Compact, low-power, low-weight, pulsed ND:YAG laser
Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC26P1356
- Awardee
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Arete Associates UEI DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $106,732
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Compact, low-power, low-weight, pulsed Nd:YAG laser Special Notice · 80NSSC26941389Q · Posted Aug 10, 2026
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $106,732.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 23% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Northridge, CA 91324, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Arete Associates for a compact, low-power, low-weight pulsed Nd:YAG laser system valued at $106,732 on August 19, 2026. The award was made as a sole-source procurement under FAR 12.102(a) without small business set-aside. Performance occurs in Northridge, California.
The procurement is for the Arete AIRTRAC-532 laser designated for NASA Langley Research Center's Entry Navigation Sensor prototype supporting planetary entry, descent, and landing operations. The system must deliver minimum 40 mJ pulse energy at 532 nanometers with 20 Hz repetition rate, operate across dual wavelengths (532 nm and 1064 nm), weigh under 250 grams (laser head), 200 grams (electronics), and 250 grams (optical telescope assembly), and withstand wide temperature ranges and vibration per MIL-STD-810G or higher. Market research confirmed no alternative vendor meets the combined size, weight, power, and pulse-energy specifications. Completion is due May 19, 2027.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC26P1356?
80NSSC26P1356 was awarded to Arete Associates by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 19, 2026.
How much is contract 80NSSC26P1356 worth?
The government has obligated $106,732 on 80NSSC26P1356.
Was contract 80NSSC26P1356 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC26P1356 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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