Definitive Contract 80GSFC26C0011
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- This is a definitive, firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters to Zecoat Corporation, a for-profit manufacturing small business, to provide precision optical coatings for large space telescope mirrors. The contract has a potential value of $1,177,210.00 and a completion date of December 31, 2022. Zecoat Corporation specializes in durable, space-qualified coatings for satellite systems and ground-based observatories, and has...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $249,552 firm fixed-price purchase order to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer, for the mirror recoating of an ES-MCAT telescope. This contract is set aside for exclusive small business participation. Zecoat Corporation specializes in durable, space-qualified coatings for satellite systems and ground-based observatories, and has previously received NASA SBIR awards for research and...
- This is a firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer of specialized optical coatings. The contract, valued at $749,973.00, is for the research, development, and delivery of dark coatings with tailorable bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) and thermal-emissivity properties for use in light-blocking starshade membranes. This contract is part of NASA's...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,877.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer, to develop a specular black coating for flexible starshade optical shields under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. Zecoat Corporation specializes in durable, space-qualified coatings and has previously conducted R&D and provided coating services to NASA and the Department of Defense. This contract award...
- This firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Johnson Space Center to Zecoat Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer of specialized coatings for satellite and observatory systems. The $135,681 contract is for the provision of a 1.3-meter optical mirror coating. The contract has no set-aside designation and was completed on September 5, 2018. Zecoat Corporation is a small business that has previously received NASA Small Business Innovation...
- Zecoat Corporation was awarded a $124,697 firm-fixed-price Phase I SBIR contract from NASA to develop a battery-powered, aluminum deposition process for creating broadband reflective coatings in space. The process would enable the application of highly reflective aluminum coatings to large telescope mirrors, extending their usable wavelength range down to 30 nanometers. This would provide significant benefits for astronomical observations in the vacuum ultraviolet spectral region. The contract...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer of aerospace coatings. The $149,932 firm fixed-price contract is for the development of a micrometeorite shield with tailorable high-performance thermal and optical properties for spacecraft telescope baffles. Zecoat Corporation specializes in durable, space-qualified coatings and has previously received SBIR...
- NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center awarded a $4.58M firm fixed-price definitive contract to Busek Co., Inc. on March 30, 2026, for system technology demonstrations and mission architecture studies supporting the Habitable Worlds Observatory. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, extends through March 29, 2029, and will be performed at Busek's facility in Natick, Massachusetts. Busek, a small business manufacturer of advanced spacecraft propulsion systems, brings relevant...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Goodman Technologies LLC, a limited liability company. The contract value is $124,983.00 and it is set aside for total small business participation. The contract is focused on developing "high-contrast (10-10) imaging and spectroscopy for exoplanet science" and requires "wavefront error stability on the order of 10 pm...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Firm Fixed Price, Definitive Contract to Astrileux Corporation, a Minority Owned, Self Certified Small Disadvantaged, For Profit, Woman Owned Small Business, for a NEW PLATFORM OF TUNABLE MULTISPECTRAL EUV COATINGS under the SBIR Program Phase I Action. The contract has a potential value of $124,981.00 and is set aside for Total Small Business. The place of performance is Carlsbad, CA 92010, USA. This...
Zecoat Corporation, a small business manufacturer of advanced optical and aerospace coatings based in Granite City, Illinois, was awarded a $1.14 million firm fixed-price contract by NASA's Goddard Space Center on March 19, 2026. The contract supports system technology demonstrations and mission architecture studies for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a future NASA flagship astrophysics mission designed to characterize potentially habitable exoplanets and search for signs of life on distant worlds. Work will be performed in Mitchell, Illinois, with an ultimate completion date of March 18, 2029. This award represents a non-set-aside definitive contract and leverages Zecoat's established expertise in developing specialized coatings for space applications. Zecoat's selection aligns with the company's demonstrated capabilities in high-performance optical coatings for aerospace missions, including previous Small Business Innovation Research contracts totaling over $2.7 million from NASA and the Missile Defense Agency. The contractor's experience encompasses radiation-hardened dark coatings for stray light suppression, telescope mirror recoating, and optical coatings with tailored reflective properties—critical technologies for advanced space observatories. The company has also performed sub-contract fabrication and coating services for major aerospace organizations, positioning it to contribute meaningfully to the technical development and feasibility assessments required for the Habitable Worlds Observatory program.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $442.0k | 3/18/26 |