Vroom Solar, Inc. Selected for AFWERX Award

Vroom Solar, Inc. announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR contract focused on Smart Solar Management 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 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 on May 10, 2024, Vroom Solar, Inc. will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America. 

“We are honored to work with the DAF implementing our Smart Solar Management technology to improve national security” - Luke Phelps, CEO/Founder of Vroom Solar, Inc. 

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government. 

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