Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Colorado Springs, CO 80904, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
Not listed
National Interest Action
Not listed
Research Type
SBIR Program Phase I Action
Primary Consortia Member
Not listed
Optical Engines, Inc. was awarded a $125,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a 1030nm counter pumped composite microstructured fiber based transmitter system capable of 500W average power and 2500W peak power for a low data rate deep space optical communications uplink. The system will incorporate a counter pumped fiber combiner and double mode adapter to address fiber nonlinearities and thermal modal instabilities. Optical Engines has previously delivered high-power fiber laser components and systems to agencies including the Department of Defense and NASA.