Purchase Order 80NSSC26P1356
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- NASA's Shared Services Center issued a purchase order to Lumibird Inc. for two DPSS 266nm lasers valued at $110,190.00, awarded September 19, 2025, with completion due April 15, 2026. The procurement was sole-source under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with no small business set-aside applied. Performance occurs in Greenbelt, Maryland. The systems are research-grade Nd:YAG lasers delivering 20–25 mJ per pulse at repetition rates of 20–200 Hz for NASA's tropospheric composition research program,...
- On August 28, 2025, NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $17,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Picophotonics OY, a Finnish manufacturer, for the procurement of one CP32 532 nanometer Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA) laser. The laser is intended for the Space Geodesy Project and will be delivered to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center within 10 weeks of award. The specialized instrument must meet stringent technical specifications including a 532 nm wavelength, pulse duration under...
- The Shared Services Center (NASA) awarded a purchase order to Arete Associates for $95,000.00 on August 25, 2025, for an engineering model of a laser with a ceiling and ultimate completion date of August 31, 2027. The procurement, a total small business set-aside under FAR Parts 12 and 13, covers modification of Arete's AIRTRAC laser (Part Number NLRC701064AMIDSP) to operate in vacuum and zero-gravity environments for spaceflight qualification. Work is performed at Northridge, California. The...
- Arete Associates was awarded a $124,354 firm fixed price purchase order by NASA's Shared Services Center for the procurement of a 355 nanometer laser source. This specialized laser equipment is being procured through commercial item procedures and will be delivered to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland by June 30, 2026. The acquisition was conducted as a sole source award to Arete under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) authority, with NASA determining that the contractor is the sole...
- NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded a $57,895.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to Lumibird Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, to provide a Compact Scientific Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser with 355-nm Output. This laser system will be delivered to and installed at the NASA Glenn Research Center. The contract has no set-aside designation and was awarded on a sole-source basis, as Lumibird Inc. is the sole provider of the required laser system....
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $45,357.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Lavision, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of laser imaging systems and measurement equipment. The contract is for the delivery of a portable, compact, pulsed, q-switched Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Nd:YAG) particle image velocimetry (PIV) laser to support research activities at the NASA Glenn Research Center. The laser must meet specific technical...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Ekspla-Usa Inc. for a femtosecond laser system valued at $102,920.00 on June 3, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. Performance is due by October 3, 2026. The laser system must deliver pulses of 300 femtoseconds or less (typical 230 fs) at 1030 nanometers with tunable pulse duration from 300 fs to 2.5 picoseconds, produce up to 4 microjoules at 515 nanometers with software-controlled attenuation, and operate at approximately 1.2...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $63,093.68 firm fixed price purchase order to Lumibird Inc. on June 24, 2025, for the procurement of a Quantel Laser Second Harmonic Generation/Third Harmonic Generation (SHG/THG) unit. The acquisition supports NASA Langley Research Center's need for specialized laser system upgrades to enable ultraviolet measurement capabilities. The SHG/THG unit includes optical components such as an optical bench and multiple optical crystals designed for precise...
- This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Ekspla-Usa Inc., a for-profit organization, for the purchase of an EKSPLA NT342E-10 laser system. The laser system, which has a potential value of $117,050.00, is to be delivered by November 20, 2023. The laser system will be used at the NASA Langley Research Center (LARC) and meets specific technical requirements including a tuning range of 410 to 2600 nm and a...
- The NASA Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Santec USA Corp on August 18, 2026, for one Santec tunable laser (model TSL-570-A-480640-P-F-AP-00-1 or equivalent) valued at $35,225.00, under a Total Small Business set-aside. Place of performance is NASA Langley Research Center, Building 2104 Room 427, Hampton, Virginia. The laser must be new, not refurbished, with tuning range 1480–1640 nm, FC-APC connector, two-year warranty, narrow linewidth (10 kHz), accuracy (15 ppm), rapid...
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.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Compact, low-power, low-weight, pulsed Nd:YAG laser | 80NSSC26941389Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Special Notice 1/1 | 8/10/26, 4:05 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $106.7k | 8/17/26 |