Purchase Order HY023325PE014
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- Tycho Ai Inc., a small business based in Roxbury, Massachusetts, was awarded a $1.0 million firm fixed-price contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory on June 27, 2024, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II action. The contract, set aside for total small business participation, focuses on developing high-precision, low-size weight and power robust autonomy and navigation technologies intended for aerospace and defense applications. The work is scheduled for...
- Tycho Ai Inc., a Boston-based small business specializing in autonomous navigation and perception technologies for defense applications, has been awarded a $228,817 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Department of the Army. The contract, awarded on July 21, 2025, focuses on Topic A254-014: Cognitive Terrain Flight Assistance, with an ultimate completion date of January 21, 2026. This total small business set-aside award is structured as a definitive contract with...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, a defense agency, to Tycho AI Inc., a small business contractor, under the Strategic Capabilities Office Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of fast and agile perception-enabled precision navigation and autonomy solutions. The award is valued at $149,569.00 and has a period of performance through January 27, 2025. This contract was set...
- <p>This is a $150,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the Aeronautical Systems Center, a Defense agency, to Tycho Ai Inc., a for-profit organization, under the SBIR Program Phase III. The contract is for the "VISUAL AUTONOMY NAVIGATION FOR GPS-UNRELIABLE AIRCRAFT WITH RESILIENT DEXTERITY (VANGUARD)" effort, with a period of performance ending on July 25, 2025. This contract was not set aside for any specific business type.</p>
- The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) awarded Autonodyne LLC, a Boston-based small disadvantaged business, a $1.5M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for FY24 Topic OSD234-P002, focused on adaptive weapons-to-targets optimization for counter-unmanned aircraft systems (counter-UAS) applications. This total small business set-aside contract, awarded on August 28, 2025, represents a firm fixed-price purchase order with performance based in Boston, Massachusetts,...
- The U.S. Air Force awarded a $17.5 million delivery order on May 1, 2025, to Autonodyne LLC, a Boston-based small disadvantaged business, for software vehicle control integration and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. This Firm Fixed Price contract, which has no set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by December 11, 2025, with performance taking place in Boston, Massachusetts. Autonodyne specializes in autonomous software development...
- The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Umapav Corp's Pixelement Division on August 28, 2025, for the development of generative artificial intelligence capabilities supporting tactical three-dimensional Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations. This $149,906 firm fixed-price contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, represents an initial Phase I investment in innovative defense...
- Autonomous Defense Technologies Corp., a small business specializing in autonomous systems and unmanned platforms, has been awarded a $1.25M firm fixed-price Purchase Order under the Air Force Research Laboratory's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, is focused on developing an Autonomous Collaborative Platform for low-cost, high-volume manufacturing. Work will be performed in Oxnard, California, with a...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $179,994 firm-fixed price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Interactive Aptitude LLC, a small business based in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The "AUTONOMOUS SPACE TRAINING FOR ROBUST OPERATIONS AND EDGE-DRIVEN GROWTH IN EXPERIMENTATION (ASTROEDGE)" contract aims to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms with diverse, high-quality space situational awareness data. The...
- This is a $1,250,000.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Skyline NAV Ai Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and Asian-Pacific American-owned small business. The contract is for the development of a computer vision-aided navigation system to enable aircraft take-off, landing, and flight operations in Global Positioning System (GPS)-denied environments. This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program award,...
The Office of the Secretary of Defense has awarded a $2 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Tycho AI Inc., a Boston-based autonomous systems firm, under Topic OSD234-P002 for "Next-Generation UAV Autonomy: Fusing Vision, AI, and Inertial Sensing for Unprecedented Precision and Agility." The contract, awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 1, 2026, is set aside for small businesses and structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order. Work will be performed at the company's facility in Roxbury, Massachusetts. This Phase II award represents the next stage of development for Tycho AI's advanced autonomous navigation and perception technologies, building on successful Phase I research to mature precision guidance and autonomous control systems for defense applications. Tycho AI Inc. specializes in developing autonomous systems capable of operating in GPS-denied or GPS-unreliable environments, a critical capability for military aircraft and unmanned vehicles operating in contested domains. The company has established a track record with the Department of Defense through multiple SBIR engagements across different agencies, including prior contracts addressing resilient navigation, perception-enabled precision positioning, and robust autonomy for small platforms. This current award supports the integration of vision systems, artificial intelligence algorithms, and inertial measurement technologies to achieve enhanced autonomous flight performance, positioning the company's innovations to address evolving defense requirements for next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles with reduced dependence on traditional satellite-based navigation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $2.0m | 7/7/25 |