This is a $749,995 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Centeye Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The purpose of the contract is to implement a nano unmanned aerial system (UAS) capable of withstanding repeated high-velocity impacts with obstacles, using protective measures such as rotor guards or a protective shield/shell/cage. This award is part of the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II program, which...
This is a $1,496,229.00 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Centeye Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of miniature optical guidance and navigation systems under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for a SBIR Phase II effort focused on autonomous sensing and cargo delivery drone technologies, building on previous SBIR Phase I work. The contract has a total...
This is a federal contract award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Centeye Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II research and development effort. The contract has a total ceiling value of $1,799,567.00 and is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract. The contract is for the development of Centeye's autonomous sensing and cargo delivery drone technologies, which are intended for use in difficult...
This federal contract award from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to Centeye Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project titled "Autonomous Global Nano Aerial Terrestrial Sensing." The $166,022.27 firm-fixed-price contract is for research and development of Centeye's miniature/nano drone technology with visual sensing capabilities for autonomous or semi-autonomous operation in difficult...
Centeye Inc. has been awarded a $1,099,998.76 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for research under the Phase II Small Business Innovation Research program. The contract is for continued development of the Autonomous Marsupial Global Nano and Terrestrial Sensing (GNATS) technology, which involves miniature/nano drones with visual sensing capabilities for autonomous operation in difficult environments. Centeye Inc. will perform the work as a...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,199,762 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Compound Eye Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to develop a passive 3D sensor for autonomous aerial navigation. This contract is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort and has a final completion date of September 29, 2025. Compound Eye Inc. has previously received multiple SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts from various Department of...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,241,774 firm-fixed-price contract to Compound Eye Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for the development of dense monocular 3D sensing capabilities for autonomous aerial systems. This contract, awarded under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II program, is set to be completed by September 26, 2025. Compound Eye Inc. is a small disadvantaged business that specializes in advanced imaging and sensing technologies for...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Endectra LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of sensors for unmanned aerial vehicles. This contract is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program action, which is a set-aside for small businesses. Endectra has previously provided research and development services to the Air Force Research Laboratory,...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $149,993.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Senseics Corporation, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of "LOW C-SWAP EO/IR SENSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR ATTRITABLE PLATFORMS" and has a completion date of June 30, 2023. Senseics Corporation is a small business that specializes in advanced technology systems, including...
Endectra LLC was awarded a definitive contract valued at seven hundred fifty thousand dollars by the Air Force Research Laboratory to deliver a multifunctional integrated sensing cargo pocket unmanned aircraft system. The firm fixed price contract was awarded under the Small Business Technology Transfer program's Phase II initiative and has a total small business set aside designation. Research will be performed in Ann Arbor, Michigan over a twenty-five month period concluding in November...