JOFOC SOFIA Mirror Coater ARC to AFRC Redacted.pdf

This document provides details for a sole source justification opportunity with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center. The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy mirror coater is being moved from the Armstrong Flight Research Center to the Ames Research Center. The related federal contract opportunity has a solicitation number of 80ARC024CA001 and seeks to relocate the mirror coater, which is a key component used to coat the telescope's primary and secondary mirrors on the airborne observatory. No response date, award date, pricing terms, or set asides are included in this limited opportunity, which will result in a noncompetitive sole source contract award to support continued operations of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy research platform.