STARFISH SPACE INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase III: STARFISH SPACE, INC. OTTER SBIR PHASE III WITH THE APFIT PROGRAM
STARFISH SPACE INC. — SBIR Phase III award from Department of Defense.
Phase III transition / production-path signal
- Phase III work is typically non-SBIR set-aside follow-on. Seeing STARFISH SPACE INC. 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 $48,500,000, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Starfish Space Inc. received a $48.5 million SBIR Phase III award from the Department of the Air Force. This contract funds the OTTER project under the APFIT program to advance space technologies.
- Amount
- $48,500,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 481212 · NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION
- Place of performance
- WA
- Period
- 2026-01-30 → 2034-06-30
Technology domains
Description
STARFISH SPACE, INC. OTTER SBIR PHASE III WITH THE APFIT PROGRAM