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🪨 AstroForge — Cross-Agency Pitch Profile

Company Overview

Mission: Mine platinum group metals from asteroids
HQ: Huntington Beach, CA
Funding: ~$53M raised (Series A)
Employees: ~40
NAICS: 336414 (Guided Missile & Space Vehicle Mfg)
Small Business: Yes — qualifies for SBA, SBIR, set-asides

Multi-Agency Value Proposition

Commerce/NIST: Advanced manufacturing, critical minerals supply chain
NSF: Fundamental research in autonomous systems, spectroscopy
USGS/DOI: Mineral resource assessment, planetary geology analog
Treasury: Section 45X critical minerals production credits
SBA: Small business loans, growth capital, SBIR coordination
EXIM Bank: Export financing for international launch/payload partnerships
DFC: Critical minerals supply chain strategic investment
FAA/DOT: Commercial space transportation, launch licensing
NGA/NRO: Remote sensing, geospatial intelligence from orbit

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🔴 Immediate (This Week)

Verify SAM.gov registration with all NAICS codes (336414, 212299, 541715)
Confirm SBA small business certification is current
Engage tax counsel on Section 45X eligibility for space-sourced minerals
Apply for FCC experimental radio license for comms testing (pre-Vestri)
Confirm R&D tax credit (§41) is being claimed — $500K/yr payroll offset

🟠 30 Days

Contact NIST MEP California (CMTC) for manufacturing/AS9100 assessment
Initiate SBA 7(a) or 504 loan application for facility/equipment
Reach out to In-Q-Tel on strategic investment (PGM national security angle)
Monitor sbir.gov for SBIR reauthorization across all agencies
Begin NOAA remote sensing license pre-application for asteroid surveys
Engage BIS on export control classification early

🟡 90 Days

Submit NSF PFI proposal with university partner (Colorado School of Mines, MIT)
EXIM Bank pre-qualification for Make More in America initiative
USGS Mineral Resources cooperative agreement for spectroscopy validation
Pitch EDA Tech Hub concept for SoCal space/critical minerals cluster
DPA Title III engagement — present PGM supply case to BIS
GSA MAS enrollment for selling services to government agencies

🟣 6-12 Months

Full Section 45X + 48C tax credit strategy post-first recovery
State Department MSP + Artemis Accords engagement tour
DFC pitch for critical minerals supply chain investment
NRO/NGA engagement for dual-use spectroscopic sensing contracts
NSF Convergence Accelerator or Engines participation
EXIM direct loans to facilitate international PGM customer deals