This federal contract award is for the purchase of an aluminum plano mirror from Nu-Tek Precision Optical Corp., a small business manufacturer of optical components and subsystems. The $54,360 firm-fixed-price purchase order was issued by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), a defense agency, and has a performance period ending on July 10, 2024. The mirror, measuring 500mm in diameter, will be made of fused quartz and coated with protected aluminum. This requirement was originally solicited...
This is a $88,513 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command to Nu-Tek Precision Optical Corp., a manufacturer of high-quality precision optics and optical components based in Aberdeen, Maryland. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for the delivery of an aluminum plano mirror. Nu-Tek Precision Optical Corp. has a history of providing specialized optical solutions for various U.S. government programs, particularly in the areas of defense,...
The U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order to Edmund Optics Inc., a manufacturer of optical equipment and components, to provide two optical mirrors - one 10-inch diameter and one 12-inch diameter protected silver flat fused silica mirrors. The $20,874.62 contract was awarded on a sole source basis under simplified acquisition procedures, with no set-aside. Edmund Optics, based in Barrington, New Jersey,...
The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded a $16,100 Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order contract to MLD Technologies, L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company and manufacturer of specialized optical components. The contract is for the delivery of "Leaky Mirrors" - a 1" diameter and a 4" diameter low loss 45 degree angle of incidence (AOI) 1070nm leaky mirror coating. This contract was awarded via a sole source solicitation, with no set-aside designation. MLD...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center to Optical Coating Laboratory, LLC (Ocli) for $382,356.00. The contract requires Ocli to provide services to strip a protected, enhanced silver coating from a 1.3m Zerodur mirror and recoat it with a protected aluminum coating optimized for a specific spectral bandpass. The contract has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025 and did not utilize...
The U.S. Department of Defense's Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division awarded a $54,090 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Sellers Optical, Inc., a small business manufacturer of precision optical components and instruments. The contract, which is set-aside for small businesses, is for the delivery of one 14-inch turn mirror and three 14-inch transform section mirrors in accordance with specified technical drawings. This contract is part of the agency's effort to procure custom...
This $84,286 firm-fixed-price federal contract was awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to Nu-Tek Precision Optical Corp., a manufacturer of precision optics and optical components located in Aberdeen, Maryland. The contract is for the purchase of an aluminum plano mirror, part number 20798-02-0012, and was awarded without a small business set-aside designation. The original solicitation, N0017819Q6738, was a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, issued as a Request...
Zecoat Corporation was awarded a $124,697 firm-fixed-price Phase I SBIR contract from NASA to develop a battery-powered, aluminum deposition process for creating broadband reflective coatings in space. The process would enable the application of highly reflective aluminum coatings to large telescope mirrors, extending their usable wavelength range down to 30 nanometers. This would provide significant benefits for astronomical observations in the vacuum ultraviolet spectral region. The contract...
The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $63,500 firm fixed price purchase order to Lockwood Custom Optics, Inc. to deliver a large diameter schlieren mirror. The mirror will support the Material Measurement Laboratory's research efforts in fluid flow visualization for contraband detection applications. Specifically, the prime contractor will provide the mirror along with a two-year warranty, installation guidance, and compliance with safety and...
This is a $90,111 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to Seiler Instrument and Manufacturing Company, Inc., a small business manufacturer of precision instruments, optical devices, and specialized components based in St. Louis, Missouri. The contract is for the supply of 49 MIRROR OPTICAL units with National Stock Number 6650-01-079-2887. This award appears to be a small business set-aside contract. Seiler Instrument has a history of...