AUTONOMOUS ALIGNMENT ADVANCEMENTS FOR EYE-SAFE COHERENT LIDAR

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT won by BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC · work in BOULDER, CO

$711,654

Recipient	BEYOND PHOTONICS, LLC UEI ZG3HJG8D1924
Award ID	80NSSC21C0040
Award amount	$711,654
Award type	DEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Awarding agency	National Aeronautics and Space Administration — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAICS	541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
PSC	AR11
Set-aside	Small business
Start date	Jan 26, 2021
End date	Feb 25, 2022
Place of performance	BOULDER, CO
Record updated	Jul 19, 2024

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