Purchase Order NNX13CL09P
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- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Systems & Processes Engineering Corporation (SPEC), a veteran-owned small business based in Austin, Texas. The $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a wind measurement lidar system to improve the flight duration or fuel efficiency of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and light aircraft. The system uses a fiber optic-based, eye-safe wind lidar combined with software to optimize control...
- The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $250,871.70 firm fixed-price purchase order to Vaisala Inc. on February 4, 2026, to conduct a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) demonstration for wake turbulence research in support of the Federal Aviation Administration. Under this contract, which is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2026, Vaisala will install a modern scanning pulsed LiDAR system at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center test site in Burlingame, California...
- Aeromancer Technologies Corporation, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business in Washington, D.C., was awarded a $124,969.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for the development of a 3D LIDAR Global Airspeed Sensor (3D-GLAS) for remote optical sensing of three-component airspeeds in wind tunnel applications. This SBIR Phase I contract will fund requirements...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer specializing in advanced photonics and engineering services. The $1,649,351 contract focuses on developing prototype laser components for airborne water vapor and ozone differential absorption lidar (DIAL) systems. Specifically, Fibertek will deliver a water vapor DIAL transmitter with a tunable output at 936 nm and a wavelength converter for ozone DIAL...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,863 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Boulder Nonlinear Systems Inc. to develop a compact, low-size, weight, and power (low-SWAP) 3D wind sensor system that can be deployed on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The goal is to provide wider coverage and cheaper operation for measuring 3D wind vectors, which is critical for understanding climate processes, weather prediction, and planetary...
- This SBIR Phase II contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Aeromancer Technologies Corporation, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business based in Washington, D.C. The contract, valued at $749,998.00, is for the development of a 3D Global LIDAR Airspeed Sensor (3D-LGAS) using aerosol correlation velocimetry for standoff sensing of high-resolution, spatially and temporally resolved three-component global airspeeds. The...
- This federal contract award to Physical Optics Corporation (POC), a division of Mercury Systems Inc., supports the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) need for advanced atmospheric monitoring instrumentation. The contract, valued at $124,997, is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award for POC to adapt its portable, ground-based Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) weather system to measure winds, temperature, and humidity in a 3D volume. The proposed...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Systems & Processes Engineering Corporation (SPEC), a veteran-owned small business, for the development of Multi-Channel Long-Range Wind LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) remote-sensing technologies. The $124,689.00 firm-fixed-price contract has a completion date of November 19, 2021. SPEC has received prior prime contract awards...
- Truweather Solutions, Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Albany, New York, was awarded a $1.22 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by NASA's Shared Services Center on July 27, 2023, for multipurpose Doppler lidar measurements. The contract, structured as a firm-fixed-price definitive contract with a completion date of December 30, 2026, is set aside for total small business participation. Doppler lidar technology enables precise measurement of wind...
- This is a NASA SBIR Phase II contract awarded to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer specializing in advanced photonics and engineering services. Under this $2,581,999.00 contract, Fibertek will design, build, and test a hardened version of a single-frequency, end-pumped laser with an optical-to-optical efficiency of X%. The contractor will also perform breadboard amplifier tests to demonstrate energy scaling to "X" MJ/pulse and ultraviolet (UV) output to "X" W...
THE CAPACITY OF COHERENT LIDAR SYSTEMS TO PRODUCE A CONTINUOUS, REAL-TIME, 3D SCAN OF WIND VELOCITIES VIA DETECTION OF BACKSCATTER OF ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS IN CLEAR-AIR CONDITIONS GIVES THIS TECHNOLOGY A CLEAR ADVANTAGE OVER OTHER ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES. LIDAR HAS PROVEN ITS VALUE IN A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE DETECTION OF CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE, WIND SHEAR, AND AIRCRAFT WAKE VORTICES. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST UNDER THIS NASA SUB-TOPIC IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AIRBORNE LIDAR SYSTEM CAPABLE OF DETECTING AND MEASURING AIRCRAFT WAKE VORTICES AND TURBULENCE OUT AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE AVIATION SAFETY. TO PERFORM THIS TASK WELL A LIDAR MUST HAVE CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND BE PAIRED WITH A HIGHLY OPTIMIZED WAKE AND TURBULENCE PROCESSING ALGORITHM. THE KEY DEVELOPMENT AREA FOR DETECTION OF TURBULENCE AT CRUISING ALTITUDE IS LIDAR TRANSMIT ENERGY AND PULSEWIDTH. HIGH ENERGY OUTPUT ON THE ORDER OF 1.0 MJ FOR LOW FLYING MANNED OR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (10,000 FT) AND 10 MJ FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT (30,000 FT) IS REQUIRED. AEROSOL DENSITY DECREASES RAPIDLY AS A FUNCTION OF ALTITUDE AND THE BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT AT 30,000 FT IS ONLY 4X10-10 AS OPPOSED TO 2X10-7 AT SEA-LEVEL. FURTHERMORE, COMMERCIAL AIRLINER CREWS WILL NEED AT LEAST 30 SECONDS REACTION TIME AFTER TURBULENCE IS DETECTED IN ORDER TO TAKE ACTION, REQUIRING THE LIDAR SYSTEM TO SEE 6.67 KM AHEAD (ASSUMING AN AVERAGE FLIGHT SPEED OF 500 MPH). OTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS OF AN AIRBORNE LIDAR SYSTEM INVOLVE THE SIZE AND POWER CONSUMPTION OF THE SYSTEM. THE LIMITED SPACE AND AVAILABLE ELECTRICAL POWER ON AN AIRCRAFT NECESSITATE THAT A LIDAR SYSTEM BE COMPACT AND EFFICIENT. IN ADDITION, THE SYSTEM MUST BE ABLE TO BE INTEGRATED ONTO THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INHIBITING OTHER FLIGHT SYSTEMS. SIBELLOPTICS PROPOSES A PHASE 1 SBIR TO DEVELOP AND TEST AN ER-DOPED POLARIZATION MAINTAINING (PM), LARGE MODE AREA (LMA) FIBER AMPLIFIER TO BOOST TRANSMITTED LIDAR POWER TO GREATER THAN 1 MJ PER PULSE.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $124.4k | 5/22/13 |