A--Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Services
NOAA is soliciting a federal contract for uncrewed aircraft systems services, limited to small businesses under a total small-business set-aside.
RESTRICTED TO: SMALL BUSINESS SBIR STTR
⚑ federal contract solicitation · small business set-aside (total) · public universities cannot apply directly
This is primarily a service-delivery/UAS operations opportunity rather than a social-science, survey, or policy-research call. The team might use UAS-derived data in weather or disaster studies, but the grant itself is not aligned with any member’s PI-level research line.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-09-04
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 75 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, emergency_disaster_resilience (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) | 35 weak | technical depth: central; 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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