NASA has awarded the Digital Processor Assembly contract to SEAKR Engineering Inc., Centennial, Colo., for use on the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) project.

This is a sole source, firm-fixed price contract in the amount of $6,499,037 with a period of performance of 21 months from the date of award.

The contractor will provide two Digital Processors to be used as part of a high-speed data switching system called the Space Switching Unit, which will be integrated into the LCRD Flight Payload. The purpose of the LCRD project is to demonstrate optical communications relay services between geosynchronous orbit and Earth over an extended period, and gain knowledge and experience that will enable NASA to design, procure and operate cost-effective future optical communications systems and relay networks.

Cynthia M. O’Carroll
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
301-286-4787
cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov