Definitive Contract 80GSFC26C0003
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- This is a $32,904,485 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to L3Harris Technologies, Inc. to acquire one telescope structural/thermal model (STM) and two engineering development unit (EDU) telescopes for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. L3Harris Technologies is the prime contractor and will design, fabricate, align, test, and deliver the STM and EDU telescopes. No small business set-aside was used. The contract has a period of...
- BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Ball Corporation, was awarded a $16.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by NASA's Goddard Space Center on September 6, 2022, to develop the Laser Prestabilization System (LPS) and Frequency Reference System (FRS) for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. The work will be performed in Boulder, Colorado, with an ultimate completion date of January 29, 2027. This contract carries no set-aside designation and...
- The University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research was awarded a $1.24 million grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support testing and verification of prototypes for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. LISA is a NASA-supported European Space Agency-led space-based gravitational wave observatory planned for launch in the mid-2020s. Under the grant, the University of Florida will verify the dimensional stability of LISA telescope structural...
- This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a federally funded research and development center operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), to Caltech's JPL division. The contract, valued at $5,826,580.00, is for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) program, a joint space-based gravitational wave observatory mission. The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order with a period of performance through January 30, 2030. This...
- This is a $2,487,428.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Marshall Space Flight Center, a civilian agency, to L3Harris Technologies, Inc. for the Advanced Mirror Technology Development Program Phase II. The contract supports the development of advanced, large aperture mirror technology for ultraviolet, optical, and infrared (UVOIR)-class space telescopes. This definitive contract has a period of performance ending on December 15, 2019. The award was made on December 15, 2014 and was...
- L3Harris Technologies, Inc.'s Space and Intelligence Systems Division was awarded a definitive cost-plus-award-fee contract by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on November 30, 2018, to design, build, refurbish, and modify the Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) for the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, carries a ceiling value of $378.9 million and extends through January 31, 2027. The OTA represents a critical component of...
- NASA's Goddard Space Center awarded a $15.7M cost-no-fee definitive contract to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research on January 1, 2021, for the design, fabrication, alignment, testing, and delivery of a Technology Readiness Level 6 breadboard for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Charge Management Device (CMD). LISA is a joint NASA-ESA mission designed to detect gravitational waves in space, and the CMD is a critical subsystem responsible for managing...
- This federal contract award is a $814,912 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) for research related to the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) gravitational wave observatory. The grant will fund the development of tools and models to test general relativity and search for modified gravity anomalies using LISA data, including exploring how the strength of these tests varies with different astrophysical population models...
- This federal contract award to the University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research supports the development of advanced simulation tools for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. LISA aims to detect and observe gravitational waves from various astrophysical sources using a constellation of three spacecraft separated by 2.5 million km. The $576,654.63 grant will contribute to three key areas: simulating the drag-free and attitude control system that governs the...
- This federal contract award, valued at $95,740.48, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Smithsonian Institution, operating through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) division. The contract is to provide SUPPORT TO LASER INTERFEROMETER SPACE ANTENNA (LISA), and does not have a set-aside designation. The Smithsonian Institution, as a leading provider of scientific research, instrumentation development, and data...
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.'s Space and Intelligence Systems Division was awarded a $6.9M cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by NASA Goddard Space Center on February 13, 2026, for the design, development, fabrication, alignment, testing, verification, delivery, and post-delivery support of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Engineering Test Unit Telescope. The contract extends through August 12, 2026, with work to be performed in Westgate, New York. No set-aside designation was applied to this award. This contract supports LISA, a joint NASA, European Space Agency, and international mission designed to detect gravitational waves in space using laser interferometry, representing a critical advancement in observational astrophysics and fundamental physics research. L3Harris' Space and Intelligence Systems Division brings substantial expertise in advanced sensor technologies, imaging systems, and precision instrumentation to this telescope engineering effort. The contractor has established a strong track record with NASA Goddard Space Center and other federal agencies on complex space systems and optical technologies. This engagement demonstrates L3Harris' capabilities in delivering sophisticated engineering solutions for space-based scientific instruments, leveraging its broader portfolio in geospatial intelligence processing, sensor instrumentation, and advanced data exploitation technologies developed through prior work with the Department of Defense and intelligence community.
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| Not listed | Not listed | $6.9m | 2/13/26 |