HOW THE PROCESS WORKS: APEX has anonymized the information below due to the competitive nature of the solicitations and proposal environment. If you find an interest, please contact Michael Bianco using the input form below. Include the APEX assigned number or list of numbers to which you want to be introduced. The table columns designate whether the organization seeking a partner is a company or a university and the kind of organization sought for a partnership. The table also includes a technology description of what the advertising organization brings to the table (technology brought) and what the advertising organization seeks in a partner (technology sought) as well as the technical competencies of the desired partner. Once you respond with the APEX assigned number(s) you are interested in meeting, we will review the request with the researcher seeking a partner and get their approval to release additional information to both parties and connect the two of you to explore a collaboration. Once we connect parties, we leave it up to you to discuss if interests, objectives, and capabilities are aligned.
| APEX assigned number | Organization type | Type of partner being sought | Technology and/or capabilities brought into the proposal | Technology and/or capabilities sought in a partner or subcontractor | Areas of technical competence requested in a partner or subcontractor | What component or agency are you interested in? |
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| 81 | Small Business | Research Institute Partner (University, College, FFRDC, etc.) | World-class robotics expertise and state of the art open source robotics frameworks. We offer flexible research, development, and support to ensure your project's success. Specialized in Robotic arm path planning. 8 PhD's and 15+ masters graduates with robotic related skill sets. | Robotics research groups looking to test applied research in STTR related RFPs. | Autonomy, Robotics | Air Force, Space Force, Army, Navy, DoD Other (DARPA, DLA, USSOCOM, etc.), Non-DoD (Dept. of Energy, NASA, NSF, etc.) |
| 82 | Small Business | I am offering my expertise to those in need | We provide Space Infrastructure as a Service - meaning we integrate partner/customer space instruments and payloads on our satellites using modular capabilities, procure launch services, and provide secure, lifecycle on-orbit operations and mission downlink services. We are mission-agnostic, payload-agnostic, and offer mission-enhancing services in a shared-service model. You won't be second-fiddle to some primary payload, won't pay for costly modifications to the bus, and won't have to modify your payload to meet our interfaces. We can support single payloads, multiple payloads on one spacecraft, or multiple copies of one or more payloads on multiple spacecraft. | We are looking for any partners - government space agencies, commercial instrument developers, universities, nonprofits - who need to get their instruments or other payloads to space quickly and inexpensively. We can lower your cost-to-orbit, speed your time-to-orbit, and/or lower your cost hurdle for ROI by allowing you to avoid the significant capital expenses to put a dedicated satellite to orbit and operate it for several years. | Advanced Communications, Advanced Power/Batteries, AI/ML, Autonomy, Cyber Security, Data Analytics, Lasers, Networking and Network Infrastructure, Position/Navigation and Timing, Quantum Sciences, Robotics, Sense and Avoid, Software Development, Trusted Electronics, Space payloads needing a host satellite | Air Force, Space Force, Army, Navy, DoD Other (DARPA, DLA, USSOCOM, etc.), Non-DoD (Dept. of Energy, NASA, NSF, etc.) |
| 83 | Small Business | Small Business | More important than our technologies, is our relationships with Air Force stakeholders/customers to be potential Phase II Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signers and/or Phase I Letter of Support signers for candidate technologies with application in the training, international affairs, humanitarian aid & disaster relief (HA/DR), partner nation engagement, and/or command & control (C2) spaces. We are looking to bring our domain expertise and established Air Force customers to promising technology partners. | We are looking to partner with promising technologies with application in the training, international affairs, humanitarian aid & disaster relief (HA/DR), partner nation engagement, and/or command & control (C2) spaces. | AI/ML, Big Data, Cyber Security, Data Analytics, Human Performance, Networking and Network Infrastructure, Other, Robotics, Software Development, UAS, Aircraft, Aero design | Air Force, Navy |
| 84 | Research Institute | Small Business | We specialize in space robotics focusing on contact dynamics, system dynamics, and GNC areas. We have developed the six state-of-the-art technologies for space robotic systems as follows: (1) contact dynamics modeling and simulation of complex robotic operations such as docking, capturing and ORU replacing; (2) simultaneous measurement of contact-dynamics model parameters (contact stiffness, damping, and friction) from ground-based hardware tests; (3) AI enhanced sensing or experimental data processing; (4) decentralized control for a distributed multi-spacecraft/robot team to achieve a team goal with physical and safety constraints; (5) optimal control of a robotic arm for safe and minimum-disturbance capture in orbit; (6) Reinforcement learning based adaptive control of robotic operation without the need of path planning. We have completed the theoretical development of these new methods and published the results in high-impact journals and conferences. Now we are seeking opportunities to raise TRL level of these methods by conducting lab-based experimental testing either at university or industry. We also seek opportunities to transit the technologies into space systems for possible flight testing and integrated into commercial space products. | We are looking for industrial partners who are experienced with developing spacecraft and/or robotic systems or solutions (hardware or software) and need any one of the above-mentioned six key technology areas to enable or enhance their products or future services. We already have our own lab facilities (e.g., planar and spherical air-bearing test rigs, indoor GPS, robotic arms and vehicles, etc.) but we are seeking industrial design/test/flight expertise to strengthen our experimental research and technology transition. | Advanced Communications, Autonomy, Flight Control, Metabolomics, Position/Navigation and Timing, Sense and Avoid, Software Development, UAS, Aircraft, Aero design | Air Force, Space Force, Army, Navy, DoD Other (DARPA, DLA, USSOCOM, etc.), Non-DoD (Dept. of Energy, NASA, NSF, etc.), Ohio Federal Research Network (only applicable for organizations located in Ohio) |
