Litespar Inc., a small business manufacturer, has been awarded a $118,961 firm-fixed-price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to deliver a MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier) laser transmitter with passive Q-switch for use in a space lidar system. This contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, and it follows previous SBIR Phase I, II, and III awards to Litespar for the development of laser...
Litespar Inc., a small business manufacturer, was awarded a $4,031,389 firm-fixed-price contract by NASA's Shared Services Center to develop laser transmitters for small satellites in support of the Advanced Orbiting Systems (AOS) mission. This is a follow-on contract under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, building on Litespar's prior work providing MOPA laser transmitters and engineering model laser transmitters for small satellite applications. The contract is a...
Litespar Inc., doing business as Litespar, has been awarded a $737,837 firm fixed price definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop an engineering model laser transmitter for small satellites under the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III initiative. The research effort, titled "EO14042 Development of Engineering Model Laser Transmitter for SmallSats," will be performed in Oro Valley, Arizona over a 10-month...
This is a $135,500 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Litespar Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods, to provide electronics for laser systems. The work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona and is expected to be completed by June 2017. This award is not associated with a larger contract vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation. Litespar has previously received prime contract awards from...
This is a Phase 3 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract award to Litespar Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of a prototype laser transmitter to complement the multi-angle, multi-spectral lidar receiver system (CAMAL) being developed under a previous NASA SBIR Phase 2 contract. The contract has a ceiling value of $731,834 and is a firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center. The laser transmitter must meet technical requirements...
This federal contract award was made by the Goddard Space Center, a civilian agency of the U.S. government, to Litespar Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods, for the development of a custom CPL laser transmitter and electronics unit for use in aircraft instrumentation. The transmitter will use temperature-controlled thermoelectric coolers to maintain the laser diode temperature during operation. The firm-fixed-price contract, valued at $149,778.00, has an ultimate completion date of April...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract worth $149,991.00 to Aktiwave LLC, a small business based in Rochester, New York. The contract is for the development of a monolithic Q-switched waveguide laser fabricated by ultrafast laser inscription to be used as a pulsed light detection and ranging (lidar) source. This specialized research and development work supports NASA's objectives in the areas of space...
This contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Beyond Photonics, LLC, a small business prime contractor, for the development of a highly compact, efficient next-generation single-frequency pulsed transmitter laser. The objective is to support NASA's current and future missions focused on laser remote sensing in the short-wave infrared wavelength region near two microns. The $124,948.00 firm fixed-price contract is for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,961.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Aqwest, LLC, a for-profit Limited Liability Company, for the development of a "Compact and Efficient High-Pulse Energy 2-Micron LIDAR Transmitter" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase I. The contract has a completion date of March 1, 2021 and was awarded on August 31, 2020. Aqwest, LLC specializes in photonics, thermal management, and energy...
This is a $125,000.00 firm fixed price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to N.p. Photonics, Inc., a U.S.-based fiber laser manufacturer. The contract is for the development of a high energy, narrow-linewidth, and frequency stable 780 nanometer laser transmitter for high spectral resolution lidar (HSRL) applications. This laser system will enable accurate aerosol and cloud profiling...