$372,589,497

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ACTION DATE—·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC19C0021_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-

Award description

OPTICAL TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY (OTA) THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR ALL EFFORTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PERSONNEL, SERVICES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO BUILD, REFURBISH, OR MODIFY THE OTA AS REQUIRED TO MEET THE WIDE FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.

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In plain English

Build and refurbish the optical telescope assembly for NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission.

Sub-sectors

space-telescopesoptical-systemsnasa-programs

Why this matters

WFIRST is a flagship NASA observatory for studying dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astronomy; critical to U.S. space science leadership.

Supply-chain signal

L3Harris as prime contractor will source optical components, precision manufacturing, and systems integration from specialized aerospace suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

Advanced space telescope technology represents U.S. scientific and technological superiority; China developing competing infrared space observatories.

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Period of performance

Start

2018-11-30

End

2027-01-31

Status

activein 262 days

Recipient

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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