Contract 80NSSC18C0009

Contract details

PIID

80NSSC18C0009

Award type

Definitive Contract

Pricing

Firm Fixed Price

Set-aside

Small Business Set Aside - Total

Competition

Full And Open Competition After Exclusion Of Sources

NAICS

541715 · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology)

Product / service

Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Basic Research

Place of performance

Palo Alto, CA

First action

July 16, 2024

Latest action

July 23, 2024

Description

IN ANTICIPATION OF THE INCREASED USE OF SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (SUAVS) IN LOW ALTITUDE AIRSPACE (E.G., CLASS E AND G AIRSPACE) AND THE PRESIDENT S INCREASED EMPHASIS ON IMPROVED BORDER SECURITY, NASA S UNMANNED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (UTM) PROJECT IS EMBARKING ON AN EFFORT TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLES THAT A SUAS CAN HAVE ON IMPROVING BORDER PATROL AND OVERAGE IN LOW ALTITUDE AIRSPACE VIA LOW-COST, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY EXTENDS OUR PHASE 1 WORK IN NASA SBIR CONTRACT #NNX16CA49P. UNDER THIS PHASE 3 SBIR ACTIVITY, A NEW CONCEPT CALLED AN UNMANNED RELAY VEHICLE [URV] IS BEING PROPOSED. THE URV IS A LONG-ENDURANCE, SUAV THAT RELAYS NEAR-REALTIME INFORMATION TO THE INTERNET VIA GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES. ONE MIGHT THINK OF THIS RELAY LIKE A WI-FI ACCESS POINT BUT WITH THE ACCESS POINT AT 400 FEET IN ALTITUDE. THUS, PROVIDING A LOT MORE COVERAGE. SEE FIGURE 1. THIS URV, NOW CALLED SKYPATROL , ENABLES AN EXTENSIVE, PRIVATE, COMMUNICATIONS ZONE ALONG THE ENTIRE BORDER IN WHICH: IMAGES CAN BE CAPTURED AND REPORTED IN NEAR-REAL-TIME DIRECTLY TO THE INTERNET URVS CAN BE RE-DIRECTED IN FLIGHT GROUND SENSORS (E.G. CAMERAS, TRIP SENSORS...) CAN BE RELAYED FROM ANYWHERE BORDER AGENTS CAN TEXT AND SEND VOICEMAIL OPERATIONS COSTS ARE QUITE NOMINAL THIS PHASE III PROPOSAL WILL RESULT IN INCREASED COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY FIRST DEVELOPED IN THE PHASE I SBIR. THE PROJECT WILL SHOW THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE NEW UAV AVIONICS AND WILL DEMONSTRATE ITS UTILITY FIRST IN A GOVERNMENT SECURITY APPLICATION. THEREAFTER, THIS SAME TECHNOLOGY CAN ENABLE MEANINGFUL COMMERCIAL ADVANCES IN IOT [INTERNET OF THINGS]

Modification timeline

• July 23, 2024
  Mod P00016 · Other Administrative Action
  $3.30M
• July 16, 2024
  Mod P00015 · Other Administrative Action
  $3.30M

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