This federal contract award was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Beam Engineering for Advanced Measurements Co., a woman-owned small business. The $99,961 grant is for research and development of a "thin-film, nearly weightless broadband diffractive waveplate lens" that can provide advanced imaging capabilities for NASA observation and exoplanet detection missions. This innovative optical technology aims to enable the construction of very large aperture...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $746,290.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract to Beam Engineering For Advanced Measurements Co., a woman-owned small business, under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of a non-mechanical beam steering system, with an anticipated completion date of October 30, 2023. Beam Engineering's expertise includes advanced optical technologies and materials, such as lidar, waveplates, and energy webs employing planar optics. This...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Beam Engineering For Advanced Measurements Co., a woman-owned small business. The $743,882.00 contract is a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. Beam Engineering will perform research and development work on "Broadband Vector Vortices for High Contrast Coronagraphy" to support NASA's space-based...
Beam Engineering For Advanced Measurements Co., a woman-owned small business, was awarded a $124,464.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of vector vortex waveplates (VVWs) with expanded spectral capabilities, including into the ultraviolet range, to enable improved proximity glare suppression for coronagraphy...
This is a $4,999,960.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded to Beam Engineering For Advanced Measurements CO., a woman-owned small business, by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the "ENERGY WEB EMPLOYING PLANAR OPTICS PROGRAM" and has a period of performance through October 30, 2026. Beam Engineering is a prime contractor that specializes in advanced optical technologies,...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to The Boeing Company for the DESI (TOPIC 1) - POWER BEAMING effort, with a potential value of $1,500,825.00. The contract has a completion date of September 14, 2021. No set-aside designation was used. As a prime contractor, Boeing has provided various goods and services to U.S. government agencies through past federal contracts and grants, including engineering, research and...
<p>This is a $121,671.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded to Lasermotive, Inc. (doing business as Powerlight Technologies) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for "EFFICIENT LASER POWER BEAMING FOR LUNAR OPERATIONS" and the place of performance is Kent, Washington. The award was made on May 19, 2021 with a completion date of November 19, 2021.</p>
This contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Tentguild Engineering Co., is for the development of a lightweight, deployable photovoltaic (PV) array module architecture designed for Mars applications. The proposed system features a toroidal storage configuration that can encircle and integrate with various space transport and surface mission systems. Key requirements include modular or large-unit design, self-cleaning and dust mitigation, tilt...
This is a $124,387 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to E Beam Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Beaverton, Oregon. The contract is for the research and development of a miniature Ka-band klystron amplifier suitable for use in CubeSat satellites. The amplifier is required to have 400 MHz of bandwidth, output at least 32 watts of power, and occupy a very small footprint of 0.4-inch diameter and less than 0.5-inch length. E Beam Inc. is leveraging its expertise...
This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Beam Engineering For Advanced Measurements CO., a woman-owned small business. The contract, valued at $1,918,640.18, is for the BASE YEAR BEAM 4G OPTICS BAA PROPOSAL and has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2021. Beam Engineering is developing advanced optical technologies, photonics, and innovative research and development solutions for defense...