| 85 | Research Institute | Small Business | We have expertise in space-robotics, astrodynamics, mega-constellation design, spacecraft control and estimation. | We hope to partner with a partner with roots in autonomy and space-robotics control (ML or traditional) | AI/ML, Autonomy, Control Systems, Machine Design, Position/Navigation and Timing, Robotics, Sense and Avoid | Air Force, Space Force, DoD Other (DARPA, DLA, USSOCOM, etc.) |
| 86 | Small Business | Both small business and/or research institute | Our expertise revolves around battery technology, power management, and smart batteries. We also focus on UAS design, autonomous flight, and C2 over 4G LTE networks. | We are looking for partners needing battery and power management needs. We are also looking for partners that need custom UAS needs that revolve around command and control, rapid prototype, and design. | Advanced Communications, Advanced Fuels, Advanced Materials, Advanced Power/Batteries, AI/ML, Autonomy, Aviation Power Systems, Control Systems, Energy Storage, Flight Control, Machine Design, Networking and Network Infrastructure, Power Generation, Power management, Sense and Avoid, Software Development, Trusted Electronics, UAS, Aircraft, Aero design, Option Vehicle Design | Air Force, Space Force, Army, Navy, DoD Other (DARPA, DLA, USSOCOM, etc.), Non-DoD (Dept. of Energy, NASA, NSF, etc.) |
| 87 | Small Business | I am offering my expertise to those in need | We deliver software systems to help our customers solve problems that defy traditional approaches. We specialize in artificial intelligence & machine learning products and solutions for, Education & Training; Planning & Scheduling; Decision Support; Knowledge Management & Discovery; and Autonomous Systems. We have many Air Force Success Stories including many Space Applications ranging from Operations Scheduling, to Space Domain Awareness, to Command & Control to Operations Training. We also have developed the most capable intelligent scheduling solution used by Boeing, NASA, the Air Force, and many others to solve many of the world’s most complex scheduling challenges. | Seeking domain experts in areas of interest for SBIR/STTR opportunities in order to build synergistic solutions leveraging the domain expertise and our AI / ML expertise and experience. | Advanced Communications, Advanced Fuels, Advanced Materials, Advanced Power/Batteries, Advanced/Additive Manufacturing, Aviation Power Systems, Big Data, Bio Sensors, Biotechnology, Chem/Bio Defense, Control Systems, Cyber Security, Data Analytics, Directed Energy, Energy Storage, Flight Control, Human Performance, Hypersonics, Lasers, Machine Design, Medical Instrumentation, Metabolomics, Microelectronic design, Molecular Biology, Networking and Network Infrastructure, Neuroscience, Night Vision, Other, Photonics, Position/Navigation and Timing, Power Generation, Power management, Proteomics, Quantum Sciences, Robotics, Sense and Avoid, Trusted Electronics, UAS, Aircraft, Aero design, Option Vehicle Design | Air Force, Space Force, Army, Navy, DoD Other (DARPA, DLA, USSOCOM, etc.), Non-DoD (Dept. of Energy, NASA, NSF, etc.) |
| 88 | Small Business | Research Institute Partner (University, College, FFRDC, etc.) | We design and build pico satellites for EO, IoT, and resource management fields. | We are looking to expand our ability to communicate with our satellites as they are becoming very data intensive. | Advanced Communications, Machine Design, Software Development | Air Force, Space Force, DoD Other (DARPA, DLA, USSOCOM, etc.) |
| 89 | Small Business | Both small business and/or research institute | We have developed and patented a vision system suitable for landing an autonomous flying drone on a heaving/rolling ship or docking an autonomous space vehicle with an orbital target. This system can determine the 3D position and attitude of a target relative to the observing system at high bandwidth (100 Hz or more). The system does not use image analysis and the computing demands are low enough to support onboard computation. We have operational optical detectors suitable for this application. | This vision system is a front-end to a drone navigation control system. We are looking for a partner to help us develop the software and build a proof-of-concept system that is ready to integrate into an autonomous vehicle. A company that is currently developing an autonomous vehicle for the Navy or Space Force and needs to add an ability to handle a moving or rotating landing location would be an ideal partner. | Autonomy, Software Development, UAS, Aircraft, Aero design | Space Force, Navy, DoD Other (DARPA, DLA, USSOCOM, etc.), Non-DoD (Dept. of Energy, NASA, NSF, etc.) |
| 90 | Research Institute | I am offering my expertise to those in need | With the inhouse expertise of a former DDTC licensing analyst, managing TAAs, MLAs, and DSP-5 licenses, along with a former senior researcher and program manager in the U.S. Air Force SBIR/STTR program office, we are experienced not only in the intricacies of government awards but SBIR/STTR, Aerospace & Defense, and ITAR compliance. | Small-to-medium enterprises in the area of aerospace and defense. | Cyber Security | Air Force, Army, Navy, DoD Other (DARPA, DLA, USSOCOM, etc.), Non-DoD (Dept. of Energy, NASA, NSF, etc.) |
Let us know the APEX Assigned Number(s) of the organizations with which you would be interested in meeting. We will review the request with the researcher seeking a partner and get their approval to release additional information to both parties and connect the two of you to explore a collaboration. Once we connect parties, we leave it up to you to discuss if interests, objectives, and capabilities are aligned.