BLUE CUBED LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: F2-19427 BLUE CUBED PHASE II SBIR - DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW SWAP SDA COMPATIBLE OPTICAL COMMU
BLUE CUBED LLC — 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 $1,799,830, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Communications/Networking. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Blue Cubed LLC received about $1.8 million from the Air Force for Phase II work to build and test a compact optical communications terminal. The terminal is designed to be low in size, weight, and power while meeting Space Development Agency standards for space use.
- Amount
- $1,799,830
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 334220 · RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
- Place of performance
- VA
- Period
- 2026-07-16 → 2027-12-19
Technology domains
Description
F2-19427 BLUE CUBED PHASE II SBIR - DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW SWAP SDA COMPATIBLE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL: PART II FABRICATION AND TEST. ALL WORK TO BE DONE IAW BOTH THE ATTACHED WORK PLAN STATEMENT OF WORK AND SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT OF WORK.