Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Hidden Hills, CA 91302, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
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National Interest Action
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Research Type
SBIR Program Phase II Action
Primary Consortia Member
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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, with a period of performance through January 29, 2018. OPC, a for-profit subchapter S corporation, has previously delivered optical systems and components to various defense and aerospace customers through SBIR and other small business set-aside contracts.