Phase Four announced that it has been selected by AFWERX for a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract in the amount of $4.26M focused on developing a Propellant Decomposition Chamber for propellant-agnostic electric propulsion to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through a faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution.
The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and now Phase Four will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.
“We are proud of the Department of the Air Force’s continued support and recognition of Phase Four’s leadership in developing American-made satellite propulsion systems with high performance and propellant-agnostic capabilities,” said Phase Four’s Vice President of Advanced Development, Jason Wallace.
