Definitive Contract FA865008C1400

This SBIR Phase II contract, awarded by NASA to Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp (Ifos), a small business, aims to develop a compact, highly innovative inertial reference/measurement unit (IRU/IMU) that pushes the state-of-the-art in high accuracy performance from a fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) with reduced optical and electronic package volumes. The proposed gyroscope is based on an innovative approach using photonic crystal fiber (PCF) coils that reduce major gyro error sources and enable a...

The U.S. Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service awarded a $150,167.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Emcore Corporation's Concord Division, doing business as Systron Donner Inertial, to provide 10 EG-1300 Hawkeye-Series digital Lithium-Niobate Closed-Loop Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) units. The award was made on a sole-source basis and did not utilize any small business set-aside. Emcore Corporation is a leading provider of advanced mixed-signal products for the aerospace &...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $749,931 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Magiq Technologies, Inc., a for-profit optics and photonics technology company based in Somerville, Massachusetts. The objective of the contract is to develop a fast-light enhanced fiber optic gyroscope that can provide higher performance and/or lower size, weight, and power requirements compared to traditional navigation systems. The...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $124,970.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Infibertech, Corp, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation. The contract is for the design and fabrication of a miniaturized interferometric fiber optical gyroscope (FOG) that enables the production of smaller inertial reference units (IRUs) and inertial measurement units (IMUs) with substantially reduced noise and better bias...

This is a firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation's Targeting and Survivability Division, The Navigation Division. The $866,747.90 contract is for the production of Laser Gyros, which are a key component of embedded global positioning system/inertial navigation systems (EGI) used across various military aircraft. As a major defense contractor, Northrop Grumman has significant experience delivering navigation and...

This is a $749,910 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Digital Optics Technologies Inc., a small business corporation. The contract is focused on developing two parallel technologies - an Active Fast Light Optical Gyroscope/Accelerometer (AFLOGA) based on a rubidium vapor Raman laser, and an Active Fast Light Fiber-Optic Sensor (AFLIFOS) based on a fiber...

Gyro-Stabilized Systems, LLC was awarded a $1.1 million firm fixed price purchase order by the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to deliver a High Angle Infrared Signature Measurement System. The contract has a period of performance through September 2022 for delivery of one system to the Naval Research Laboratory. The solicitation sought a system to measure infrared signatures from maneuvering aircraft. Key requirements included integration with Bell...

This federal contract award, NNX15CG41P, was granted to Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components and subsystems based in Goleta, California. The $124,879 contract, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I, is for the development of a new photonic integration platform that incorporates optical gain in resonant waveguide optical gyroscopes. The goal is to leverage Freedom Photonics' existing low-loss silicon nitride/silicon...

This is a $4,300,085.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to HRL Laboratories, LLC, a large for-profit limited liability company. The contract supports the development of novel technologies for high-performance miniature inertial sensors under DARPA's Precise Inertial Guidance Miniaturization Aims (PRIGM: AIMS) program. The goal is to address the challenge of precise navigation of guided munitions in the absence of external...

This federal contract award, valued at $17,336.59, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Advanced Navigation Pty. LTD., a for-profit international organization, for the repair of their Advanced Navigation Spatial Fog (Fiber Optic Gyro) Inertial Navigation System. The contract has a firm fixed price pricing type and a completion date of December 21, 2024. No set-aside designation was indicated. Advanced Navigation Pty. LTD. has previously received prime federal...