This is a $185,098.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research to Planewave Instruments Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of telescopes and related equipment. The award provides optical tube assemblies to support space and earth science missions at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The underlying solicitation was a total small business set-aside. Through this and prior prime contract awards, Planewave...
This is a $244,523.81 firm fixed-price purchase order contract for the modification of a PlaneWave telescope. The contract was awarded to Planewave Instruments Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer of telescopes, telescope modifications, cameras, and related electro-optic equipment and services. The contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, and has a period of performance through March 2024. The contract is not associated with a...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Naval Observatory, a defense agency, to Planewave Instruments Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Adrian, Michigan. The $34,199.95 contract is for the delivery of a near-infrared SWIR camera, a telescope rotator, a focuser assembly, linear actuators, and control units to support the "Deep South Telescope" program. The original solicitation was issued as a request for quote with a competitive...
This is a $98,745.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Planewave Instruments Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer of telescopes, cameras, and related electro-optic equipment. The contract is for the delivery of CDK350 telescopes and cameras, with a performance period ending on April 30, 2022. Planewave Instruments Inc. has previously received prime contract awards from...
Planewave Instruments Inc. has been awarded an $11,900 firm fixed price purchase order by the Department of the Navy Naval Observatory to provide a deep south telescope for use in Chile. The contract has no set-aside designation and work is to be completed by August 9, 2020. As the prime contractor, Planewave Instruments Inc. will deliver the requested telescope equipment without use of major subcontractors. The Naval Observatory utilizes observational assets in Chile to support its roles in...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Naval Observatory, a defense agency, to Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc., a woman-owned small business. The $98,995.00 contract is for a telescope upgrade project. The contract has a total small business set aside designation. Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc. specializes in providing astronomical telescopes, control systems, and custom instruments to government agencies conducting astronomical research,...
The Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force Academy awarded a Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract to Lunt Solar Systems LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the delivery of a ONE METER TELESCOPE. The contract, with a potential value of $729,000.00, has a completion date of December 2, 2019. The contract award was based on a Request for Quotations (RFQ) that was posted on August 22, 2018, with a due date of September 4, 2018. The RFQ and associated attachments...
This federal contract award to Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc. (ACE), a woman-owned small business, is for the provision of telescope drive systems and related equipment valued at $31,977. The award was made by the Naval Observatory, a component of the U.S. Department of Defense, to support the agency's astronomical research programs. The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of October 20, 2023. The contract is not designated as a...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) to Texas Nautical Repair, LLC, a small business contractor, for the procurement of thirteen refracting finder telescopes. The total ceiling value of the contract is $74,100.00 and the ultimate completion date is December 30, 2023. The contract was awarded on September 16, 2022 and was set aside for small businesses. The telescopes must meet salient characteristics such as a minimum aperture size of...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Naval Observatory, a defense agency, to Khorovsky Enterprises Inc., a minority-owned and woman-owned small business. The contract is for a Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM) system, which is an automated, computer-controlled telescope system to measure atmospheric seeing conditions. The total ceiling value of the award is $85,045.90. The contract was set aside for total small business. The original solicitation was a combined...