<p>This is a $217,982.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to Celestron Technologies LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research project. The contract has a period of performance of approximately 6 months, with a completion date of March 15, 2024. The contract was set aside for total small business participation.</p>
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,...
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 federal contract award is for a One Meter Telescope valued at $724,000.00. The contract was awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Observatory to Planewave Instruments Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of goods. The contract is a firm fixed price purchase order with a completion date of April 15, 2019. Planewave Instruments Inc. is a subchapter S corporation that has previously supplied telescopes, telescope modifications, cameras, and prefabricated...
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...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $525,514 firm fixed price purchase order to Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc. for the purchase of an infrared telescope system. The telescope is to be used for spectral irradiance measurements at an observatory in Chile. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc. is a for-profit, woman-owned business that manufactures astronomical...
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 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...
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 is for the procurement of 30 OES Elite telescopes by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12. The contract was awarded to the prime contractor Alliant Enterprises, LLC, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. The contract has a ceiling value of $102,117.60 and is a firm fixed price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of November 2, 2024. This procurement was conducted as an...