A laser based terminal descent sensor is proposed that will provide real-time ground-relative altitude, attitude, and vertical velocity at high data rates to a navigation computer of a vehicle…
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- NNX15CL35P
- Awardee
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Coherent Applications, Inc. UEI EB3UZASP8HN6
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $124,941
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NNX15SBIRI Solicitation number
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $124,941.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Hampton, VA 23666, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase I Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $124,941 |
About this award
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Coherent Applications, Inc. to develop a laser-based terminal descent sensor. The sensor is designed to provide real-time data on altitude, attitude, and vertical velocity to a vehicle's navigation computer during landing on a near-Earth object or planetary body, with a potential range of over 10 kilometers. The $124,941.00 fixed-price contract is to detail the system design, model the transmitter laser, and test key components in preparation for a potential Phase II full system development. This sensor could potentially replace the Terminal Descent Sensor (TDS) on missions like the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) at a lower mass, volume, and cost.
Description
A laser based terminal descent sensor is proposed that will provide real-time ground-relative altitude, attitude, and vertical velocity at high data rates to a navigation computer of a vehicle during landing on a near earth object or planetary body. The operational range of the sensor in mars, for example, can exceed ten kilometers through touchdown, and may conceivably be a low mass, volume, and cost replacement for the terminal descent sensor (TDS) on missions like the mars science laboratory (MSL). The sensor is compact, rugged, and can be easily integrated with other NASA smart sensor systems coming of age, such as the autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology (alhat) project or JPL's lander vision system (LVS). During phase i we propose to detail the complete system design, model the transmitter laser, and test key components that will benchmark our model in preparation of a full system development in phase II.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract NNX15CL35P?
NNX15CL35P was awarded to Coherent Applications, Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 17, 2015.
How much is contract NNX15CL35P worth?
The government has obligated $124,941 on NNX15CL35P.
Was contract NNX15CL35P competed?
The extent of competition for NNX15CL35P was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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