Drone Amplified Inc.

Drone Amplified Inc., doing business as Drone Amplified, a Lincoln, Nebraska-based for-profit manufacturer, operates as a prime contractor on full-and-open competitive basis, delivering specialized unmanned aerial systems (UAS) platforms, aerial ignition systems, custom sensor payloads, and integration services to federal civilian agencies focused on wildfire management and environmental monitoring. The company holds no SBA certifications and competes without set-asides across most of its federal footprint, though a single Small Business set-aside award (SBIR Phase I, $240,000, Office of Naval Research, November 2024) and one Total Small Business BPA call ($68,906.78, Department of Interior, June 2023) appear in recent activity.

Drone Amplified's customer base concentrates heavily in natural-resource and fire-management agencies. The top two customers by both award count and dollar value account for over 85% of the award portfolio: the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center (53 awards, $53.4 million combined potential value) and the Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Office of Policy Management and Budget (51 awards, $16.9 million combined potential value). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (4 awards, $7.7 million) and the Office of Naval Research (2 awards, $2.2 million) round out the active set. Within the top two customers, the concentration is stark—the two agencies collectively account for more than 100 awards out of 124 total in the source, representing roughly 70.3 million dollars of the $80.8 million combined potential value across the entire award footprint.

Drone Amplified's vehicle position anchors to four primary BPAs. The Department of Interior's $10 million single-award BPA (140D0423A0050, awarded May 19, 2023, through May 18, 2028) has generated 45 task orders totaling $5.7 million in combined potential value, with recent calls ranging from $5,200 to $496,573.76 for ALTA X and WATTS PRISM drone platforms, IGNIS aerial ignition systems, and integration services. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service's $7.25 million single-award BPA (12024B20A0002, awarded May 4, 2022, through May 3, 2027) carries 21 task orders worth $3.1 million combined potential value for IGNIS integration equipment and services. A second Forest Service vehicle (1202SA22T9601, awarded September 23, 2022, through May 3, 2027) generated 21 task orders valued at $5.4 million. Additionally, Drone Amplified recently received a $25 million single-award indefinite delivery contract from the National Interagency Fire Center (awarded July 15, 2026, through July 14, 2031) for IGNIS aerial ignition systems, ALTA X and WATTS PRISM platforms, and thermal imaging sensor payloads—a significant expansion of its fire-management vehicle portfolio. The company also holds a $7.5 million multiple-award IDC with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2028) and a $480,000 Department of Interior BPA for WATTS PRISM LITE UAS (awarded October 26, 2023, canceled April 10, 2025).

Representative recent prime awards include a $1,539,442.76 delivery order from the National Interagency Fire Center (August 17, 2026) for one IGNIS III Mini unmanned aerial system with Lynx camera; a $22,875 purchase order from the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (August 10, 2026, Total Small Business set-aside) for a multi-spectral sensor plus integration with a Freefly Astro drone for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; a $33,310 purchase order from the U.S. Geological Survey (August 1, 2026) for design, fabrication, and delivery of pilot-controlled drop-release mechanisms compatible with Freefly Systems Alta-X UAVs; and a $1,999,994 SBIR Phase II definitive contract from the Office of Naval Research (June 15, 2026, cost-plus-fixed-fee, through June 28, 2030) for drone technology development. Year-over-year activity has grown significantly—from 14 awards in 2022 to 34 in 2024—with 18 awards (combined potential value $3.7 million) scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months, creating moderate recompete exposure.

Drone Amplified subcontracts to Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. on small task orders for drone equipment bundles (three sub-awards totaling approximately $15,000 in combined value, 2024). The company also appears as a sub-recipient on a NASA-funded grant administered by San Jose State University Research Foundation (Human Systems Integration collaborative research, March 7, 2024). The subcontract and sub-award footprint represents only 3% of recent activity by award count; Drone Amplified operates predominantly as a prime contractor.

The company's capability portfolio centers on the IGNIS aerial ignition system (a proprietary drone-mounted payload for prescribed burns and wildfire suppression), the ALTA X and WATTS PRISM unmanned aerial platforms (Freefly-based custom integrations), thermal imaging and multi-spectral sensor payloads, integration and testing services, and spare parts support. NAICS concentration reflects the manufacturer posture: 82 awards under "Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing" (336413/336419), 23 under "Support Activities for Forestry" (115310), and 4 under "Aircraft Manufacturing" (336411). PSC coding aligns with "Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components" (1680) across 74 awards and "Unmanned Aircraft" (1651) across 27 awards. The company has also received federal research funding—a $2,025,871 Small Business Innovation Research Phase II cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (referenced in multiple award summaries) for intelligent drone ignition development—demonstrating sustained federal investment in its core innovation capabilities beyond production contracts.