HIGHER GROUND LLC

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organization

Active: 2016–2026

Contract Awards

$14.6M

26 awards

Summary

HIGHER GROUND LLC is an organization. Its political footprint includes $14.6 million in government contracts. Their largest government contract source is National Aeronautics and Space Administration at $5.5 million. Political activity spans from 2016 to 2026.

Cross-Source Financial Activity

These are different money flows and are not added together: contributions and lobbying expenses flow out, while contract awards flow to the organization.

Contract awards $14.6M

Political Money Flow

How Money Flows

Government agencies → HIGHER GROUND LLC (contracts) → political recipients & lobbying. Hover for details.

Contracts by Agency

4 agencies

#	Agency	Total Awarded	Awards
1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	$5.5M	5
2	Department of the Interior	$5.4M	1
3	Department of Defense	$3.7M	19
4	Department of Homeland Security	$53K	1

Individual Awards

25 awards (top by amount)

Date	Agency	Description	Amount	NAICS
2024-07-23	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	IN ANTICIPATION OF THE INCREASED USE OF SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (SUAVS) IN LOW ALTITUDE AIRSPACE (E.G., CLASS E AND G AIRSPACE) AND THE PRESIDENT S INCREASED EMPHASIS ON IMPROVED BORDER SECURITY, NASA S UNMANNED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (UTM) PROJECT IS EMBARKING ON AN EFFORT TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLES THAT A SUAS CAN HAVE ON IMPROVING BORDER PATROL AND OVERAGE IN LOW ALTITUDE AIRSPACE VIA LOW-COST, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY EXTENDS OUR PHASE 1 WORK IN NASA SBIR CONTRACT #NNX16CA49P. UNDER THIS PHASE 3 SBIR ACTIVITY, A NEW CONCEPT CALLED AN UNMANNED RELAY VEHICLE [URV] IS BEING PROPOSED. THE URV IS A LONG-ENDURANCE, SUAV THAT RELAYS NEAR-REALTIME INFORMATION TO THE INTERNET VIA GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES. ONE MIGHT THINK OF THIS RELAY LIKE A WI-FI ACCESS POINT BUT WITH THE ACCESS POINT AT 400 FEET IN ALTITUDE. THUS, PROVIDING A LOT MORE COVERAGE. SEE FIGURE 1. THIS URV, NOW CALLED SKYPATROL , ENABLES AN EXTENSIVE, PRIVATE, COMMUNICATIONS ZONE ALONG THE ENTIRE BORDER IN WHICH: IMAGES CAN BE CAPTURED AND REPORTED IN NEAR-REAL-TIME DIRECTLY TO THE INTERNET URVS CAN BE RE-DIRECTED IN FLIGHT GROUND SENSORS (E.G. CAMERAS, TRIP SENSORS...) CAN BE RELAYED FROM ANYWHERE BORDER AGENTS CAN TEXT AND SEND VOICEMAIL OPERATIONS COSTS ARE QUITE NOMINAL THIS PHASE III PROPOSAL WILL RESULT IN INCREASED COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY FIRST DEVELOPED IN THE PHASE I SBIR. THE PROJECT WILL SHOW THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE NEW UAV AVIONICS AND WILL DEMONSTRATE ITS UTILITY FIRST IN A GOVERNMENT SECURITY APPLICATION. THEREAFTER, THIS SAME TECHNOLOGY CAN ENABLE MEANINGFUL COMMERCIAL ADVANCES IN IOT [INTERNET OF THINGS]	$3.3M	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2026-06-22	Department of the Interior	USSOCOM KEELHAUL SBIR PHASE III	$2.8M	SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2026-01-20	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	PHASE III SBIR 80NSSC25C0455 GEOFIX	$849K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2023-02-07	Department of Defense	TO ENABLE THE SATPAQ (SMALL, COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE, STEALTHY TRANSCEIVER THAT COMMUNICATES WITH GEO STATIONARY SATELLITES) TO BE EVEN MORE STEALTHY BY REDUCING THE POWERSPECTRAL DENSITY OF THE SIGNAL WHILE STILL MAINTAINING ROBUST CONNECTIVITY	