Purchase Order FA864925P0500
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- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $110,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Saltenna Inc., a small business limited liability company based in Delaplane, Virginia. The contract is for the development of "Next Gen Plasmonic Antennas" under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I program. The contract is set aside for small businesses and has an ultimate completion date of April 17, 2025. Saltenna Inc. specializes in advanced research and...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Saltenna Inc., a small business based in Delaplane, Virginia, a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Sequential Tactical Funding Increase contract valued at approximately $2.0 million. The award, issued on July 30, 2025, represents a tactical funding increase to an existing Phase II SBIR project, with an ultimate completion date of July 29, 2027. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order and carries a...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Saltenna LLC, a small business located in McLean, Virginia. The $75,000.00 contract is for research and development work on next-generation plasmonic antennas under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by April 17, 2025. Saltenna LLC is an experienced federal contractor, having...
- Spectronn, Inc., a small business, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on August 1, 2025, with a ceiling value of approximately $180K. The contract requires the company to conduct realistic feasibility studies to evaluate the viability of a multipath resilient networking software-defined networking (SDN) software stack designed to support real-time enterprise space data transport and computing...
- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded a $159,599.02 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Saltenna LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for a project titled "Subterranean Wireless Communications for Counter-WMD Missions." This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract has an ultimate completion date of October 5, 2023. Saltenna LLC is a small business registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) through September 2025. The contract...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $149,539 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Novaa LTD, a self-certified small disadvantaged business limited liability company, under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a compact, circularly polarized high power antenna. This SBIR contract is part of the AFRL's efforts to research and develop advanced communications, radar, and antenna technologies to support various Department of Defense...
- <p>The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract worth $1,099,980.20 to Saltenna LLC, a limited liability company, for the development of "Subterranean Wireless Communications for Counter-WMD Missions." This Firm Fixed Price contract has an ultimate completion date of October 7, 2026. The contract is set aside for small businesses. The work will be performed in West McLean, VA.</p>
- The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $149,999 firm-fixed-price contract to SA Photonics, LLC, a small business, for the development of a Skynet Airborne Hybrid FSO/RF Communication System under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. As the prime contractor, SA Photonics, a manufacturer of optical, photonic, and electronic technologies, will provide research, development, test, and evaluation services for this communications system....
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25M firm fixed-price purchase order to Flexradio Systems under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II to develop a small form factor software-defined radio (SDR) for assured communications in contested environments. The Total Small Business set-aside contract, which will be performed in Austin, Texas, is scheduled for completion by November 27, 2026. Flexradio Systems specializes in advanced radio communication equipment,...
- <p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,882 firm-fixed-price Purchase Order contract to Averatek Corp, a small business manufacturer, for the development of antennas and frequency select surfaces for hypersonic applications under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract has a completion date of February 4, 2023 and was set aside for total small business participation.</p>
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25 million firm fixed price contract to Saltenna Inc., a small business specializing in advanced defense communication technologies, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II action. The contract, awarded August 28, 2025, with completion targeted for June 1, 2027, supports development of PLASMONIX™ SIGNALSTORM, a resilient wireless communications system designed for RF-denied operations. This represents a total small business set-aside and builds upon Saltenna's demonstrated expertise in next-generation plasmonic antenna systems and innovative communication solutions for defense applications. Performance will be conducted at the contractor's facility in Delaplane, Virginia. The award reflects AFRL's investment in cutting-edge communication technologies with potential national security applications. As a Phase II SBIR action, this contract represents the continuation of development from an initial Phase I effort, allowing Saltenna to advance prototyping and engineering of the SIGNALSTORM system for operational environments where traditional RF communications are degraded or unavailable. Saltenna's track record of successful SBIR/STTR transitions and prior work on specialized defense communication systems positions the company to deliver technical solutions addressing military communication resilience requirements.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.2m | 8/28/25 |