Government Procurement

Doing Business with Honeybee

Honeybee has the benefit of being both a long-time government contractor and a small, tightly-knit organization with an efficient contracts department. As such, we have streamlined corporate processes and a commitment to providing high quality, on-time services to our customers. We know how to work with you to get contracts up and running through a variety of mechanisms that will simplify the acquisitions process so that our technical team can start providing you with the services you need. We abide by all contractual commitments promptly and accurately to keep projects running smoothly. Honeybee participates in several IDIQ-type contracts and other standard government contract vehicles to give you access to our engineering services. For more information on how to work with Honeybee through any of these vehicles, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Current contracting options/vehicles include:

• Direct Consulting and Engineering Services
• SBIR – Phase I & Phase II
• SBIR Phase III – Sole-source justification provided for projects generally or directly related previous SBIR work performed by Honeybee. With 40 individual SBIR technologies, we have a wide range from which to choose. While the SBA database is typically one year behind, most of our SBIR projects can be found by searching “Honeybee Robotics” at http://web.sba.gov/tech-net/public/dsp_search.cfm. For a general description of the Phase III program, see http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/deskreference/13_phas3.htm.
• Robotics Technology Consortium
• Science and Space Exploration Technology Support (SSETS) contract at Glenn Research Center - Prime: Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). See http://www.usra.edu/galleries/default-file/ssets.pdf (SSETS brochure)
• Crew, Robotics, Avionics, and Vehicle Equipment (CRAVE) – IDIQ via NASA Johnson Space Center
• Navy multiple award contract: Seaport Enhanced Sub-Company for Contract 'N00178-07-D-4965 (Prime:Architecture Systems & Technologies)

Subcontractors & Subcontractor Management

It is common for Honeybee to engage in a subcontract for design and analysis services or manufactured goods (machine parts). This is generally due to cases where a project requires a special type of analysis or a machine part that is outside the capability of in-house tools, machines and software. The way in which Honeybee Robotics manages subcontractors is dependent on the nature and size of the subcontract. Typically subcontracts are initiated by a Project Manager in need of outside goods or services. It is then generally the Project Manager’s responsibility to, at a minimum, set up a basic contract to establish baseline performance expectations.