SBIR/STTR Research Award

TACFI for Rubicon Partner Nation

Award identifier 3e30c27e899709da419af2927032a25ccb0de0f9521f91a7198960526061537bAwarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$1,897,907

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2024

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
BLACK CAPE, INC.
Proposal award date
2024-08-12
Contract end date
2026-08-12
UEI
W173F7G4S3C7
Solicitation number
X23.4
Topic code
AFX234-DCSO2

Research abstract

Under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract, Black Cape, Inc. (Black Cape) has been working in collaboration with the 621st Air Control Squadron (ACS) on an innovative technology solution that addresses four primary capability improvement areas:Military Language Translation and Chat IntegrationRadio Speech TranscriptionOutstation Reporting Tool (ORT)PLI Analytics for Anomaly and Pattern Detection. Black Cape has made substantial progress in each of these four topic areas, and together with the 621st ACS would like to continue that work and further enhance the capabilities through the Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) program. Black Cape’s technology in its current form, has already proven effective enough that it has been integrated into standard operating procedures (SOPs). Continuing this work could directly lead to improved mission outcomes for the customer.Through the proposed effort, Black Cape will progress the current Phase II solution along the following four original topic areas: Language translation.Radio transcription. Outstation reporting and workflow optimization.PLI analytics in the pattern and anomaly detection domain.

Technology keywords

Not reported

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Research funding history

14 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2024). Reported award amounts total $11,866,651. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense

Contractor profile

BLACK CAPE, INC.

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Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

NAICS intelligence

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Contractor industry classification NAICS 518210

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