NASA has awarded a sole source contract to Excelitas Canada Inc. for the provision of QTY4 LLAM CD3830 PRO-1 and QTY4 LLAM CD3830 PRO-2 APD modules along with associated non-refundable engineering services. The $60,160 firm fixed-price purchase order will support the agency's Clio HSRL EDU (High Spectral Resolution Lidar Education) program located at the NASA Langley Research Center. Excelitas Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of the parent company Excelitas Technologies Corp, a global provider of...
This is a $46,790 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Excelitas Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Excelitas Technologies Corp. The contract is for the delivery of Excelitas Technologies SPCM detectors to be used at the NASA Langley Research Center. The original sole source procurement was justified on the basis that Excelitas Canada Inc. is the sole provider of the required detectors. The purchase order does not contain any set-aside designation. Excelitas...
This is a $123,214 firm-fixed-price STTR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to the small business Voxtel, LLC. The contract is for the development of a low-cost, high-pixel-density avalanche photodiode detector array technology sensitive in the 0.9-1.7 micron spectral range that can achieve near-single-photon sensitivity at room temperature. This technology is intended to address NASA's need for space-hardened planetary entry, descent, and landing (EDL) and proximity-operations sensors. The...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC, a subsidiary of the Italian aerospace company Leonardo SPA. The $894,520.72 contract is for the development of a custom linear mode photon counting HgCdTe electron-avalanche photodiode (e-APD) system with an integrated high-speed and low-noise preamplifier. This system is intended to support the Lidar Surface Topography (LIST) mission, which is developing a multi-beam...
This is a firm-fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Advanced Scientific Concepts, LLC, a small business located in Goleta, California. The $240,000.00 contract is for the delivery of two specialized 3-D Flash LIDAR cameras with 128x128 pixel focal plane arrays using InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes, to be used at the NASA Langley Research Center. The procurement was sole-sourced to Advanced Scientific Concepts...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Center to DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC, a subsidiary of the defense contractor Leonardo SPA. The $702,729 contract is for the development of a Mercury Cadmium Telluride (HgCdTe) Linear Mode Photo Counting (LMPC) Avalanche Photodiode (APD) Focal Array (FPA). The contract does not have a set-aside designation. DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC has an extensive...
This is a $15,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Phase Sensitive Innovations Inc., a veteran-owned small business. The contract is for the delivery of photodiodes, which are specialized electronic components used in various applications such as communications, electronic warfare, and remote sensing. Phase Sensitive Innovations is a provider of advanced photonic and electronic technologies, including...
This is a $132,200 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Advacam S.r.o., a for-profit manufacturer of specialized scientific equipment, including sensors and imaging devices. The contract is for the delivery of a Timepix3 assembly with a 1000 mm CdTe sensor, to be used at the Goddard Space Flight Center. There is no set-aside designation for this award. The original solicitation was a sole source...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $148,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Quantum Opus LLC, a for-profit limited liability company and manufacturer of goods, for the delivery of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. This sole-source award was made under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and supports NASA's research and development initiatives. The detectors, components, and upgrades provided by Quantum Opus, including high-density nanowire...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Center to DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC, a subsidiary of the Italian aerospace company Leonardo SPA. The contract is for the delivery of mercury cadmium telluride avalanche photodiode sensor chip assemblies, with NASA providing the dewar and cooler system. The contract has a ceiling value of $145,506.00 and an ultimate completion date of January 15, 2016....