ES-MCAT Mirror Shipping Crate
Agency
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
Location
CA
California
Estimated Value
N/A
Type
Justification
Service / NAICS
811210
Opportunity Summary
This federal contract opportunity from NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER involves es-mcat mirror shipping crate in California.
Contract Description
The Orbital Debris Program Office (ODPO) at NASA Johnson Space Center operates and maintains the 1.3-m ES-MCAT telescope at Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield (AAF). The primary objective of the ES-MCAT mission is to extend observations of orbital debris in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) to smaller/fainter objects than can be tracked by the Department of Defense (DoD). The current mirror coating has suffered rapid degradation due to a combination of environmental effects. Therefore, the mirror needs to be recoated as soon as possible and earlier than expected due to the poor quality of the coating that was previously applied. After the mirror has been recoated by Viavi Solutions, it needs to be shipped back to Ascension Island. The original shipping container degraded severely upon arrival at...
Timeline
Posted Date
Mar 23, 2026
Should You Pursue This?
Good Fit If…
- ✓You have operations or past performance in California
- ✓You have worked with NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER before
Harder to Win If…
- !Full and open competition — no set-aside restrictions
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