BLACK RIVER SYSTEMS COMPANY, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: ENERGY SAVING COLLABORATIVE AUTONOMY FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT (ESCAPE)
BLACK RIVER SYSTEMS COMPANY, INC. — 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.
- At $1,798,925, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Autonomy & Robotics, Power & Energy, Artificial Intelligence/ML. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Black River Systems Company won about $1.8 million from the Air Force for Phase II SBIR work on the ESCAPE project. The effort focuses on developing collaborative autonomy methods that reduce energy use while boosting system performance.
- Amount
- $1,798,925
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- NY
- Period
- 2025-06-17 → 2027-09-17
Technology domains
Autonomy & Robotics Power & Energy Artificial Intelligence/ML
Description
SBIR PHASE II, ENERGY SAVING COLLABORATIVE AUTONOMY FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT (ESCAPE)