Definitive Contract NNX17CP15C
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- This is a Firm Fixed Price, Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Q-Peak, Inc., a laser development and research company based in Bedford, Massachusetts. The $754,970 contract is for the development of a compact, low-power ultraviolet laser that can be used for laser-desorption-mass-spectrometry (LDMS) to detect biosignatures on future planetary exploration missions, such as to Titan and Europa. The...
- This Federal Contract Award NNX16CP35P was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Q-Peak, Incorporated, a small business manufacturer based in Bedford, Massachusetts. The award is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is valued at $124,960.00. The contract is for the development of an ultra-compact, passively Q-switched laser that can be integrated into a compact laser LIDAR instrument. This laser technology is intended to enable improved...
- Q-Peak, Inc., a small business based in Bedford, Massachusetts, was awarded a $124,987 firm-fixed-price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, a set-aside for small businesses. Under this Phase I SBIR contract, Q-Peak will develop a compact, robust, efficient, and radiation-hardened ultraviolet (UV) laser capable of detecting organic molecules through laser...
- This is a $749,927 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Boulder Nonlinear Systems Inc. for the development of a non-mechanical 3D Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system. The objective is to build a compact LIDAR sensor that meets the size, weight, and power (SWAP) requirements of future planetary landers for NASA's space exploration missions. The LIDAR system will provide high-resolution terrain...
- This is a $122,910 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced photonics and engineering services. The contract is for the development of a 2U CubeSat-based 3D imaging photon-counting LIDAR system capable of long-range (>100 km) topology and rendezvous sensing for NASA's upcoming asteroid, comet, and planetary exploration missions. The LIDAR system is designed to provide unprecedented performance at a fraction of the...
- This firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract was awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Boston Applied Technologies, Inc. (doing business as Ioptron) for the development of a compact, all solid-state, diode-pumped 2-micron laser system. The laser system is intended to be used for remote sensing of laser/lidar technology and global environment monitoring applications. The $99,981 contract has a set-aside designation for small businesses. It aims to develop a cost-effective and reliable 2-micron...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract worth $149,991.00 to Aktiwave LLC, a small business based in Rochester, New York. The contract is for the development of a monolithic Q-switched waveguide laser fabricated by ultrafast laser inscription to be used as a pulsed light detection and ranging (lidar) source. This specialized research and development work supports NASA's objectives in the areas of space...
- This federal contract award to Q-Peak, Incorporated, a small business based in Bedford, Massachusetts, is in response to a NASA solicitation for lightweight and power-efficient instruments to enable in-situ compositional analysis. Q-Peak, in partnership with the University of Hawaii, will develop the Compact Integrated Instrument for Remote Spectroscopy Analysis (CIIRSA), a suite of laser-based spectroscopic instruments capable of imaging, Raman, laser-induced breakdown, laser-induced...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Q-Peak, Incorporated, a laser development and research company based in Bedford, Massachusetts. The contract is for the development of a compact, robust, and efficient instrument that combines multiple laser-based spectroscopic techniques, including imaging, Raman, laser-induced breakdown, laser-induced fluorescence, and LIDAR. This new instrument, called the Compact Integrated Instrument for Remote...
- This is a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Voxtel, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced electronics and optics. The contract is for the development of a dual-functionality, large-format, silicon single-photon avalanche photodiode (SPAD) lidar imager to support the Europa Clipper mission. This highly sensitive SPAD imager will provide terrain-relative...
NASA awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Q-Peak, Incorporated, a laser development and research company based in Bedford, Massachusetts, to develop a compact and robust Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) instrument. The instrument is intended to assist in landing site selection and sampling for robotic exploration of the solar system, particularly the Europa mission. The contract, valued at $754,923, requires Q-Peak to develop a 1-watt laser that meets the size, power, and radiation-hardening requirements for the LIDAR application. This contract is part of NASA's efforts to obtain lightweight, power-efficient, and radiation-hardened instruments for its solar system exploration programs. Q-Peak is partnering with Sigma Space on this project, leveraging their previous LIDAR design study work for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 3 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/16/19 | |
| 2 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/3/18 | |
| 1 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/3/18 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $754.9k | 4/24/17 |