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Small Business Innovation Research Phase III Support (Protagonist Technology LLC)

Department of War · Air Force · Contract Announcement

posted 29 July 2026 · awarded 28 July 2026 · runs to February 2030

$13,761,917 · modification

Summary

The Department of the Air Force Enterprise Sourcing Division awarded a $13,761,917 modification to Protagonist Technology LLC for Small Business Innovation Research Phase III support. The notice provides no detail about the specific technology or system being developed, only that it is a sole‑source SBIR Phase III effort.

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