Purchase Order FA864925P0478
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- This is a $109,980 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Thinkorbital Inc., a small business based in Boulder, Colorado. The contract is for the "Orbital Staging of Assets" research project, which is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I effort funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The work will involve developing advanced technologies for spacecraft inspection, on-orbit service and assembly, and innovative aerospace concepts. This contract supports...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by a civilian federal agency to Thinkorbital Inc., a small for-profit business based in Boulder, Colorado. The $148,144 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of the "THINKPLATFORM: MODULAR IN-SPACE CONSTRUCTION POWERED BY THINKTOOLKIT" under a total small business set-aside. The contract work focuses on advanced aerospace research and development, including technologies for orbital staging of...
- This is a $973,957 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Thinkorbital Inc., a small business. The contract is for Phase II of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop penetration x-ray inspection technologies for spacecraft. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and an ultimate completion date of April 13, 2026. Thinkorbital Inc. is a small for-profit business based in Boulder, Colorado that...
- <p>The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $250,000 firm fixed price contract to Thinkorbital Inc. for research on an Orbital Platform Unified System for On-Orbit Service and Assembly under the Small Business Technology Transfer program. The contract is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research effort to be performed in Portland, Oregon between August 30, 2022 and January 30, 2023. The contract is set aside for total small businesses.</p>
- Orbit Fab Incorporated has been awarded a $1.6 million firm fixed price contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to support research under the Small Business Technology Transfer program. The contract is associated with Space Pitch Day 2021 and will fund Orbit Fab's continued development of technologies originally presented through the STTR initiative. As a total small business set aside awarded under the Department of Defense, this definitive contract leverages Orbit Fab's expertise in...
- This federal contract award is for "Advanced X-Ray Tomographic Inspection and Adversary Spacecraft Characterization" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to the small business Thinkorbital Inc. The firm fixed-price purchase order has a potential value of $62,997 and a completion date of March 15, 2024. The contract is set aside for small businesses. This SBIR Phase I research and...
- This is a $1,899,400.99 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, a defense agency, to Blackstar Orbital Technologies Corporation, a small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the STTR Phase II research, design, modeling, testing, and manufacturing of four space vehicle prototypes to support the "SPACE SUSTAINMENT AND MANEUVER ADVANCING STRATEGIC SUPERIORITY IN ORBITAL OPERATIONS" program. The work will be performed in Titusville, Florida and has...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,999 firm fixed price contract to Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC, doing business as Orion Space Solutions, to perform research and development for a Hypersonic Glider Detection Satellite under the Small Business Technology Transfer program. The work will be conducted over a two year period ending January 2024 in Louisville, Colorado and has been set aside for total small businesses.
- This is a $750,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II funding award to Orbital Research Inc., a veteran-owned small business located in Cleveland, Ohio. The award was made by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory for research and development under Topic AF182-025. As a Phase II SBIR award, this contract follows an earlier Phase I effort and provides additional funding to further develop the technology. Orbital Research is an experienced federal...
- <p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $16,749,408.00 firm-fixed-price definitive contract to Orbital Sidekick Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of innovative defense-related dual-purpose technologies/solutions. The period of performance runs through December 31, 2026, and the contract is set aside for small businesses.</p>
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.80M Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract to Thinkorbital Inc., a Boulder, Colorado-based aerospace research and development firm, on August 29, 2025. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set aside and structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order, supports research into orbital staging of assets with an ultimate completion date of June 1, 2027. The work will be performed in Boulder, Colorado. Thinkorbital specializes in advanced aerospace technologies including spacecraft inspection, on-orbit service and assembly, and emerging space concepts, positioning the company as a specialized provider for the Air Force's space technology initiatives. STTR Phase II contracts represent a significant milestone in the Small Business Technology Transfer program, indicating that Thinkorbital successfully demonstrated the feasibility of its orbital staging concept in a Phase I award and is now advancing the technology toward practical application and commercialization. Thinkorbital's track record with AFRL and NASA, including previous SBIR/STTR awards and a NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts grant, demonstrates the company's sustained capability in developing innovative aerospace technologies. The contract supports the Air Force Research Laboratory's broader mission to advance space operations capabilities through cutting-edge research from small businesses and academic partners.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.8m | 8/22/25 |