This contract work will begin with some market research, including a preliminary design review with its NASA advisors, to help guide the development of a production transmitter tailored to fit into…

This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Bridger Photonics Inc., a small business, to develop upgraded laser transmitters tailored for NASA's ozone lidar. The work will begin with market research and a preliminary design review, then focus on refining the mechanical and electrical designs to produce two new upgraded transmitters for the ozone lidar system. Bridger Photonics will deliver the transmitters to NASA Langley after the first 12 months, and then provide remote support and a final visit over the remaining 3 months for testing and optimization. The contract, valued at $149,963.00, is funded through a combination of NASA Earth Science program funds and Bridger Photonics' Phase II-X Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) matching funds. This is a Firm Fixed Price, Total Small Business set-aside contract.

This contract work will begin with some market research, including a preliminary design review with its NASA advisors, to help guide the development of a production transmitter tailored to fit into the ozone lidar niche. The mechanical and electrical designs will be revamped based on these findings and be used to develop two new upgraded transmitters (one at each ozone dial wavelength). Bridger is budgeting fifteen months for this effort, though nearly all work will be performed in the first twelve months. At the end of the first year bridger will deliver the transmitters to NASA. The final three months of the project will be devoted to in-house testing at NASA langley with technical support from bridger. The contract will remain open during this time so that bridger can provide remote support and allow for a final visit to evaluate and optimize the laser system after NASA has conducted its initial performance evaluation. The workplan is divided between the portion funded by its NASA investors (the earth science technology office and the research and analysis program within the earth science division) and the matching phase II-x sbir program. Tasks for the former include a preliminary design review, the purchase of all materials for the two transmitters, and the two trips to NASA langley for transmitter delivery and final debriefing tasks 1.1, 1.2, 1.6, and 1.7 as outlined below. The labor involved in the refinement of the transmitter models, the assembly and testing of the transmitters, and the commercialization work tasks 1.3-1.5 and 2.1-2.2 will all be funded by sbir matching funds. This includes several trips to perform market research interview with potential adopters of the completed system.