$750K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2019-11-06	Department of Defense	SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH CONTRACT FOR BATTLEFIELD AIR OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGIES	$750K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2022-12-09	Department of Defense	A JAM-HARD, RESILIENT SOLUTION TO PROVIDE SATNAV IN SUPPORT OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE OPERATION	$750K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2017-04-21	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	IGF::OT::IGF THIS PHASE II PROPOSAL PRESENTS A SCOPE OF WORK TO DEVELOP RELIABLE SENSE AND AVOID FOR BVLOS UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE [UAV] OPERATIONS. WE FIRST ANALYZE A) THE REQUIREMENT FOR AVOIDANCE BASED ON THE UAV'S ABILITY TO GET AWAY FROM DANGER AND B) THE SUITE OF CANDIDATE TECHNOLOGIES NEEDED TO DETECT INTRUDERS WITH AMPLE TIME TO GET AWAY. TO MEET THIS NEED WE WILL BUILD A RELIABLE FINE TRACKING SENSOR FOR KNOWING WHERE NEARBY OBJECTS ARE LOCATED AND AN EARLY WARNING SENSOR FOR THE REGION OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE OF THE FINE TRACKER. THE FIRST STEP IS TO SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE THE CANDIDATE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES [RADAR, LIDAR AND V2V] FOR OUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL TECHNOLOGIES HAVE TYPICALLY BEEN DESIGNED FOR OTHER MARKETS AND ON THEIR OWN WILL NOT SOLVE SENSE AND AVOID. BUT THE COMBINATION OF OUR IMPROVEMENTS TO THESE THREE TECHNOLOGIES ALONG WITH SMART DATA FUSION WILL PROVIDE MEANINGFUL EARLY WARNING AND FINE TRACKING OF ANY LIKELY INTRUDERS. WE WILL THEN RUN EXPERIMENTS TO VERIFY THAT WE CAN RELIABLY DETECT AND THEN AVOID OUR TWO MOST CHALLENGING TARGETS; NAMELY POWER LINES AND TOY DRONES. WE WILL THEN REPORT ON OUR RESULTS AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMERCIALIZATION.	$750K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2018-09-26	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	IN THIS STATEMENT OF WORK, HIGHER GROUND PROPOSES TWO TASKS TO SUPPORT SAFE AND AUTONOMOUS SUAV FLIGHT: TASK A IS THE FIELD TESTING AND FINAL REPORT OF A STATIC, AIRBORNE DEMONSTRATION RADAR (DEVELOPED UNDER OUR SBIR PHASE IIX CONTRACT] FOR SUAV FLIGHT. TASK B IS THE FOR DESIGN/TEST AND THEN DEMONSTRATION OF A TRACK AND LOCATE COMMUNICATIONS POD [TRACKPOD] FOR SUAV FLIGHT.	$500K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2025-05-29	Department of Defense	EO MODIFICATION	$195K	SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2025-06-27	Department of Defense	NSWG2 SATPAQ SERVICE.	$173K	SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2019-03-06	Department of Defense	ATAK ANYWHERE	$158K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2025-09-30	Department of Defense	SATPAQ LICENSE RENEWAL	$126K	ENGINEERING SERVICES
2016-05-26	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	IGF::OT::IGF THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS A SCOPE OF WORK TO DEVELOP A TOTAL PRODUCT SOLUTION FOR BEYOND VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT [BVLOS] UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE [UAV] OPERATIONS. OUR FOCUS IS ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF THE COMMERCIAL UAV AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE AUTONOMOUS AND SAFE UAV OPERATIONS FOR THE FIRST/LAST 50 FEET (AND BEYOND) UNDER DIVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN PARTICULAR WE FOCUS ON A UAV ELECTRONICS PACKAGE TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM SOLUTION: A) BVLOS COMMUNICATIONS; B) TRACK/LOCATE; C) SENSE/AVOID; D) LONG ENDURANCE FLIGHT; E) LONG RANGE COMMAND/CONTROL; F) REMOTE IMAGING AND G) FIRST PERSON VIDEO. THE SOLUTION WE PROPOSE HAS A REASONABLY CLEAR PATH TO REGULATORY APPROVAL FOR SPECTRUM AND FLIGHT CERTIFICATION. