BAKER ENGINEERING, LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: OSD13-PR5
BAKER ENGINEERING, LLC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $749,978 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code OSD13-PR5 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $749,978
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- OSD13-PR5
- Solicitation
- 13.3
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MI
- Period
- 2019-11-18 → 2021-11-18
Description
Baker Engineering LLC. (BE) has been developing small lightweight turbochargers to help address the fact that small UAS engines currently suffer from low durability, poor efficiency, and non-heavy fuel operations. Specifically, BE’s efforts focus on turbochargers for the class 2 and 3 UAS engines. The advanced turbochargers enhance the durability, efficiency, and overall operations of small UAS engines. In this SBIR sequential Phase II program, BE will expand turbocharger development work performed on earlier contracts (topics OSD13-PR5 and AF181-028) by maturing from test cell operations to UAS flight testing. Three turbocharged engine prototypes will be developed in total, two integrated into the TigerShark and one into the ScanEagle airframes. Engines selected for demonstration include BE’s Heavy Fuel Rotary Engine, the AIE 225CS Rotary Engine, and BE’s advanced 3W-28i engine. Flight testing will demonstrate use of the lightweight turbocharger technology for flightworthiness, durability, and increased power at altitude. This effort will elevate the lightweight turbocharger and advanced 3W-28i engine, pending AF181-028 award, to a TRL 7.