NASA's Shared Services Center (NSSC) awarded a $133,651.39 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Planewave Instruments Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of telescopes and related equipment, to provide a prefabricated enclosure for a telescope. The contract supports NASA's space science and earth science missions at the Goddard Space Flight Center and does not have a set-aside designation. The original solicitation was a Special Notice published by NASA/NSSC,...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Observa-Dome Laboratories, Inc. for the delivery of a 2.5 meter aluminum single skin fast tracking observa-dome. The contract has a ceiling value of $99,887.44 and was awarded on November 30, 2017, with a final completion date of March 22, 2018. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Observa-Dome Laboratories, Inc. is a for-profit...
This is a $98,745.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Planewave Instruments Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer of telescopes, cameras, and related electro-optic equipment. The contract is for the delivery of CDK350 telescopes and cameras, with a performance period ending on April 30, 2022. Planewave Instruments Inc. has previously received prime contract awards from...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Naval Observatory, a defense agency, to Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc., a woman-owned small business. The $98,995.00 contract is for a telescope upgrade project. The contract has a total small business set aside designation. Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc. specializes in providing astronomical telescopes, control systems, and custom instruments to government agencies conducting astronomical research,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center (NSSC) awarded a $64,990.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Nu-Tek Precision Optical Corp, a manufacturer of high-quality precision optics and optical components located in Aberdeen, Maryland. The contract is for the delivery of two PIAA Vortex Mirrors to support the NASA Ames Coronagraph Exoplanet (ACE) project. NASA determined Nu-Tek to be the sole provider of these specialized mirrors, which are...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Photon Gear, Inc. for 10 athermalized telescopes. The purchase order is valued at $129,660.00 and has a delivery period of 11 weeks. The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), as NASA determined Photon Gear, Inc. to be the sole provider of the required telescopes. The place of performance is Ontario, NY....
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Sciglob Research, LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business and woman-owned small business, for the procurement of one Mini RoboHypo optical science instrument. The contract has a ceiling value of $30,400.00 and a performance period ending on May 14, 2025. This procurement was a sole source acquisition conducted under Federal Acquisition...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $30,861.41 firm-fixed price purchase order to Edmund Optics, Inc., doing business as Edmund Scientific Co., for the delivery of a testing system to evaluate the optical performance of microshutter arrays for the Habitable Worlds Observatory. This sole-source contract was awarded under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) after NASA determined that Edmund Optics is the sole provider capable of...
This federal contract award to Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc. (ACE), a woman-owned small business, is for the provision of telescope drive systems and related equipment valued at $31,977. The award was made by the Naval Observatory, a component of the U.S. Department of Defense, to support the agency's astronomical research programs. The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of October 20, 2023. The contract is not designated as a...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $525,514 firm fixed price purchase order to Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc. for the purchase of an infrared telescope system. The telescope is to be used for spectral irradiance measurements at an observatory in Chile. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc. is a for-profit, woman-owned business that manufactures astronomical...