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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| INTERFEROMETRIC STAR TRACKER | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $567,218 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Aug 5, 2021 | Aug 5, 2021 | Jun 4, 2023 | ||
| FEASIBILITY STUDY, SBIR PHASE I, TOPIC SOCOM203- 02, HANDHELD CELESTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $149,508 | US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Feb 22, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | Aug 26, 2021 | ||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $2,020,384 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Jan 8, 2021 | Jan 8, 2021 | Apr 2, 2024 | ||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $239,882 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AD91 | Jul 18, 2019 | Jul 18, 2019 | Oct 28, 2021 | ||
| INTERFEROMETRIC STAR TRACKER | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $149,333 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 333314 | 6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | Nov 17, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 | Mar 22, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGFTHE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE II-X PROGRAM IS TO PERFORM GROUND BASED FIELD TESTS WITH THE CALIBRATED AND ASSEMBLED PHASE II PROTOTYPE LASERCOM POINTING SENSOR (LPS) SYSTEM USING RETROSATELLITES. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS AND FUTURE EFFORTS IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE AN INTERFEROMETRIC STAR TRACKER BASED LPS FOR DEEP SPACE BEACONLESS POINTING. SUCH A CAPABILITY WILL ALLOW FOR MUCH HIGHER RATE DATA EXCHANGES (AS COMPARED TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS) WHILE REDUCING THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE FOR DEEP SPACE MISSIONS. | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $82,783 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 28, 2017 | Sep 28, 2017 | Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| ::IGF::OT::IGF:: NON LINEAR ADAPTIVE OPTICS | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $1,497,642 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AD92 | Sep 22, 2017 | Sep 22, 2017 | Sep 20, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SMALL SATELLITE SYSTEM FOR SPACE SURVEILLANCE | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $1,468,496 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Apr 6, 2017 | Apr 6, 2017 | May 9, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF ARMY SBIR PHASE II - AWARD OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY. | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $998,332 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541712 | AC23NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | Sep 8, 2016 | Sep 8, 2016 | Sep 7, 2018 | ||
| ::IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $999,485 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | — | 541712 | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Jul 18, 2016 | Jul 18, 2016 | May 17, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF - DARPA SBIR PHASE II EFFORT ENTITLED, "CONFORMAL RANDOM ACCESS BEAM STEERING" | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $1,383,697 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | — | 541712 | AD92 | May 13, 2016 | May 13, 2016 | May 31, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF HIGH SPEED PLATFORM NAVIGATION IN GPS DENIED ENVIRONMENTS (SBIR PHASE II) | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $749,629 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC56 | Oct 30, 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 | Jan 30, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF - DISRUPTIVE MILITARY NAVIGATION ARCHITECTURES | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $749,141 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Jun 11, 2015 | Jun 11, 2015 | Sep 11, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF LASER COMMUNICATIONS (LASERCOM) TECHNOLOGY OFFERS THE PROMISE OF MUCH HIGHER RATE DATA EXCHANGES WHILE REDUCING THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE FOR DEEP SPACE MISSIONS. THIS IMPROVED SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IS DUE PRIMARILY TO THE NARROW TRANSMIT SIGNAL BEAMWIDTH AT THE OPTICAL WAVELENGTH, WHICH ALLOWS FOR MORE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF THE TRANSMIT SIGNAL TO THE RECEIVER. THE PROBLEM OF POINTING A LASER SIGNAL CAN IN GENERAL BE DECOMPOSED INTO THE PROBLEMS OF (I) STABILIZING THE OPTICAL LINE OF SIGHT AND (II) PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATE POINTING REFERENCE TO THE RECEIVER LOCATION. OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY (OPC) HAS ADAPTED THE PRECISION INTERFEROMETRIC STAR TRACKER IT IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING UNDER SEVERAL DOD CONTRACTS FOR DEEP SPACE LASERCOM BEAM POINTING APPLICATIONS. THE OPC INTERFEROMETRIC STAR TRACKER CAN ALSO BE USED TO PROVIDE PRECISE ATTITUDE MEASUREMENTS TO THE SPACECRAFT FOR NAVIGATION AND ORBIT DETERMINATION PURPOSES. THE CURRENT CONCEPT FOR THE BEAM POINTING IS FOR A STAR TRACKER TO BE MOUNTED OPPOSITE TO THE DOWNLINK BEAM BORESIGHT. THIS CONFIGURATION HAS THE ADVANTAGE THAT, FOR OUTER PLANET MISSIONS, THE SUN WILL ALMOST ALWAYS BE AWAY FROM THE TRACKER, THUS ALLOWING THE TRACKER TO HAVE A DIRECT VIEW OF THE SKY. | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $913,110 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 1, 2015 | Jun 1, 2015 | Aug 15, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF A COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH ACCURACY STAR TRACKER IS A KEY ENABLER FOR FUTURE NASA SPACE MISSIONS, FROM PRECISE POINTING OF THE LARGE SPACE TELESCOPES TO AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION AND FORMATION FLYING. FOR HIGH PRECISION ATTITUDE DETERMINATION SYSTEM, ONE OF THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS IS TO PROVIDE MILLI-ARCSECOND CLASS POINTING FOR LARGE SPACE TELESCOPES. OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY (OPC) HAS DEVELOPED A NOVEL INTERFEROMETRIC STAR TRACKER THAN CAN PROVIDE MILLI-ARCSECOND CLASS ACCURACY FOR FUTURE NASA SPACE MISSIONS. THE INTERFEROMETRIC IS SIMILAR TO A STANDARD STAR TRACKER, BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF THE INTERFEROMETER SUBASSEMBLY IN FRONT OF THE IMAGING LENS. THIS SUBASSEMBLY CONVERTS INCOMING STARLIGHT INTO A SET OF QUADRATURE SIGNALS WITH SINUSOIDAL DEPENDENCE ON THE STARLIGHT INCIDENT ANGLE. THESE QUADRATURE SIGNALS ARE USED TO DETERMINE STAR POSITION, RATHER THAN THE CENTROIDING USED IN STANDARD START TRACKERS WHICH ENABLES THE HIGH ACCURACY. OPC HAS DESIGNED AND IS PRESENTLY MANUFACTURING A COMPACT (0.35U), LIGHTWEIGHT (0.35 KG) AND LOW POWER (<4W) INTERFEROMETRIC STAR TRACKER FOR THE AIR FORCE. | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $748,175 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 29, 2015 | May 29, 2015 | Jan 29, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF FREE SPACE OPTICAL THERMAL FOR SECURE DATA EXCHANGE | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $1,264,523 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AD92 | Apr 10, 2015 | Apr 10, 2015 | Sep 29, 2016 | ||
| WIDE-BAND LYOT FILTERS | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $87,500 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 333314 | 6650OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES | Feb 20, 2015 | Feb 20, 2015 | Nov 2, 2015 | ||
| SBIR PHASE I RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT - INTERFEROMETRIC FAINT OBJECT TRACKER (IFOT) FOR MISSILE DEFENSE IGF::OT::IGF | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $124,926 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | — | 541712 | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Dec 19, 2014 | Dec 22, 2014 | Jul 21, 2015 | ||
