This federal contract award was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Knight Optical USA LLC, a foreign-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the manufacturing, packaging, and shipping of custom-sized germanium-doped optical glass windows for infrared (IR) cameras used in NASA launch operations. The $37,195.00 firm-fixed-price contract has an expected completion date of October 16, 2023. The award was made pursuant to a...
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $27,206 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Firebird Optics LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Boston, Massachusetts, to procure a 300mm optical window for a cryogenic vacuum test chamber. This procurement was set aside for small businesses under the Total Small Business program. The optical window must meet specific requirements, including being made of Corning fused silica 7980 material, having a thickness of 25mm ± 0.25mm, and...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Knight Optical USA LLC, a small disadvantaged business. The $81,100 contract is for the delivery of 12 custom-sized, AR-coated germanium optical windows to be used in infrared cameras for NASA launch operations. Knight Optical has a history of providing similar specialized optical components under prior federal contract awards, including for the Department of the Navy. This contract does not...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $33,550.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Esco Products Inc., doing business as Esco Optics, a manufacturer of custom optics and precision optical components. The contract is for the delivery of quartz viewports to be used in high-speed camera enclosures at the NASA Kennedy Space Center. No set-aside designation was applied. Esco Optics has received prior federal contracts from NASA and the U.S. Air...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $102,480.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to Zygo Corporation, a manufacturer of goods, for 2 small (5.5") and medium (9.5") MWIR WFOV SAMI sapphire windows (coated). This award was issued on a sole source basis under FAR Part 13 procedures, as Zygo was determined to be the sole provider of these specialized sapphire windows. The work will be performed at Zygo's facility in Middlefield, CT and...
Schneider Optics, Inc., doing business as Schneider Optics Inc., has been awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at approximately $19,763 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract calls for Schneider Optics to provide flight lenses in support of NASA's PSI-MINI-SUITE, PLUMES, and SCALPSS projects. Work will be performed in Hauppauge, New York, and is expected to be completed by October 4, 2023. No subcontractors or set-aside...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $61,650.00 firm fixed-price purchase order for an optical lens package to Heidelberg Engineering, Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit, woman-owned small business and manufacturer of ophthalmic diagnostic equipment. This award was not set aside. Heidelberg Engineering is the prime contractor and has previously provided repair, maintenance, and upgrade services for its Spectralis imaging systems to the...
This $21,567 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Schott North America, Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of specialized glass and glass-ceramic materials. The contract is for the delivery of ZERODUR glass, a low-expansion glass-ceramic product, to support NASA's space-related applications. Schott North America has a history of providing optical components, such as lens assemblies, beam expanders, and large-diameter mirrors, to prime...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center (NSSC) awarded a $35,020.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Axiom Optics Inc., a small business based in Somerville, Massachusetts. The contract is for the procurement of an Extended Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) Camera and Lens, to be used at the NASA Langley Research Center. This award was made under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) as a sole source contract, as Axiom Optics...
NASA has awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order to Esco Products Inc., a small business manufacturer of custom optics and precision optical components, for the refurbishment of ZnSe (zinc selenide) windows. The $43,875.00 contract has a period of performance through January 31, 2025 and was awarded on July 22, 2024. This purchase order is not associated with a larger contract vehicle. No set-aside provisions were applied to this award. Esco Products Inc., which operates under the trade name...