DPAL Diode Development Efforts

Missile Defense Agency – February 28, 2023 Contract Announcement Leonardo Electronics US Inc. of Tucson, Arizona is being awarded a competitive firm-fixed-price type contract. The total value of this contract is $5,721,032, which includes $2,768,417 for the base period, and $2,952,615 for the option periods. Under this new contract, the contractor will study improvements in the manufacturing process of diode-pumped alkali laser diodes and related components, suitable for the needs of the Missile Defense Agency. The work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona. The contract period of performance will be February 2023 to August 2027, including the option periods. This contract was competitively procured via publication on the Contract Opportunities website under the Missile Defense Agency’s Innovation, Science, & Technology (IS&T) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Solicitation No. HQ0860-21-S-0001. Fiscal year 2022 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds in the amount of $2,768,417 are being obligated at time of award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (HQ0860-23-C-0012). Point of contact: [email protected] Approved for Public Release 23-MDA-11371 (6 Feb 23)