LISA Engineering Test Unit (ETU) Telescope
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80GSFC26C0003
- Agency
-
Goddard Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 80GSFC26C0003 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
- NAICS code
- 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1675 Space Vehicle Components
- Place of performance
- New York 14624, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has awarded a sole-source contract to L3Harris Technologies, Inc. for design, fabrication, alignment, testing, verification, delivery, and post-delivery support services for the LISA Engineering Test Unit (ETU) telescope, with an estimated value of approximately $15.7 million.
The justification cites 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), only one responsible source. L3Harris was selected based on unique qualifications including over 60 years of aerospace and defense technology experience and prior performance under NASA GSFC contract 80GSFC20C0056 (2020) for development of the LISA Structural Thermal Model and Engineering Development Unit telescopes. Market research conducted via formal RFI/Sources Sought Notice posted August 22, 2024, identified five potential contractors; only L3Harris was determined capable of meeting the challenging technical requirements—efficient laser power transfer between optical benches across 2.5 million kilometers while simultaneously receiving and transmitting laser light and maintaining a path-length noise allocation of approximately 1 pm/Hz in the mHz band—and schedule constraints without incurring substantial duplicative development costs and unacceptable delays. A synopsis of sole-source intent was posted May 6, 2025, and closed May 21, 2025, without competing responses. The justification was approved June 27, 2025. The period of performance is 27 months. NASA GSFC is procuring the LISA ETU telescope as part of its contribution to the European Space Agency-led LISA mission.
Notice text
Attached is the Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition for the Contract award 80GSFC26C0003.
Awarded contract 80GSFC26C0003 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-09-11.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| LISA ETU Telescope (JOFOC) signed_Redacted.pdf |
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