Purchase Order FA864925P0424
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- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $74,137 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Urban Sky Theory Inc., a small business manufacturer, for the development of ultra-long-duration super pressure microballoons under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. This contract is set aside for small businesses. The microballoons are intended for reconnaissance applications and will support efforts to establish production capabilities, advance guided descent...
- <p>This contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency, to Pivotal Space Inc. (doing business as Leap) for an SBIR Program Phase I action to develop an affordable, reliable, and responsive single stage to orbit launch system. The contract has a ceiling value of $74,994 and is a firm fixed price purchase order. The contract has a total small business set aside designation and is scheduled for completion by March 15, 2024.</p>
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25 million firm fixed-price contract to Freedom Flight Works, Inc., a small business based in San Diego, California, to develop the Powered Parafoil Self-Propelled Charging System (PP-SPCS). This Phase II SBIR Program award, set aside exclusively for small businesses, represents a continuation of the company's innovation in advanced aerial delivery technologies for military applications. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $178,543.88 firm fixed-price contract to Urban Sky Theory Inc., a small business specializing in stratospheric balloon technologies. This Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program award, designated as a total small business set-aside, was executed on August 1, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of August 26, 2025. The contract will be performed at Urban Sky Theory's facility in Anchorage, Alaska. The company will develop...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $15.0M firm fixed-price contract to ABL Space Systems Company under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II for adaptation efforts and live demonstration activities to provide operational flexibility for low-cost tactical launches. Set aside for small businesses, this definitive contract runs through December 22, 2025, and will be performed in El Segundo, California. The work focuses on advancing responsive space access...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Freedom Flight Works, Inc., a San Diego-based small business specializing in advanced aerial delivery technologies for military applications. Under this firm fixed-price purchase order, the contractor will develop the Powered Parafoil Munitions Delivery System (PP-MDS), an innovative aerial delivery platform designed to enhance precision munitions deployment capabilities....
- This is a $68,160 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Urban Sky Theory Inc., a for-profit manufacturing company. The contract is for developing software to rapidly modify the size of existing stratospheric micro-balloons in order to increase their payload capacity. This supports the Air Force's broader work in areas such as reconnaissance, surveillance, and intelligence gathering via precisely-placeable...
- <p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Spaceport Authority Inc. for the development of "LAUNCH PADS AT SEA FOR SPACE SUPERIORITY". The firm-fixed-price purchase order, valued at $74,994.00, has a completion date of September 26, 2024. This contract is set aside for total small business participation.</p>
- 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 federal contract award with ID FA864923P1167 was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Urban Sky Theory Inc., a small business manufacturer of stratospheric balloon technologies. The $1,208,125.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of a "NOVEL GUIDED DESCENT SYSTEM FOR PRECISELY RETURNING MICROBALLOONS & PAYLOADS FROM THE STRATOSPHERE IN A HIGH DRAG, HIGH ALTITUDE ENVIRONMENT" under the SBIR Program Phase II. Urban Sky Theory Inc. has previously...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25M firm fixed-price purchase order to Pegasus Aerospace, Inc., a small business, for development of an air launch balloon system. This Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract, set aside entirely for small businesses, runs through June 18, 2027, and will be performed in Golden, Colorado. The air launch balloon system represents an innovative approach to aerospace launch capabilities, enabling aircraft or balloon-based platforms to deploy payloads at altitude, potentially reducing launch costs and increasing operational flexibility for military applications. The SBIR Phase II award follows successful completion of the company's Phase I feasibility research and represents the government's commitment to transitioning promising small business innovations into practical solutions. As a Phase II SBIR contract, this award provides funding for prototype development and demonstration of the air launch balloon technology's viability. Pegasus Aerospace's selection underscores the Air Force Research Laboratory's interest in advancing alternative launch methodologies that could support responsive space operations and enhance the Air Force's tactical and strategic capabilities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.2m | 9/18/25 |