This federal contract award was made by the Goddard Space Center, a civilian agency of the U.S. government, to Litespar Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods, for the development of a custom CPL laser transmitter and electronics unit for use in aircraft instrumentation. The transmitter will use temperature-controlled thermoelectric coolers to maintain the laser diode temperature during operation. The firm-fixed-price contract, valued at $149,778.00, has an ultimate completion date of April 24, 2017 and was not set aside for a specific business type. Litespar has previously received prime contract awards from NASA's Shared Services Center, ranging from $118,961 to $3,960,430, for the development of laser transmitters and related technologies for space exploration missions and small satellites through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.