Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
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Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
San Diego, CA 92121, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
1
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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This federal contract award to Space Micro Inc., a small business, is for the development of a Miniature Integrated Star Tracker (MIST) for small and nanosatellite platforms. The Phase I work will focus on radiation testing and hardening of the MIST up to 100 kilorads. The MIST utilizes a rugged custom optical lens and a CMOS imaging sensor to provide high output quaternion rates and angular rates, with robustness to high radiation levels. This award, valued at $124,999.00, is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The MIST is intended to meet the need for radiation-tolerant star trackers for future NASA missions, which current technologies are unable to provide.