| MULTI-USER HYPERSPECTRAL TELESCOPE | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $316,000 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 333314 | 6650OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES | Aug 27, 2014 | Aug 27, 2014 | Aug 27, 2015 | ||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SBIR PHASE II TOPIC N122-146, ENTITLED INTERFEROMETRIC TRACKER FOR CUBESATS IGF::OT::IGF | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $1,496,443 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Jul 23, 2014 | Jul 23, 2014 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SBIR I - HIGH SPEED PLATFORM NAVIGATION IN GPS DENIED ENVIRONMENT | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $149,467 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC51 | Jun 10, 2014 | Jun 10, 2014 | Mar 13, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY (OPC) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A HIGH ACCURACY VERSION OF ITS INTERFEROMETRIC STAR TRACKER CAPABLE OF MEETING THE MILLI-ARCSECOND-LEVEL POINTING REQUIREMENTS. SUCH HIGH ACCURACY TRACKER CAN BE USED FOR PRECISION POINTING OF THE LARGE TELESCOPE, AND CAN PERMIT OPEN-LOOP POINTING OF NARROWBEAM LASER SIGNALS. THE LATTER CAN ENABLE DEEP-SPACE LASERCOM MISSIONS WITHOUT THE TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY OF A GROUND BASED BEACON. OPC HAS ALREADY BUILT MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF THIS STAR TRACKER FOR SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR VARIOUS DOD CUSTOMERS. CURRENT TECHNICAL MATURITY OF THE STAR TRACKER IS TRL 5- WHICH IS EXPECTED TO ADVANCE TO TRL 6 DURING THE PROPOSED PHASE I PROJECT DUE TO SPACE READINESS AND FLIGHT TESTS UNDER PARALLEL EFFORTS. DURING THE PROPOSED PHASE I EFFORT, OPC WILL FIRST DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DESIGN TRADES AND FORMULATION OF A DETAILED DESIGN. PHASE I WILL CONCLUDE WITH A PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW (PDR). DURING PHASE II, THE DESIGN WILL BE ADVANCED TO THE CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW (CDR) LEVEL AND A PROTOTYPE WILL BE BUILT AND TESTED. GIVEN THAT THE EXISTING BASELINE DESIGNS FOR OPC'S VISIBLE AND SWIR BAND INTERFEROMETRIC STAR TRACKERS ARE AT TRL 5, OPC HAS A HEAD START. | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $124,721 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 2, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY (OPC) PROPOSES TO ADAPT THE PRECISION STAR TRACKER IT IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING UNDER SEVERAL DOD CONTRACTS FOR DEEP SPACE LASERCOM BEAM POINTING APPLICATIONS. THE ADVANTAGES OF USING AN INTERFEROMETRIC STAR TRACKER FOR BEAM POINTING ARE NUMEROUS, THESE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. CELESTIAL REFERENCE BASED BEAM POINTING ELIMINATES NEED FOR HAVING A GROUND BASED BEACON FOR RETURN BEAM POINTING. 2. PRECISION STAR TRACKER CAN BE PART OF THE SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE CONTROL SUBSYSTEM, THUS ALLOWING A SINGLE HIGH PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENT TO SUPPORT BOTH ATTITUDE CONTROL AND LASERCOM BEAM POINTING FUNCTIONS. 3. BY ALLOWING THE LASERCOM SYSTEM TO POINT WITH A FAINT BEACON AND/OR WEAK STARS, THE SAME LASERCOM SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE CAN BE EMPLOYED FOR BOTH DEEP SPACE FLIGHT TERMINAL AND THE NEAR-EARTH TERMINALS OPERATIONAL FROM NEAR ORBIT TO VERY DEEP SPACE MISSION. THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL BE A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR PHASE II: WE WILL NOT ONLY HAVE DEVELOPED THE CONCEPT AND THE DESIGN OF THE PRECISION POINTING PLATFORM BUT ALSO VALIDATED THE FUNCTIONALITY AND PERFORMANCE USING DETAILED SIMULATION THAT INCLUDES MODELS OF THE ACTIVE ISOLATORS AND THE JITTER ENVIRONMENT WITH HIGH FIDELITY. THE SIMULATION WILL USE A REALISTIC STAR BACKGROUND. FURTHERMORE, PHASE I WORK WILL ALSO PRODUCE A POINTING ERROR BUDGET THAT TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION EFFECTS OF SNR, UNREJECTED PLATFORM JITTER, ALIGNMENT ERRORS AND OPTICAL FABRICATION ERRORS. | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $124,866 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 2, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF - SECURE GPS-INDEPENDENT NAVIGATION ARCHITECTURE | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $149,894 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC21NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 8, 2014 | May 9, 2014 | Feb 16, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SBIR I 13.1 | OPTICAL PHYSICS COMPANY IN NEVADA | $149,818 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Sep 30, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 25, 2014 |