Purchase Order FA873024PB005
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- This is a $3,103,153.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Joby Aero Inc., a small business, for remote trials and testing of large cargo aircraft, including detect and avoid capabilities. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. Joby Aero Inc. is a venture-backed startup specializing in the development of quiet, all-electric aircraft for transportation, and has secured significant contracts with...
- This is a $525,156.00 firm-fixed-price delivery order under the Air Force Research Laboratory's SYSTEM FOR ADVANCED AVOIDANCE DEVELOPMENT contract, awarded to Joby Aero Inc., a venture-backed startup that specializes in the development of quiet, all-electric aircraft for transportation. The contract has a period of performance through December 9, 2024 and is not set-aside. Joby Aero Inc. has been awarded numerous federal contracts, including a $13.8 million firm-fixed-price purchase order for an...
- 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,...
- This is a $229,363 firm-fixed-price delivery order awarded to Joby Aero Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The award is for reporting and analysis related to autonomous cargo operations as part of AFRL's SBIR Program Phase III. Joby Aero Inc. is a venture-backed startup focused on developing advanced electric aircraft and autonomous flight capabilities. This delivery order is one of multiple awards the company has received from AFRL under...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Joby Aero Inc. an Other Transaction Agreement valued at $16.98M on July 31, 2025, for Small Business Innovation Research Phase III superpilot development and prototyping. The contract, which extends through May 20, 2026, supports continued advancement of Joby Aero's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft technologies. Work will be performed in Santa Cruz, California. This award was not designated with a set-aside and represents a...
- 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...
- This is a $900,870.00 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged, veteran-owned business. The contract is for Sabrewing's SBIR Phase II development of the RG-A Rhaegal, a heavy lift, high speed, long distance, commercial unmanned air cargo electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, adapted for Air Force and Department of Defense missions. The contract...
- This is a $1,700,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Ampaire, Inc., a small business based in Long Beach, California. The contract is for the development of lift and cruise electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) technologies as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2B program. The contract has a completion date of December 20, 2023 and was awarded on December 31, 2021. The contract is set aside for small...
- This is a $1,900,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Flightwave Aerospace Systems Corporation, a small business contractor, for the delivery of FLIGHTWAVE EDGE-130 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The contract is for a STTR Phase II research and development effort, with a performance period through April 14, 2026. This award was made under a total small business set-aside. Flightwave Aerospace has a...
- <p>The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Electronic Systems Center awarded a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Matter Labs Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the JETPACK SPEEDER EVTOL under the SBIR Program Phase II Action. The contract has a potential value of $1,259,385.26 and a completion date of August 4, 2023. The contract is set aside for small businesses and the place of performance is Camarillo, CA.</p>
This is a $13,800,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to Joby Aero Inc., a venture-backed startup in Santa Cruz, California. The contract is for the development and demonstration of an oblique flying wing prototype under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. The work will be performed in Santa Cruz, California, and the period of performance is through August 1, 2025. This contract was set aside for total small business participation. Joby Aero Inc. is a for-profit, Subchapter S Corporation that specializes in advanced electric aircraft technologies, particularly electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company has a history of receiving federal contract and grant awards, including multiple SBIR Phase II and Phase III contracts from defense agencies like the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. These contracts have focused on areas such as autonomous flight capabilities, cargo development, and advanced avoidance systems.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/16/25 | |
| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/12/25 | |
| P00002 | Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) | $0 | 10/1/24 | |
| P00001 | Exercise an Option | $6.5m | 6/6/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $7.3m | 2/23/24 |