Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
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Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Herndon, VA 20170, 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 $749,830 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer specializing in advanced photonics and engineering services. The contract is for the development of an injection-seeded erbium-doped YAG (Er:YAG) laser transmitter intended to meet NASA's need for innovative lidar technologies for atmospheric measurements of methane. The technology is targeted for space flight applications, including potential use on the International Space Station (ISS) and satellite platforms, as well as for Global Hawk (GH) missions. Key innovations include high average output power, near-transform-limited single-frequency output at the methane absorption wavelength, high reliability, and compact size, weight, and power (SWAP). This contract supports NASA's efforts to address global change research as identified in the 2007 National Research Council Earth Science Decadal Study.