Definitive Contract NNX16CP14C
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- This federal contract award to Boston Micromachines Corporation, a small business, is for the development of high-precision deformable mirror (DM) systems with 100 actuators across the active aperture, corresponding to nearly 8,000 actuators in the circular aperture. The proposed work aims to address a critical technology gap identified by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for space-based exoplanet imaging, specifically the production techniques for small-stroke,...
- This federal contract award was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Boston Micromachines Corporation, a leading provider of advanced microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based mirror products. The $123,785.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract supports the development of a design and manufacturing approach for a small-stroke, high-precision deformable mirror scalable to 10,000 actuators. This effort aims to...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by a civilian federal agency to Boston Micromachines Corporation, a small business manufacturer of advanced microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) optical components. The $847,415 firm-fixed-price contract is for research and development to improve the surface finish of MEMS deformable mirrors used in high-contrast imaging applications. The contract is set aside for small businesses. Boston Micromachines Corporation has...
- This federal contract award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Boston Micromachines Corporation, a small business prime contractor. The $122,876.00 firm fixed price contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and supports the development of a segmented, micromachined deformable mirror to compensate for positioning and stability errors in a segmented space-based primary mirror. This technology has...
- This is a $124,293.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Boston Micromachines Corporation, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of advanced microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) deformable mirrors to eliminate high-spatial-frequency topography due to print-through, which is applicable to optics research for space telescopes and related...
- This is a $124,844 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Boston Micromachines Corporation, a leading provider of advanced microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based mirror products. The contract is focused on developing solutions to address two key challenges in scaling up MEMS deformable mirrors (DMs) to array sizes of 4,000 actuators or more - reducing manufacturing yield losses due to keyhole voids...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $735,914.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Boston Micromachines Corporation, a leading provider of advanced microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based mirror products. The contract is for the development of segmented micro-mirrors to support picometer-scale wavefront compensation in space-based observatories. As a prime contractor, Boston Micromachines Corporation has...
- This is a $149,990.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) to Boston Micromachines Corporation, a small business manufacturer of advanced microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based mirror products. The contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is for all efforts required under Tasks 1 and 2. Boston Micromachines Corporation has previously provided MEMS deformable mirrors, driver electronics, and...
- Boston Micromachines Corporation has been awarded a $149,340 firm fixed price Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract supports research into improving the surface finish of microelectromechanical systems deformable mirrors for high contrast imaging. Work will be performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts through February 2024. As a leading provider of advanced microelectromechanical...
- This is a SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Iris AO, Inc., a small business, for the development of a 1,015-segment microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) deformable mirror (DM). The goal is to advance the state-of-the-art MEMS DM technology to create flight-like hardware with picometer-level resolution, enabling high-contrast imaging for the detection of Earth-sized exoplanets. The $125,000 fixed-price contract will fund the initial...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Boston Micromachines Corporation, a small business manufacturer, for $1,248,659.00. The contract is focused on developing high-precision, deformable mirrors and associated electronics to enable advanced wavefront control for space-based coronagraphs that can detect Earth-like exoplanets. The research aims to overcome manufacturing and lifetime challenges with current microelectromechanical system (MEMS) deformable mirrors. The goal is to produce a 100% functional 2048-element MEMS deformable mirror with unprecedented surface quality and reliability for potential use in NASA's exoplanet research and other adaptive optics applications.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 4 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 11/4/19 | |
| 3 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/4/18 | |
| 2 | Other Administrative Action | $500.0k | 5/7/18 | |
| 1 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/12/18 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $748.7k | 4/15/16 |