ZONE 5 TECHNOLOGIES, LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase III: RUSTY DAGGER NOTE: PSC CODE WAS CHANGED FROM AC15 TO AC33 IN P00003 AND DUE TO SYSTEM LIMI
ZONE 5 TECHNOLOGIES, LLC — 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 ZONE 5 TECHNOLOGIES, 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 $7,500,000, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Other. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Zone 5 Technologies, LLC received a $7.5 million SBIR Phase III award from the Department of the Air Force. The contract funds the Rusty Dagger project to advance prior small business research into operational defense capabilities.
- Amount
- $7,500,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- OH
- Period
- 2026-06-18 → 2027-09-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE III RUSTY DAGGER NOTE: PSC CODE WAS CHANGED FROM AC15 TO AC33 IN P00003 AND DUE TO SYSTEM LIMITATIONS, THE BASE AWARD WAS EDITED TO CORRECT THE FIELD.