This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC19P0179, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to NKT Photonics Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of photonics equipment. The $79,050 firm fixed-price purchase order is for the delivery of SPECTROMETERS.
The original solicitation was a sole-source procurement conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), as NKT Photonics was determined to be the sole provider of the required SuperK EXTREME EXR-20 light source. The contract supports research and development activities at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. NKT Photonics has a history of providing specialized photonics technologies to various U.S. federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, NASA, NIH, and NIST, through both prime and subcontractor roles.