This is a federal contract award to Rochester Precision Optics, LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the development of chalcogenide glass under an STTR Phase II contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The definitive contract, valued at $899,836.00, is a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with a period of performance through January 6, 2021. As a prime contractor, Rochester Precision Optics has prior experience providing optics and lenses in support of sensor and targeting systems...
This is a $149,818.78 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Rochester Precision Optics, LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the development of vision enhancement systems for dismounted warriors under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the Phase I research and development effort, with a completion date of October 31, 2020. Rochester Precision Optics is a...
This is a $124,287.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Rochester Precision Optics, LLC (RPO), a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of "Hierarchical Metasurface Optics for Multiplexed Visible to Terahertz Cross-Band Systems", with a completion date of December 18, 2020. As a prime contractor, RPO has...
This is a $109,274 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Circle Optics Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business in Rochester, NY. The contract is for research and development of persistent space surveillance and target characterization using wide-field-of-view optical systems and machine learning. This work supports AFRL's mission in developing advanced imaging technologies for defense...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $749,508 Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase II contract to Rochester Scientific LLC, a small business, for the "Optimization of Sodium Guide Star Return Using Polarization and/or Modulation Control." This contract builds upon a previous $149,999 STTR Phase I contract and will continue research and development efforts related to advancing adaptive optics technologies that support astronomical observation programs. The contract was set aside...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $149,999.00 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to Rochester Scientific LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, titled "Optimization of Sodium Guide Star Return," is for research and development work related to the optimization of sodium guide star return. The contract was awarded on July 16, 2019, with a completion date of November 30, 2020. It is a firm fixed-price...
This federal contract award to Kent Optronics Inc., a minority-owned and self-certified small disadvantaged business, is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I proposal. The contract, valued at $179,866.50, was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency. The contract is for research and development work related to advanced electro-optical technologies, such as infrared scene projectors, optical filters, sensors, and laser protection devices. The...
This is a $149,804.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Optimax Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer of high-precision optical components. The contract is for the additive manufacturing of freeform optical elements for imaging systems under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase I. As a prime contractor, Optimax has provided specialized optical products, coatings, and research and...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,249,914.00 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract to Eoptic, Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business located in Rochester, NY. The contract, titled "FAST OPTICALLY VERIFIED EVENT ARRAY (FOVEA)," is a total small business set-aside and has a completion date of May 28, 2026. This award is part of the SBIR program, which provides funding to small businesses for research and development of innovative technologies to...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,792 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Opticalx, LLC, a small disadvantaged and woman-owned business, for the development of a "Phase-Space Imager" product. This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract has an ultimate completion date of August 19, 2024. As an SBIR Phase I action, this award represents early-stage research and development work, with the potential for further SBIR Phase II funding...