPS receiver to create an extremely electronic warfare resilient tracking device. This contract is a total small...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Army to Protonex LLC, doing business as PNI Sensor, a limited liability company that manufactures positioning and navigation sensors. The contract award, valued at $249,993.75, is for the development of advanced magnetometer-based technologies under SBIR Topic A234-P019, "XTECH SEARCH 7". The contract has been designated as a total small business set-aside. PNI Sensor is an experienced...
- This is a firm fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Protonex LLC, doing business as PNI Sensor, a small business manufacturer of positioning and navigation sensors. The $1,397,870.00 contract is for the development of a low size, weight, and power-consumption (SWAP-C) hardened vector magnetometer for manned, unmanned, and weapons systems. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and a period of performance ending on July...
- The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Protonex LLC, doing business as PNI Sensor, a $75,000 firm fixed price delivery order for magnetometers. The contract has no set-aside designation and calls for delivery of the magnetometer products by August 12, 2020. As a prime contractor supporting the Navy's research and development programs, PNI Sensor will provide specialized sensors to the Naval Sea Systems Command, the Navy's systems command responsible for ships and naval...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25 million firm fixed-price purchase order to Onenav, Inc., a small business, for Phase II of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program focused on secure communications and resilient positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities in jammed signal environments for the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). The contract, awarded July 22, 2025, represents a continuation of the company's SBIR innovation work and is designated as a...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.9M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Polaris Sensor Technologies Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract, set aside for small businesses, focuses on developing an alternative position, navigation, and timing (PNT) system that integrates celestial, inertial, and magnetic sensing technologies with advanced sensor fusion algorithms and a chip-scale atomic clock. This research...
Protonex LLC, operating as PNI Sensor, was awarded a $1.25 million firm fixed-price contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on July 30, 2025, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II action. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, is focused on developing a Positioning Navigation Intelligence (PNI) Sensor Enhanced Pilot Locator Beacon designed to operate effectively in GPS-denied environments. The contractor will perform work at its facility in Windsor, California, with an ultimate completion date of February 1, 2027. This effort builds on the company's established expertise in advanced positioning and navigation sensor technologies, particularly magnetometer-based solutions for defense and aerospace applications. The award reflects AFRL's continued investment in navigation capabilities for challenging operational scenarios where traditional GPS systems are unavailable or compromised. Protonex LLC has a demonstrated track record with AFRL through multiple SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program awards focused on low size, weight, and power-consumption sensor development and advanced magnetic navigation systems. The pilot locator beacon technology under this Phase II contract represents a critical capability for search and rescue and personnel recovery operations, extending the company's portfolio of magnetometer and navigation solutions that support manned, unmanned, and weapons systems across the Department of Defense.
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.2m | 7/30/25 |