Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
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Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Superior, CO 80027, 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 I Action
Primary Consortia Member
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to M.M.A. Design LLC, doing business as MMA Design LLC, a small business manufacturer of goods. The $124,812 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a deployable, large-aperture synthetic aperture radar (SAR) antenna applicable to a microsatellite form factor. The antenna, called the Large Aperture Rigid Antenna (LARA), can stow efficiently in a compact volume and reliably deploy to form a 4.5-square-meter aperture with a 5.6:1 aspect ratio. This technology is intended to reduce the number of satellites required in a constellation to adequately sample measurements, providing significant cost savings. MMA Design LLC has extensive experience with NASA contracts, receiving over $7 million in prime awards for research and development of small satellite technologies.