Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Bolingbrook, IL 60440, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
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National Interest Action
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Research Type
SBIR Program Phase I Action
Primary Consortia Member
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This federal contract award to EPIR, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, is for the development of a miniaturized spectrometer covering the 0.35 to 2.3 micron wavelength range. The spectrometer will integrate a mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) photodetector with an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) to achieve 4 micron spectral resolution and wide dynamic range for measuring the radiometric characteristics of the sun and moon.
The $124,970 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. This contract is set aside for small businesses and supports the agency's "VIS-NIR LIGHTWEIGHT SPECTROMETER FOR THE SUN AND THE MOON" major program. The compact, lightweight design of the proposed spectrometer is intended to reduce size, weight, and power consumption for potential space-based applications.