Scott Andrew Merritt

Scott Andrew Merritt, operating as Scott A Merritt, a Manassas, Virginia–based sole proprietor, provides laser system reliability engineering and subject matter expert consulting to NASA as a prime contractor on unclassified, full-and-open purchase orders with no recurring set-aside posture.

Merritt's entire federal footprint consists of three purchase orders awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center between February 2023 and April 2026, totaling $363 thousand in combined potential value. All three awards address the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) gravitational wave detection mission and center on Merritt's expertise in laser system reliability analysis. The three named contracts are: a $153 thousand purchase order (February 2023) for subject matter expert consultant services on reliability analysis for the LISA Laser Transmitter System, with ultimate completion in March 2025; a $97.5 thousand purchase order (April 2025) for screening, qualification, and reliability tasks for the LISA Laser, completed in April 2026; and a $112.5 thousand purchase order (April 2026) for laser reliability subject matter expert support establishing a comprehensive reliability program for LISA's ~2W laser system, including reliability modeling, Design of Experiment trials, lifetest data analysis, and vendor evaluation, running through April 2027. All three awards were issued as sole-source procurements under Federal Acquisition Regulation commercial item procedures, reflecting NASA's determination that Merritt is the sole provider of LISA Laser Reliability Subject Matter Expert support. Work is performed primarily at Merritt's Manassas facility with travel required for vendor evaluations and technical interchange meetings at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and international vendor sites. One award ($112.5 thousand) faces ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months and therefore presents a recompete opportunity. Merritt has no subcontract footprint and does not sit on parent contract vehicles. Customer concentration is absolute — NASA Shared Services Center accounts for 100% of awards and dollars across the active portfolio.