The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $124,991.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Fibertek, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced photonics and engineering services, to develop new ultra-low Size, Weight, and Power (SWAP-C) technology. The proposed technology aims to transform Fibertek's Compact Laser Communications Terminal (CLCT) for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) into a Distributed Spacecraft Missions (DSM) terminal capable of supporting...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $182,311.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to L3 Technologies, Inc. Communication Systems-West Division for the delivery of 2 units of the Airborne Iridium Data Link Assembly, Part Number 1000372111. This award was not set aside for any special business type. The contract was awarded on October 4, 2018 and is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2019. L3 Technologies, Inc. is a major supplier of...
This is a federal delivery order contract awarded by the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a non-profit research university. The contract, valued at $34,083,174.00, is for the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) 97-17059 project, which involves the development and delivery of advanced laser communications relay systems. The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with no...
This is a $27,181,258.53 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to General Atomics for the demonstration of a Laser Interconnectivity and Networking Communications System (LINCS) air-to-space laser communication terminal (LCT). The contract is a basic award under a larger Space Development Agency (SDA) Broad Agency Announcement that seeks innovative concepts, systems, and technologies to support the development of the National Defense Space Architecture, including...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by NASA to Lumentum Operations LLC, a manufacturer of optical and photonic products, with a ceiling value of $30,744.00. The contract is for the delivery of 1-High-Bandwidth Coherent Driver Modulator, 1-HB-CDM Evaluation Board Kit, 1-Intradyne Coherent Receiver (ICR), and 1-ICR Evaluation Board Kit. This sole source award was made under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) as Lumentum is the sole provider of these products. The contract has...
This definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $25.755 million was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to L3 Technologies, Inc. Communication Systems-West Division for the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet Call 002 effort. The contract period of performance spans from February 2021 through April 2023. Under this award, L3 will connect fixed and mobile Air Force platforms to space internet providers SpaceX and Telecom International LLC through the use of...
This federal contract award, valued at $87,530.67, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Center to Frontgrade Colorado Springs LLC for the assembly of LCRD (Laser Communications Relay Demonstration) modem flight digital boards. Frontgrade Colorado Springs LLC is a manufacturer of specialized electronic components for defense, aerospace, and space applications. The contract is a firm fixed-price purchase order with no set-aside designation....
This federal contract award to LGS Innovations LLC, a subsidiary of CACI International Inc., is valued at $1,443,530.00 and supports research and development efforts for the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate (S&TCD). The contract tasks LGS Innovations to adapt an advanced technology called Virtual Spectrum Aggregation (VSA) and develop additional Baseband Diversity Management (BDM)...
This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force to L3 Technologies, Inc. Communication Systems-West Division, to provide the Relay Next, Phase II project in support of the Relay Ground Stations applicable to the Data Links program. The $17,650,530.94 contract has a performance period ending on April 30, 2022 and is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee arrangement. No set-aside designation was used. As the prime contractor, L3 Technologies, a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies,...
This is a $26,685,535.04 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force's Electronic Systems Center to L3 Technologies, Inc. Communication Systems-West Division for data links support and sustainment for the Relay Ground Station. The contract will run through November 30, 2025. This award is not associated with a set-aside designation. Major subcontractors include Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC, Epoch Concepts LLC, Convergeone Inc., Trivad Inc., American Engineering...