HIGHER GROUND LLC — Department of the Interior SBIR Phase III: USSOCOM KEELHAUL SBIR PHASE III

HIGHER GROUND LLC — SBIR Phase III award from Department of the Interior.

Phase III transition / production-path signal

  • Phase III work is typically non-SBIR set-aside follow-on. Seeing HIGHER GROUND LLC at Phase III is a strong transition indicator in this domain.
  • Competitors studying dual-use scale-up should treat Phase III firms as graduation benchmarks, not just Phase I/II volume leaders.
  • At $2,977,262, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
  • Tagged technology areas: Maritime & Undersea. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.

Informational capture context from public federal data — not legal or bid advice.

Summary

Higher Ground LLC received a $2.5 million SBIR Phase III award via the Department of the Interior to support USSOCOM's KEELHAUL effort. This funding helps transition earlier research into operational capabilities for special operations needs.

Amount
$2,977,262
Agency
Department of the Interior · Departmental Offices
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase III
NAICS
517410 · SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Place of performance
CA
Period
2024-05-22 → 2027-07-30

Technology domains

Maritime & Undersea

Description

USSOCOM KEELHAUL SBIR PHASE III

View on USASpending.gov ↗