Training Grant 80NSSC21K1245
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- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I action contract worth $125,000.00 to Bloomfield Robotics Inc., a for-profit organization. The contract is for the development of visual artificial intelligence (AI) for controlled environment agriculture. This definitive, firm fixed-price contract was awarded on May 19, 2021, with a completion date of June 19, 2022. Bloomfield Robotics has previously...
- This is a $124,955 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geovisual Technologies Inc., a small business artificial intelligence company specializing in agriculture. The contract was awarded under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program as a total small business set aside. The contract is for multi-resolution deep learning research for land use applications. Geovisual Technologies Inc. has...
- This is a Small Business Set Aside contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Freight Farms, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of self-sustaining plant life support systems to assist with NASA's goals of exploring deep space through manned missions. The contract, valued at $124,951.00, is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research project that will build upon Freight Farms' existing Leafy Green Machine product, a...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $499,257.00 grant to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. (doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms), a for-profit subchapter S corporation, for the "PLANETVAC-XOMBIE2: HONEYBEE PLANETVAC ON THE MASTEN LUNAR LANDER" project. This grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for research and development related to space exploration, including the design of drilling systems and probes for subsurface exploration...
- This is a $149,616.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Geovisual Technologies Inc., a small business focused on agricultural AI and remote sensing. The contract is for research and development services related to applying deep learning techniques to analyze Earth observation data and map land use and land cover changes. This work supports NASA's SBIR program, which provides funding for small...
- Honeybee Robotics LLC, a Longmont, Colorado-based subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., received a $566,431 research grant from NASA's Shared Services Center (Award No. 23-PICASSO23-0013) on May 3, 2024, to develop the Multispectral Organic Detection and Near-Infrared Exobiology Tool (MONDIET). The award is not set-aside and carries an ultimate completion date of May 2, 2027. This grant supports Honeybee Robotics' ongoing participation in NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and...
- Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Inc., a non-profit organization, was awarded a $749,220.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop the Growing Beyond Earth (GBE) Innovation Studio. This is a STEM education makerspace project designed to address NASA's research interests in food production for space exploration. The project leverages Fairchild's existing partnership with NASA's Kennedy Space Center and builds upon a previous NASA-funded project. Key...
- This is a $597,794 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. for research on near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) and their potential for commercialization in cislunar space. The award has a completion date of February 1, 2026. Honeybee Robotics is a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, which has a history of providing specialized ordnance products, engineering services, and advanced robotic systems to various U.S. government agencies...
- NASA's Shared Services Center has awarded an $850,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Geovisual Technologies Inc., a small business specializing in artificial intelligence and remote sensing applications for agriculture. The contract, awarded September 17, 2024, with a completion date of May 31, 2026, is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under the SBIR program. The project, titled "Decision Support for Water Management in the Specialty Crop...
- This $150,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd., doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms, a for-profit subchapter S corporation. The contract is part of NASA's Earth Science Technology Office/Advanced Component Technology major program and will support the Assemblers Project, which aims to transform in-space assembly efforts by applying the latest...
Bloomfield Robotics Inc., a for-profit corporate entity, was awarded a $21,501 training grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to develop visual artificial intelligence (AI) for controlled environment agriculture. The contract supports NASA's efforts to analyze new plant varieties through advanced robotic technology and machine learning. Work will be conducted in Carson, Pennsylvania and is scheduled to be completed by November 30, 2023. Previously, Bloomfield Robotics received a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contract from NASA to advance similar visual AI capabilities for agricultural applications. The company has also served as a subcontractor to Clemson University on federal grants analyzing plant breeds.
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| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 11/30/23 | |
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