This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the development of optics for the Joint Augmented Visual Informatics System (JARVIS) project. The contract has a potential value of $138,886 and a completion date of October 31, 2021. The work will be performed at MIT's facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts. No set-aside designation was used for this contract.
MIT is a leading research university that has extensive experience partnering with federal agencies on advanced research and technology development projects, including contracts and grants with the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and NASA. Through this contract, MIT will leverage its MIT.Nano facilities and expertise to research and develop the optical components for the JARVIS system, which supports NASA's technology development efforts.