United States, June 24 -- Zone 5 Technologies LLC, San Luis Obispo, California, has been awarded a $12,362,281 firm-fixed-price small business innovation and research Phase III contract for the Rusty Dagger Franchise. This contract will provide research and development on a manufacturing technology.Work will be performed at Miamisburg, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by September 2027. This contract is a sole source Small Business Innovation Research Phase III acquisition.Fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $7,500,000 are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA2385-26-C-B019). (Awarded on June 18, 2...