The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract to Archer Aviation Inc. with a potential value of $110 million. The contract is for research and development services under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase III for Archer Midnight SBIR Phase III. A firm fixed price delivery order for $1.29 million was also awarded, to be performed in San Jose, California from July 2023 through July 2024. Under this task order, Archer Aviation will provide research and development on technologies enabling autonomous aerial and ground vehicles to avoid terrain in low-light or nighttime conditions without visual sensors.
No set-asides were applied to the contract or initial order. As the Materiel Command Research Laboratory's mission involves developing advanced capabilities for the Air Force, this contract aims to further the agency's goals of autonomous navigation in degraded visual environments through procuring R&D services from Archer Aviation. The indefinite delivery contract structure provides flexibility to issue additional task orders over five years as related technology programs progress.
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