ZONE 5 TECHNOLOGIES, LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF171-125

ZONE 5 TECHNOLOGIES, LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Phase I SBIR feasibility signal

  • Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
  • Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
  • Obligated amount $149,252. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
  • Topic code AF171-125 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.

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

Amount
$149,252
Agency
Department of Defense · Air Force
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
AF171-125
Solicitation
2017.1
NAICS
—
Place of performance
CA
Period
2017-08-25 → 2018-05-25

Description

Zone 5 Technologies has assessed the current capabilities of long endurance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), using aerial refueling could extend the time aloft up to 30 days. Air to Air refueling of modern Group 4 aircraft enables that system to remain al