Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Services
NOAA is soliciting a federal contract for uncrewed aircraft systems services, with award limited to small businesses.
RESTRICTED TO: SMALL BUSINESS SBIR STTR
⚑ Federal contract solicitation, not a grant. · Small Business Set-Aside - Total. · Universities cannot lead as prime under the stated small-business restriction.
This is primarily a service-delivery/procurement-style opportunity for UAS operations, not a social-behavioral research program. NOAA’s UAS services could support weather or environmental work indirectly, but this team would not typically pursue it as PI-level research.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-27
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 70 strong | SBIR/STTR — core Hub pipeline (faculty founders + small-business partners); prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 40 partial | portfolio topics: environment, climate_weather, water_resources (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds service delivery, not research (capped); university can only partner, not lead; capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: substantial; funds service delivery (capped) |
Description
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Services
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION / DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA.
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