Windlift Inc.
Durham, NC
- UEI
- MY6KUXGLF1F4
- CAGE
- 5G8P6
- Primary NAICS
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2445 S Alston Ave, Durham, NC 27713, USA
- Website
- windlift.com
- Founded
- 2006
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Construction & Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $500 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $0 |
| FY2023 | $11,386,281 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floating platform for cost-effective airborne wind energy offshore | Office of Science | $199,879 |
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About the company
Windlift Inc., doing business as Windlift LLC, designs and manufactures airborne power generation systems and related software for the Department of Defense and Department of Energy as a prime contractor, competing full-and-open with no set-aside designations. The company is a for-profit North Carolina–based manufacturer of goods specializing in airborne wind energy technology, with all twelve recent federal awards structured as prime positions and no subcontract footprint.
Windlift's customer base concentrates heavily on naval and defense research programs. The Office of Naval Research dominates the portfolio by potential value, holding three awards worth $51.4 million combined (94% of total potential value), including a $30 million single-award SBIR indefinite delivery contract running through September 2028 and an $11.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for development of an unmanned aerial vehicle prototype capable of generating electricity from high-altitude wind resources, with work performed in Durham, North Carolina and completion by September 2025. The U.S. Marine Corps accounts for four awards worth $2 million combined potential value. The Department of the Army awarded a $199,920 total small business set-aside SBIR Phase I contract in 2021 for the Airborne Power Generator system. The Missile Defense Agency placed two awards (one valued at $500) under its newly established Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award indefinite delivery contract, which carries a multi-billion-dollar ceiling and runs through December 2035. The Department of Energy funded a $199,879 project grant in 2023 through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a floating offshore platform for the Airborne Power Generator system, with performance from July 2023 to April 2024.
Windlift's award activity shows episodic engagement concentrated in defense R&D and energy research. The vendor received one award in 2021, one in 2023, and two in 2025, with combined obligated dollars of $20.9 million against $54.5 million in combined potential value (38% obligation rate). All twelve awards fall under R&D NAICS categories, predominately research and development in physical, engineering, and life sciences. Windlift has maintained a continuous relationship with ONR through SBIR awards dating to at least 2023 and has prior collaboration with Army Futures Command and Department of Energy funding, positioning the vendor as a specialized technology developer in naval airborne power generation rather than a broad-market defense contractor.
SBA capabilities narrative
Windlift perform research and development in mobile wind energy system for the US Department of Defense
Quick answers
Is Windlift Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Windlift Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through December 18, 2026.
Which contract vehicles does Windlift Inc. hold?
Windlift Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: SHIELD.
How much has Windlift Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $11,386,781 to Windlift Inc. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Windlift Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Windlift Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order (HQ085926FE592), from Missile Defense Agency, on December 29, 2025.
On GovTribe
See Windlift Inc.'s full federal record
- Federal contract awards
- IDV awards
- Contract vehicles
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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