This is a SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Computational Physics, Inc. for the development of a solid state, rapidly tunable filter based on liquid crystal (LC) etalon technology. The key innovation is reducing the tuning time of the LC etalon from a few milliseconds to 100-500 microseconds, with the primary application being integration into a space-based LIDAR (Light Detection and...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Kent Optronics Inc., a Minority Owned, Self Certified Small Disadvantaged Business. The $1,999,844.00 contract is for the development of an Electronically Switchable Optical Filter under DARPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. Kent Optronics Inc. has prior experience providing research and development services for electro-optical technologies to various Department...
The Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command issued a firm-fixed-price purchase order totaling $19,390 to Knight Optical USA LLC. The contract calls for Knight Optical to provide three 1080nm bandpass filters and three 1590nm cut-on longpass filters for integration into closed-circuit television camera boxes used by Naval Sea Systems Command. The solicitation sought these specific optical filters due to the custom design of the filter mechanism in the CAMBOX units. The award was made...
This is a $118,146.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Omega Optical Incorporated, a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of ultra-narrow bandpass filters with high off-band rejection to maximize signal-to-noise for free space communications. The filters are targeting near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths of 1064nm and...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime to Optex Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of optical equipment based in Richardson, Texas. The contract is for the delivery of FILTER,LIGHT,TELESC units valued at $137,691.90, with a completion date of July 3, 2019. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Optex Systems, Inc. has a history of providing a range of optical components and assemblies to support U.S. military land vehicle...
This federal contract award was issued by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command to prime contractor Optex Systems, Inc. for the purchase of 29,872 FILTER,INFRARED LIG units (NSN 5855-01-379-1410). The contract was awarded on a Firm Fixed Price basis without a set-aside designation, with a potential value of $1,340,356.64. The goods are to be delivered from Optex Systems' facility in Dallas, Texas, with a completion date of May 22, 2019. Optex Systems is a...
This is a $154,999.16 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Nanohmics Inc., a for-profit technology development and research company, for the design and development of an electronically tunable optical bandpass filter under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract was set aside for small businesses, has a completion date of June 17, 2018, and was awarded on September 18, 2017. Nanohmics Inc. has a...
This is a $749,365 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Computational Physics, Inc. to develop a rapidly tunable liquid crystal etalon for potential integration into space-based LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) systems, particularly differential absorption LIDAR (DIAL) systems. The key technological innovation is the use of liquid crystal to tune the etalon, with the goal of reducing the tuning time from several milliseconds to 100-500 microseconds....
The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $79,550.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to Xsoptix LLC, a woman-owned small business, for programmable optical filters. This award, which did not have a set-aside designation, supports the ONR's work in areas such as high-speed optical communications and photonics. As a prime contractor, Xsoptix has experience providing a variety of optical components and test solutions to federal agencies, including the Departments of the Navy, Commerce,...
This is a federal contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research to Nova Photonics Inc., a small business research and development company specializing in optics and photonics. The $986,759 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for the development of an optical filter for submarine laser communications under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase II. The contract has a completion date of September 11, 2015 and is designated as a Total...