The proposed research is directed at the development of new optical interference coatings having low film stress and high reflectance in the x-RAY band from 0.1 to 10 KEV, which are critically…
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- Contract number
- 80NSSC18P2064
- Awardee
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Reflective X-Ray Optics, LLC UEI ZBCMLJK2ZLH6
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $124,999
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $124,999.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- New York, NY 10025, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase I Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $124,999 |
About this award
This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center was issued to Reflective X-Ray Optics, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop new optical interference coatings with low film stress and high reflectance in the x-ray band from 0.1 to 10 keV. These coatings are critically needed for the construction of lightweight, nested x-ray telescopes with high collecting area and sub-arcsecond resolution for the Lynx mission, a high-energy flagship mission under consideration for the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey, as well as for other future NASA x-ray missions. The contract award, valued at $124,999.00, is a Firm Fixed Price purchase order under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract was awarded on July 27, 2018 with a completion date of February 15, 2019.
Description
The proposed research is directed at the development of new optical interference coatings having low film stress and high reflectance in the x-RAY band from 0.1 to 10 KEV, which are critically needed for the construction of lightweight, nested x-RAY telescopes having high collecting area and sub-arcsecond resolution for lynx, the high-energy flagship mission under consideration for the 2020 astrophysics decadal survey, as well as for other future NASA x-RAY missions. Iridium-based coatings provide high reflectance over the lynx energy band, however such films also have exceedingly high stress, and film stress deforms thin-shell mirror substrates, thereby degrading telescope angular resolution. The proposed effort aims to develop low-stress, high-x-RAY-reflectance optical interference coatings for lynx, using in place of iridium (IR) either platinum or tungsten layers, in combination with layers of various light elements. These non-IR interference coatings have the potential for lower stress and higher reflectance than IR coatings, thus enabling the realization of lightweight x-RAY telescopes having high collecting area and sub-arcsecond angular resolution.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC18P2064?
80NSSC18P2064 was awarded to Reflective X-Ray Optics, LLC by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on July 27, 2018.
How much is contract 80NSSC18P2064 worth?
The government has obligated $124,999 on 80NSSC18P2064.
Was contract 80NSSC18P2064 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC18P2064 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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