Definitive Contract 80NSSC25C0115
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- This federal contract award, valued at $19,365.00, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Advanced Glass Industries, Inc. (AGI), a for-profit manufacturer of precision optical glass products located in Rochester, New York. The contract is for the fabrication and tooling of 80mm black glass mandrels, with a completion date of September 22, 2025. The contract does not utilize a set-aside designation. AGI has previously performed subcontract work for federal agencies,...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by a U.S. civilian government agency to Optimax Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer of high-precision optical components located in Ontario, New York. The contract, valued at $149,848.00, is for the production of "SBIR I SUPER POLISHED CORONAGRAPH MIRRORS." The contract has a firm fixed price pricing type and a period of performance ending on March 27, 2026. Optimax Systems, Inc. is known for...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center (SSC) of a civilian federal agency. The prime contractor, Optimax Systems, Inc., will develop a process for manufacturing lightweight, stable mirror substrates using additive manufacturing (3D printing) techniques. The goal is to produce mirror substrates suitable for use in space and flight applications, with a focus on demonstrating the feasibility of the manufacturing process and...
- This is a $747,624.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center to Optimax Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of high-precision optical components. The contract is for the development and production of specialized optical products, including infrared lenses, spherical mirrors, freeform optics, and other custom parts for use in space, missile defense, and laser systems. As a prime contractor, Optimax has provided goods and services to...
- This is a $123,634 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Semplastics EHC LLC, a small business, to develop an ultra-low cost, lightweight, molded, chalcogenide glass-silicon oxycarbide composite mirror component. The goal is to achieve an order of magnitude improvement in areal cost (cost per square meter of collecting aperture) over current technologies for future NASA space mirror requirements. Semplastics will leverage its in-house technologies to produce a molded bulk...
- This is a $124,887 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Dallas Optical Systems Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer. The contract is for the fabrication of lightweight, diamond-turned aspheric mirrors using additive manufacturing techniques such as selective laser melting and direct metal laser sintering. The mirrors are intended for use in various applications. This contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arctic Slope Technical Services, Inc., an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned small disadvantaged business. The $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract is to demonstrate the feasibility of using selective laser melting (SLM) to produce a 3-meter symmetrical radius of curvature isogrid mirror substrate for use in ultraviolet, optical, and infrared (UVOIR) telescopes....
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Morphoptic Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of additively produced telescope mirrors. The $1,249,879.00 Firm Fixed Price contract aims to fabricate precision curvature polished mirrors and incorporate them into a novel telescope prototype to support the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and U.S. Air Force (USAF) needs for smaller and less costly...
- This is a federal contract award to Rochester Precision Optics, LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the development of chalcogenide glass under an STTR Phase II contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The definitive contract, valued at $899,836.00, is a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with a period of performance through January 6, 2021. As a prime contractor, Rochester Precision Optics has prior experience providing optics and lenses in support of sensor and targeting systems...
- This is a $240,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a defense agency, to Intelliepi IR, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced infrared detector materials, avalanche photodiodes, and light-emitting diodes. The contract is for research and development related to the SBIR program, which is a set-aside for small businesses. Intelliepi IR, Inc. specializes in developing epitaxial materials for extended shortwave,...
Advanced Glass Industries, Inc. (AGI), operating as Evolvoptic, has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract valued at $149,672 by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, focuses on the development of Ultra-Stable Affordable Mirrors (USAM) and is structured as a firm fixed-price definitive contract. The work will be performed at AGI's facility in Rochester, New York, with an ultimate completion date of March 27, 2026, following the September 29, 2025 award date. AGI, a precision optical glass manufacturer with SAM.gov registration since 2002, brings relevant technical expertise to this innovation initiative. The company specializes in high-precision glass fabrication and optical component production, with a demonstrated track record of federal contract performance including recent work on specialized glass mandrels and optical substrates. The SBIR Phase I award represents an opportunity for AGI to advance innovative mirror technology with potential applications across federal defense, aerospace, and optical instrumentation sectors, consistent with the Small Business Innovation Research program's mission to foster technological innovation among small enterprises.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/23/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $149.7k | 9/16/25 |