This is a $15,010,632.18 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to Lockheed Martin Corporation's Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) Division. The contract provides light short takeoff and landing support. It is not set aside for small businesses. Major subcontractors include Rubb, Inc., Akima Technical Solutions LLC, GE Aviation Systems LLC, and Leonardo US Aircraft, LLC. The contract supports critical defense programs and operational...
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company received a $14.1 million delivery order award on September 11, 2023, under the C-130 Low Cost Modifications program, a Middle Tier Rapid Prototyping initiative managed by the Air Force Materiel Command's Aeronautical Systems Center. The contract, which carries a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing structure with no set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by May 31, 2027, and will be performed in Marietta, Georgia. This delivery order supports combined...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Jump Aero Inc., a small business startup, for the development of an unmanned aircraft capability for instrument landing system calibration. The $147,414.00 contract is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award, indicating it is part of the STTR program. Through this contract, Jump Aero Inc. is providing research, development, and production of unmanned...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,964 firm fixed price contract to Lift Aircraft Inc. Lift Aircraft Division under a Small Business Technology Transfer Research Phase II solicitation. The contract supports Furtherance of Modular Payload Use Case for Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Platform through Electromagnetic Adherence and Computer Vision research from May 26, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The place of performance is Austin, Texas. The...
<p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,845 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Seaflight Technologies Inc., a small business manufacturer, for the development of an aerodynamic circulation control system for ultra-short takeoff and landing applications under the SBIR Phase I program. The contract has a completion date of August 19, 2024. This SBIR award is intended to support the research and development of innovative technologies within AFRL's portfolio.</p>
The U.S. Air Force awarded an Other Transaction Agreement valued at $2.21 billion to Joby Aero Inc. on March 3, 2022, for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) flight test research and development, prototype simulators, and digital engineering/digital twin research and development. The contract is scheduled for completion by December 30, 2025, with primary work performed in Santa Cruz, California. This award represents a significant investment in advanced aviation technology development,...
Elroy Air, Inc., a South San Francisco-based developer of autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, was awarded an Other Transaction Agreement by the Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Service on November 30, 2020, with a ceiling value of $23.78 million. The contract is focused on vertical takeoff and landing flight test research and development, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025. This award was not set aside for small business, and the work...
The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $3,000,000.00 other transaction agreement (OTA) contract to Textron Aviation Defense LLC for the Light Attack Experimentation (LAE) Phase II effort. This OTA contract does not have a set-aside designation. Textron Aviation Defense LLC is a division of Textron Inc., a major manufacturer of military and commercial aircraft. The company has received numerous prior contract awards from the Department of the Air Force...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a definitive contract valued at $2,449,965 to Lift Aircraft Inc. Lift Aircraft Division. The firm fixed price contract is for research related to furthering the domestic electric vertical take-off and landing industry and technology progress under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II initiative. The work will be performed in Austin, Texas over a three year period concluding in June 2023. The award has...
The Naval Air Systems Command awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for the Aerial Logistics Connector Prototype with a ceiling value of $7,055,722 on November 11, 2024. The OTA, which sits outside the Federal Acquisition Regulation, is managed through Consortium Management Group, Inc., the primary consortia member. Performance is located in Stratford, Connecticut. The ultimate completion date is February 28, 2026. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is a subsidiary...