Definitive Contract NNX15CC11C
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- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Optical Physics Company (OPC) for the development of a compact, lightweight, high-accuracy interferometric star tracker system. The star tracker is intended to enable precise pointing of large space telescopes and autonomous navigation for future NASA space missions, providing milli-arcsecond class pointing accuracy. The total contract value is $748,175,...
- This $567,218 firm fixed price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Optical Physics Company R&D Division for research and development of an interferometric star tracker under Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. As part of NASA's efforts to advance space technologies, the contract supports Optical Physics Company in further developing star tracking capabilities for applications such as...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Optical Physics Company, a small business, for $82,783. The contract is for ground-based field testing of a calibrated and assembled Phase II prototype laser communications pointing sensor (LPS) system using retrosatellites. The overall objective is to develop and demonstrate an interferometric star tracker-based LPS for deep space beaconless pointing to enable higher data rates for...
- This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center is for the development of an interferometric star tracker. The $149,333.00 firm fixed price contract was awarded to Optical Physics Company, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation, on November 17, 2017. The work is to be performed in Simi Valley, CA and has a completion date of March 22, 2018. Optical Physics Company's R&D Division specializes in the design and manufacture of...
- This is a $1,459,099.35 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Optical Physics Company, a small business subchapter S corporation, for the development of an interferometric tracker system capable of detecting and tracking geostationary and geosynchronous orbit objects. The contract, which is part of the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II program, has a completion date of June 2, 2017. Optical Physics Company has previously received SBIR...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to G.a. Tyler Associates, Inc. (doing business as The Optical Science Company), a small business located in Santa Ana, California. The contract, valued at $124,966.00, is for the development of a long-range laser communications system for spacecraft in the solar system. The effort involves two components: (1) a spacecraft-based transceiver using small size, weight, and power (SWAP)...
- This is a $485,534.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency to Optical Physics Company, a for-profit Subchapter S corporation located in Simi Valley, California. The contract is for research and development of a "Miniature Interferometric Star Tracker for Harsh Space Environments." This indicates Optical Physics is providing the government with the development and prototype manufacturing of an advanced...
- This is a $124,928 firm-fixed price Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cross Trac Engineering, Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation. The contract is for the development of a free space optical communications and ranging system as a 1U module for CubeSats, enabling precision pointing and laser crosslinks at ranges up to 1,000 km with data rates of 100 Mbps or greater. This effort aligns...
- This federal contract award, FA945110C0194, is a SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II contract awarded to Optical Physics Company, a small business subchapter S corporation. The $199,977.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded on September 2, 2010 by the Air Force Research Laboratory, a defense agency, for research and development related to an interferometric star tracker system. The work is to be performed in Simi Valley, CA and the contract has a completion date of...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Cross Trac Engineering, Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation. The $1,074,886 contract supports the development of a free space optical communications and ranging system with precision pointing capabilities for 3U and larger CubeSats. The system is designed to enable CubeSat swarm and constellation missions by enabling...
This is a $913,110 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Optical Physics Company, a small business, for the research and development of an interferometric star tracker system for laser communications (lasercom) beam pointing applications in deep space missions. The star tracker system is intended to stabilize the optical line of sight and provide the appropriate pointing reference to the receiver location, enabling more efficient delivery of the transmit signal. The contract was awarded on June 1, 2015 with an ultimate completion date of August 15, 2019. This contract is part of NASA's broader efforts to advance lasercom technology, which offers the promise of much higher data exchange rates and reduced size/weight for deep space telecommunications.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 7 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/17/18 | |
| 8 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/17/18 | |
| 6 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/12/18 | |
| 5 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/26/18 | |
| 4 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/8/17 |