Opportunity timeline

PostedSep 4, 2026
DeadlineSep 19, 2026

In plain English

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center wants three flight models and one spare Frequency Reference System for the LISA space mission. The work covers design, fabrication, qualification, and delivery of the optical reference cavity and frequency-locking electronics, with deliveries planned from February 2029 through May 2030. NASA intends to award the work sole source to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc., but interested organizations may email their qualifications by 4:30 p.m. Eastern on September 19, 2026.

About this opportunity

NASA/GSFC has a requirement for the design, fabrication, qualification, and delivery of flight Frequency Reference System (FRS) hardware for NASA's Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, consisting of three Flight Models and one Flight Spare. Each FRS unit comprises two tightly coupled subsystems, the FRS optical reference cavity (FRS-O) and the FRS frequency-locking electronics (FRS-E), which together stabilize the laser frequency using a Pound-Drever-Hall lock to meet LISA's picometer-scale measurement needs, with deliveries required on an aggressive schedule between February 2029 and May 2030. Minimal post-delivery support is included. NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole source…

Time remaining

Closes Sep 19, 2026

05Days
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13Hours
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37Min
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15Sec

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BS-19A79C