Capability Statement

Black Cat Laboratories

Company Overview
Black Cat Laboratories is a Defense & Space Technologies startup specializing in the design and development of next-generation vehicles and robotic systems for defense, aerospace, and critical infrastructure. We develop AI-driven autonomous materials discovery platforms that replace trial-and-error with principled, closed-loop compositional search — delivering superior materials for extreme environments in weeks instead of decades.
Company Data
Headquarters
Bismarck, ND
Business Size
Small Business
CAGE Code
9Z1L5
UEI
FQV9REGHS1G1
Ownership
U.S. Owned & Operated
Clearance
Unclassified (FCL eligible)
NAICS Codes
336414Guided Missile and Space Vehicle ManufacturingPrimary
336411Aircraft Manufacturing
336413Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
336992Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
541715Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
Core Competencies
→Next-generation vehicle design and development for defense and aerospace applications
→Autonomous robotic systems for extreme environments
→Guided missile and space vehicle systems engineering
→AI-powered materials discovery — finding optimal material compositions for extreme heat, pressure, and corrosion in weeks instead of years
→Computational materials testing — simulating thousands of candidate materials before a single sample is made in the lab
Differentiators

Full-spectrum defense technology development — from vehicle and robotic system design through advanced materials discovery. We bridge the gap between platform engineering and the materials that make those platforms possible.

Mathematically rigorous materials optimization using Bayesian methods and physics-informed constraints. Open-source computational architecture with no vendor lock-in. Integrates Microsoft MatterSim for near-DFT property prediction, MatterGen for structure generation, and IBM FM4M for surrogate enrichment.

Purpose-built for defense materials requirements: hypersonic environments, extreme temperature, and multi-property trade-off problems where the design space is too large for human intuition.

Target Agencies
DARPANASAAFRLARLNRLSpace Force
Past Performance

Contract performance history will be populated as programs are awarded.

Point of Contact
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