Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Bedford, MA 01730, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
Not listed
National Interest Action
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Research Type
SBIR Program Phase I Action
Primary Consortia Member
Not listed
This is a $124,998.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Q-Peak, Incorporated, a small business laser development and research company based in Bedford, Massachusetts. The contract is for the development of a very high average power fiber laser system that can operate in both a targeting/beacon mode and a high-speed data transmission mode. Key requirements include achieving very high average power output while mitigating nonlinearities, supporting MHz-speed pulse position modulation (PPM) formats, and maintaining a factor of two between peak and average power. This work is being conducted under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is focused on transforming science for energy needs. The contract has a completion date of December 17, 2015.