$14.8 Million Boost for Hypersonic Research: VALT Enterprize to Scale Up and Test New Rocket Motor
VALT Enterprize Inc., Presque Isle, Maine, is being awarded a competitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The total value of this contract is $14,808,269. Under this new Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III contract, the contractor will scale up the high-speed air-breathing propulsion solid rocket motor 2nd-stage from a 6-inch diameter to a 12-inch diameter and verify high acceleration rates in vertical, or near vertical operation through multiple flight demonstrations at hypersonic speeds achieving Mach 6. The work will be performed in Presque Isle, Maine. The performance period is from September 2024 through September 2027. This contract was competitively procured via the Department of Defense and Navy SBIR proposal cycle of 2004.1 for Phase I proposals. In accordance with the SBIR Policy Directive, the competition for Phase I awards satisfies any competition requirement for a SBIR Phase III award. Fiscal 2024 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Congressional-Plus-Up funds in the amount of $14,808,269 are being obligated on this award. The Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (HQ0860-24-C-7303).
