AFWERX Selects Holos for $1.25M Phase II SBIR Contract

MADISON, WI – Holos, Inc, announces it has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25M focused on addressing 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, Holos will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America. 

“Holos’ existing Augmented Reality tools on the Apple Vision Pro will pair together with new AI-driven capabilities that help airmen rapidly create, update, and distribute training scenarios for topics such as Engine Repair, Combat Vehicles Maintenance, and Flight Procedures, ultimately enhancing and supercharging our Mission Ready Airmen in remote deployed environments,” said Dan Borkhus, CEO at Holos.

Paired with Holos' existing award under Air Education Training Command's BOA for Live, Virtual, and Constructive Training, Holos is open for business to stakeholders across the U.S. Air Force to utilize Holos' platform as well as to develop further capabilities.

“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.”

About Holos
Holos is a Madison, WI-based company founded by Dan Borkhus and Tyler Waite in 2016. Holos is building immersive training tools for people with highly technical physical jobs in critical sectors. Through an end-to-end suite of no-code tools, Holos enables anyone, regardless of technical background, to produce training content in AR. Additionally, the entire Holos platform is powered through intuitive hand and voice-based interactions, delivering a much more natural experience. For more information, visit: www.holos.io/government.

About AFRL
The Air Force Research Laboratory is the primary scientific research and development center for the Department of the Air Force. AFRL plays an integral role in leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for our air, space, and cyberspace force. With a workforce of more than 12,500 across nine technology areas and 40 other operations across the globe, AFRL provides a diverse portfolio of science and technology ranging from fundamental to advanced research and technology development. For more information, visit afresearchlab.com.

About AFWERX
As the innovation arm of the DAF and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX brings cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to address the most pressing challenges of the DAF. AFWERX employs approximately 370 military, civilian and contractor personnel at five hubs and sites executing an annual $1.4 billion budget. Since 2019, AFWERX has executed over 6,200 new contracts worth more than $4.7 billion to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and drive faster technology transition to operational capability. For more information, visit afwerx.com.

Company Press Contact: 
Daniel Borkhus
Co-Founder and CEO
dan@holos.io