Purchase Order DOCSB134116SU0337

This federal contract award, valued at $1,530,000.00, was granted to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to demonstrate a novel telescope concept called the Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-Optical Reconnaissance (SPIDER). The SPIDER system utilizes photonic integrated circuits with millions of optical interferometers to provide a low-mass, low-volume, and highly manufacturable alternative to traditional...

This federal contract award was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Trustees of Princeton University, Office of Research and Project Administration Division, doing business as Princeton University, for the SPIDER project. The primary objective of SPIDER is to subject models of the early universe to observational test, probing fundamental physics at energy scales beyond the reach of terrestrial particle accelerators. The $3,807,428.00 grant will enable...

This federal contract award, valued at $550,768.00, was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Illinois to produce an integrated on-chip spectrometer prototype operable at far-infrared (100 to 200 micron) wavelengths. The spectrometer will be integrated with a kinetic inductance device (KID) detector array, allowing for compact light dispersion and detection in a single device. The University of Chicago will design and fabricate the detectors, while...

New Integration Photonics has been awarded a $148,913 firm fixed price purchase order as the prime contractor for SBIR Phase I research titled "ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION INTEGRATED ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE SPECTROMETER WITH REUSABLE DELAY LINES FOR EXOPLANET DETECTION." The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center is the funding agency for this contract, which has a total small business set aside designation. The research will be conducted by New Integration...

This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Brimrose Technology Corp, a small business specializing in advanced materials and sensor systems. The contract, valued at $999,445.00, is focused on developing a prototype acousto-optic tunable filter-based shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectropolarimetric imaging system. This system is intended to be a useful tool for determining the chemical composition and physical characteristics of planets, comets,...

This $849,408 Firm Fixed Price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to New Integration Photonics, a small business Subchapter S corporation based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The contract is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award for the development of an "ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION INTEGRATED ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE SPECTROMETER WITH REUSABLE DELAY LINES FOR EXOPLANET DETECTION". This contract follows a...

This SBIR Phase I contract was awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Apre Instruments Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of optical metrology instruments. The $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an "innovative, low coherence probe for rapid measurement of free-form optical surfaces" using a novel spectrally controlled interferometry technique. The key innovations include a high surface slope acceptance angle up to 20 degrees (potentially 60 degrees) and...

This contract award to Boulder Nonlinear Systems Inc. is for the development of a programmable phase nulling interferometer that extends the capability of a computer generated hologram (CGH) to null test a range of meter class telescope mirrors. The $113,030.00 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) requires the construction of a brassboard Twyman-Green interferometer system with a 512x512 spatial light modulator...

This federal contract award, with an ID of 80GSFC18C0011, is for the SPHEREX MISSION, an all-sky near-infrared spectral survey satellite. The prime contractor is the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private research university known for its advanced scientific and engineering capabilities. The contract has a ceiling value of $111,084,170.00 and was awarded by the Goddard Space Center, a civilian agency of NASA. The contract does not utilize any set-aside designations. Caltech...

This is a $250,000.00 definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the SPHEREX Phase A Concept Study Report. SPHEREX is an all-sky near-infrared spectral survey that will probe the origin of the universe, explore the origin and evolution of galaxies, and explore the potential for life on exoplanets. The contract requires Caltech to provide the necessary personnel, materials, equipment, and...