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE REGULATORY AGENCIES NEED TO BE SATISFIED THAT THE INDUSTRY IS SAFE. TO BE SAFE WE NEED TO DEVELOP AUTONOMOUS [AND SEMI-AUTONOMOUS] CONCEPTS THAT CAN BE SCALED INTO TODAY'S AIRSPACE OPERATIONS. SECOND, THERE ARE STILL FEATURES MISSING FROM A WHOLE PRODUCT SOLUTION. THE COMMERCIAL WORLD INVESTS IN PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS - ANYTHING LESS IS SIMPLY TOO MUCH WORK FOR THE POTENTIAL CUSTOMER. WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO DESIGN/BUILD A SMALL, RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE UAV THAT CAN A) RELIABLY AND UBIQUITOUSLY COMMUNICATE IT'S LOCATION VECTOR; B) AVOID OBSTACLES; C) FLY FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS; D) DO HOVER AND HORIZONTAL FLIGHT; E) BE COMMANDED EVEN OUTSIDE OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO LINE OF SIGHT; F) SEND BACK TARGETED HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES AND G) (MAYBE) PROVIDE FIRST PERSON VIDEO. WE SUGGEST IN THE INTEREST OF TIME-TO-MARKET, AN INITIAL FOCUS ON SEMI-AUTONOMOUS UAV FLIGHT INSTEAD OF FULL AUTONOMY. SEMI-AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT PERMITS A HUMAN IN THE LOOP FOR UNUSUAL EVENTS AND EXTRAORDINARY SITUATIONS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO PLAN (LIKE THE FIRST/LAST 50 FEET). FULLY AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT IS LIKELY NOT WORTH THAT SUBSTANTIAL INCREMENTAL INVESTMENT.	$123K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2025-05-29	Department of Defense	NSWG1 TCCS1 ATPAQ2 SERVICE AND SECURE SERVER.	$113K	SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2026-03-04	Department of Defense	FY25 G-6 SATPAQ ANNUAL SERVICE, FY25 G-6 SECURE SERVER ANNUAL, FY25 MRR SATPAQ ANNUAL SERVICE	$108K	ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2025-09-30	Department of Defense	21 SATPAQ SOFTWARE LC	$66K	ENGINEERING SERVICES
2021-02-08	Department of Defense	EXTREMELY LOW PROBABILITY OF INTERCEPTION AND DETECTION- THE NEXGEN OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS	$50K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2021-02-05	Department of Defense	GEOFIX - NON-JAMMABLE SOLUTION TO RESPONSIVE, RESILIENT SATELLITE NAVIGATION	$50K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2024-08-08	Department of Defense	SATPAQ2	$47K	ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2024-02-21	Department of Defense	PRDS - FY24 G-6 SATPAQ ANNUAL SERVICE	$40K	ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2025-09-09	Department of Defense	SEVEN SATPAQ2C AND USER LICENSES	$35K	SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2023-02-23	Department of Defense	SATPAQ ANNUAL SERVICE	$27K	ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2025-06-12	Department of Defense	OPTION YEAR 1: EXTENSION OF PRODUCT SERVICE DATA PLAN. 30 SEP 2024 - 1 OCT 2025. CHANGE PERIODS OF PERFORMANCES FROM 30 SEPT - 30 SEPT TO 30 SEPT - 1 OCT RESPECTIVELY.	$16K	SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2022-09-20	Department of Defense	SATPAQ DEVICES AND SERVICE FOR 1 YEAR	$11K	SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2021-02-12	Department of Defense	SATPAQ FOR 4 COMM SQ.	$3K	SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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