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Po NNX11CD31PCRYSTAL RESEARCH INC

Overview

Award facts

Period of performance
Jul 21, 2011 to Sep 29, 2011
Ended
Modifications
5
Latest action Jul 21, 2011
Contract type
Po
PIID NNX11CD31P

Description of requirement

HIGH THROUGHPUT, FAST DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC MATERIALS HAVE BECOME IMPORTANT CHALLENGE FOR FUTURE PLANETARY ROBOTIC ROVER EXPLORATION AND PLANETARY MISSIONS. CRYSTAL RESEARCH, INC. (CRI) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A COMPACT RESONANCE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTRAL SENSOR THAT CAN PROVIDE HIGHLY SENSITIVE REMOTE DETECTION AND IN SITU CHARACTERIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS. THROUGH RESONANCE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING BY EXCITING SAMPLES DEEP IN THE UV REGION, WE CAN ENHANCE RAMAN SIGNAL INTENSITIES BY A FACTOR OF 1 MILLION OR MORE COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY. FURTHERMORE, THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT IS OPERATED IN A SPECTRAL REGION THAT IS FREE OF FLUORESCENCE INTERFERENCE. RECENT ADVANCES IN HIGHLY EFFICIENT DIODE PUMPED TRUE CW UV LASER USING A NOVEL MIXED LASER CRYSTAL AT CRI MAKES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH A MINIATURIZED SENSOR SYSTEM FEASIBLE. THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT IS A MINIATURE, LOW-POWER STAND-OFF SENSOR, IDEAL FOR FUTURE NASA IN SITU EXPLORATIONS. IN PHASE I, WE WILL DEVELOP ALL REQUIRED BUILDING BLOCKS AND PERFORM PROOF-OF-CONCEPT DEMONSTRATION. THE PHASE II RESEARCH WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A WORKING PROTOTYPE FOR NASA EVALUATIONS.

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Feb 18, 2011
Potential end of performance
Sep 28, 2011

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Jul 21, 2011. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameCRYSTAL RESEARCH INC
LocationFREMONT, CA
UEILLNAFG3BF729
Business sizeSmall businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Parent companyCRYSTAL RESEARCH INC

Business types and certifications

Minority-ownedFor-profit organizationCorporation (not tax-exempt)

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
Funded by
  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. AMES RESEARCH CENTER

Place of performance

Place of performance
Fremont, Alameda County, California 94539-6610
Congressional district (place of performance)
CA-17As reported at the time of the action

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
Product or service (PSC)
AR11R&D-AERO & SPACE TECH-B RES (research and development)

Competition

Extent competed
Full and open competition after exclusion of sourcesD
Solicitation procedures
Negotiated proposal/quoteNP
Set-aside
Small business set aside - totalSBA
Contract pricing
Firm fixed priceJ
Offers received
4

Solicitation and notices

Solicitation ID
SBIR11PH01(as reported)

Contract details

Subcontracting plan
Plan not requiredB
Major program
A resonance-enhanced raman sensor using a novel so
Service Contract Act labor standards
No
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not a bundled requirementD
Consolidated requirement
No
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Performance-based service acquisition
Yes - service where PBA is used.Y

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Feb 18, 2011Base obligation at award: $8,334
Latest action
Jul 21, 2011 — Supplemental agreement (within scope)Modification 5
Latest substantive action
Jul 21, 2011 — Supplemental agreement (within scope)Modification 5
Latest funding action
Jun 7, 2011 — Funding onlyModification 4; obligation change +$54,824; funding only: changes obligations, not scope
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Funding only4
  • Supplemental agreement (within scope)1
6 actions recorded, Feb 18, 2011 to Jul 21, 2011; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No

Pricing and financing

Paid by purchase card
No

Socio-economic and policy

Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability incluC
EPA-designated product
Not requiredE
Research program (SBIR/STTR)
Small business innovation research program phase i actionSR1
Walsh-Healey Act (materials and supplies)
No
Construction wage rates (Davis-Bacon)
No

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA
Place of manufacture
Not a manufactured end productC

Structure

Award or IDV
Award
Award type
PoB
Awarding agency code
8000
Awarding sub-tier code
8000
Contracting office code
NSSC0
Transactions recorded under this award key
6

Funding

Funding agency code
8000
Funding sub-tier code
8000
Funding office code
ARC00