This federal contract award is for a Phase II SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) project with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract was awarded to Dallas Optical Systems Inc., a for-profit, veteran-owned business that manufactures goods. The innovation being developed under this contract is a method for fabricating a very low-cost, lightweight, large-aperture aluminum alloy mirror using a combination of 3 manufacturing processes: additive manufacturing...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Dallas Optical Systems Inc., a for-profit, veteran-owned manufacturer. The goal of this $124,876.00 firm-fixed-price contract is to develop solutions and methods for fabricating a very low-cost, very lightweight large aperture aluminum alloy mirror. The contract has a small business set-aside designation and was awarded on May 19, 2021...
This is a $124,887 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Dallas Optical Systems Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer. The contract is for the fabrication of lightweight, diamond-turned aspheric mirrors using additive manufacturing techniques such as selective laser melting and direct metal laser sintering. The mirrors are intended for use in various applications. This contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $149,835.00 Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract to Outpost Technologies, Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The contract, with a performance period ending on January 25, 2023, is for the research and development of a "Low-Cost, High-Performance Metal Matrix Composite for Advanced Optical Systems." This SBIR Phase I action...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arctic Slope Technical Services, Inc., an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned small disadvantaged business. The $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract is to demonstrate the feasibility of using selective laser melting (SLM) to produce a 3-meter symmetrical radius of curvature isogrid mirror substrate for use in ultraviolet, optical, and infrared (UVOIR) telescopes....
This is a $124,967.00 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Polaronyx Inc., a small business manufacturer of laser 3D manufacturing solutions and other laser micro structuring technologies. The contract is for the development of a cost-effective laser additive manufacturing system for SiC mirror support architecture, with integrated functions of additive manufacturing, subtractive manufacturing, in-process...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Welch Mechanical Designs, LLC, a small business manufacturer of custom, high-precision optics and provider of diamond turning services. The $97,821 fixed-price contract is for the development of an innovative and cost-effective process to directly polish the substrate of high-performance optical-quality metal mirrors, eliminating the need for nickel...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center (SSC) of a civilian federal agency. The prime contractor, Optimax Systems, Inc., will develop a process for manufacturing lightweight, stable mirror substrates using additive manufacturing (3D printing) techniques. The goal is to produce mirror substrates suitable for use in space and flight applications, with a focus on demonstrating the feasibility of the manufacturing process and...
This is a $749,714 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Semplastics EHC LLC, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract is for the development of a novel, innovative ceramic material that can be used to produce large, lightweight, and cost-effective mirrors for next-generation telescopes. Semplastics will deliver four large mirrors up to 0.6 meters in diameter, with coated and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Microscale, Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. The $124,738.00 firm fixed-price contract aims to improve the mirror quality of the PZT stack actuator deformable mirrors (DMS) for NASA. The contract has a completion date of February 18, 2020. This SBIR Phase I project will verify the DM performance in terms of key parameters such as...