The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Knight Optical USA LLC, a foreign-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business, in the amount of $140,260.00. The contract is for the provision of specialized optical components, including custom-sized germanium-doped optical glass windows, 1080nm bandpass filters, and 1590nm cut-on longpass filters, to be used in infrared cameras and closed-circuit television cameras for the Navy and NASA....
The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a $29,725 firm fixed price purchase order to Kemtek Xtals Inc. to deliver crystal band pass filters in support of improving the -70dB attenuation guard band over operating temperature for the NATO Sea Sparrow Missile Systems. The award was in response to a September 2023 solicitation seeking a non-recurring engineering item including filter design, crystals, test procedures, and Gerber files; a one-time setup fee if applicable for...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) to Asahi Spectra Co., LTD. for the procurement of optical bandpass filters in support of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) Department of Physics. The contract has a ceiling value of $43,400.00 and a period of performance through February 28, 2025. This procurement was awarded under simplified acquisition procedures and on a sole source basis, as NAVSUP determined...
The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded a $104,275 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Nu-Tek Precision Optical Corp., a manufacturer of high-quality precision optics and optical components based in Aberdeen, Maryland. The contract is for the manufacture of a custom cemented doublet optical assembly to support high-energy laser characterization. This requirement was not eligible for small business set-aside, and Nu-Tek was selected as the sole source provider due to its specialized...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Knight Optical USA LLC, a small disadvantaged business. The $81,100 contract is for the delivery of 12 custom-sized, AR-coated germanium optical windows to be used in infrared cameras for NASA launch operations. Knight Optical has a history of providing similar specialized optical components under prior federal contract awards, including for the Department of the Navy. This contract does not...
The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command awarded a $235,299.31 firm fixed price delivery order to Kitco Fiber Optics Inc., Kitco Fiber Optics Division, for optical microscopes. The place of performance is Virginia Beach, Virginia. The period of performance is from November 2, 2022 through February 28, 2023. The Naval Supply Systems Command is responsible for procuring various supplies and equipment in support of Navy and Marine Corps operations worldwide. This delivery order...
This firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command to K&L Microwave Inc. for $21,530. The order is for 40 coaxial bandpass filters to be delivered to Dahlgren, Virginia by May 1, 2024. The filters, part number 9ED40-00049, are currently installed and in use by the Navy. Introducing another manufacturer's filters would require over $50,000 in additional testing costs and delay the project by at least four weeks. As the sole manufacturer of...
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded a $43,047.63 firm fixed-price purchase order to Active Optical Systems, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company that specializes in the manufacture of optical systems and related technologies. The contract is for the delivery of three wavefront sensor products, specifically part numbers HWFS23-S150x6.7-1, HWFS31-S150x6.7-1, and HWFS32-S150x6.7-1. The requested items are exclusive to Active Optical Systems due to proprietary software, and the...
Optical Filter Corporation, doing business as Corning Specialty Materials, has been awarded a $76,380 firm fixed-price purchase order by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research for non-recurring engineering repairs and upgrades to window seals. The contract will be performed in Washington, D.C. over a period of five months from September 2023 through February 2024. No set-aside designation or subcontractors were indicated. The Office of Naval Research supports the Navy's science...
The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command awarded a $16,729 delivery order to Kitco Fiber Optics Inc., Kitco Fiber Optics Division, for optical microscopes. The firm fixed price order is being performed in Virginia Beach, Virginia over a two-month period concluding in mid-September 2020. The Naval Supply Systems Command supports Navy and Marine Corps operations through procurement and supply chain management, suggesting the microscopes will support research, training, or...