Fiber/Laser Business Opportunities - Vol. 3 - No. 6 - Federal Government Procurements Summary

Sep 21, 2026

Summary of federal government procurement opportunities in the laser and optical fiber industries, compiled from Commerce Business Daily. The coverage lists U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Department of Defense, and NASA items, including solicitations, negotiations, and awarded contracts related to pulsed chemical laser development, optical fiber cable assembly, spectroscopy of burn effluent, UV laser interactions with molecular surface films, and optical waveguide spatial filters. It also notes security clearance requirements for certain procurements and includes dates for multiple SPIE and other technical events.

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Fiber/Laser Business Opportunities

Army procurements and negotiations

Navy procurements and negotiations

Air Force procurements

Department of Defense procurements

NASA procurements and negotiations

Public technical symposium and conference schedule

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Fiber|LaserNewS. March 18,1983 Vol.3,No.6 FIBER/LASER BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES: These federal government procurements,reported inCommerce Business Daily,have been awarded or are contem-plated for firms in the laser and optical fiber indus-tries: Army Contract for pulsed chemical laser technology development program to Boeing Aerospaceor s1e09 mi1lfon;s.2icitation (DAAH01-83-0150)forseaser eapoa echnicareffective-ness and cost determination.Security clearance is required(U.s.Army Missile Command,Directorate of Procurement and Production,Redstone Arsenal,AL 35898)。 Solicitation(RFP DAAB07-83-R-K536)to test methodology,materials,testing and tech-nology for optical fiber cable assembly(U.s.Army Communications--Electronics Command,Fort Monmouth,'NJ 07703). Negotiations with Geo-Center,Upper Newton,Mass.,pertaining to integrated and timeresolved spectroscopy of burn effluent during laser irradiation of samples(Army Materialsand Mechanics Research Center,Watertown,MA 02172). Contract for interaction of UV-1aser radiation with molecular surface films to Colum-bia University,New York City,for $121,319;cont ract for phase conjugate optics and pico-second optoelectronics awarded to California Institute of Technology for $380,103(U.s.Army Research Office,PO Box 12211,Research Triangle Park,NC 27709). Solicitation(DAEA18-83-B-0037)to deliver 2.5 km of unspliced optical fiber cable(Acquisition Management and Contracting Activity,U.S.Army Communications Command,PO Box748,CCL-CDB,Fort Huachuca,AZ 85613). Navy Negotiations with Acurex Corp.,Mountain View,Calif.,for investigation of mecha-nisms involved in response of pigmented coatings to high energy laser radiation(Naval AirDevelopment Center,Warminster,PA 18974)。 Negotiations anticipated with Sachs Freeman Associates,Bowie,Md.,for research anddevelopment in support of ultrasonic fiber optic sensors;negotiations with Mission Re-search Corp.,Santa Barbara,Calif.,for RF laser plasma measurements(Contracting Officer,Naval Research Laboratory,Washington,DC 20375). Air Force Negotiations with Battelle Memorial Institute,Columbus,Ohio,for optical waveguidespatial filters. Department of Defense Contract for ballistic missile defense laser technology has been awarded to W.J.Schaefer Associates,Wakefield,Mass.,for $174,283;contract relating to a chemical visi-ble laser has been awarded to Bel1 Aerospace Textron Division,Buffalo,N.Y.,for $638,000(Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Command,Cont racts Office,BMDSC-CRS,Attn:PO Box 1500,Huntsville,AL 35807). NASA Solicitation(RFP 5-44601/257)for airborne laser ranging system analysis,offsitesupport for geomagnetic field modeling and geodynamics computer software(Goddard SpaceFlight Center,Greenbelt Road,Greenbelt,MD 20771,Attn:Lauria Carey,289/344-6397)。 Negotiations with The Grass Valley Group,Nevado City,Calif.,for a fiber optictransmitter module(John F.Kennedy Space Center,FL32899)。 April 4-8:SPIE Technical Symposium East '83/Exhibit,inArlington,Va.(SPIE.PO Box 10.Bellingh am,WA98227,206/676-3290). April 5-7:Optical Storage Technology Management,in SanFrancisco.Same conference is in New York April 2628(Technology Opportunity Conference,PO Box 14817,San Francisco,CA 94114,415/626-1133). April 6-8:International Optical Computing Conference,in Cambridge,Mass.(s.Horvitz,POBox 276,Waterford,CT 06385,203/447-4270). April 7-8:Implementing Institutional Cable Networks:New Markets,Services and Profits,The Meridien Hotel,Boston(Phillips Publishing,Inc.,Attn:Diane Pontisso,7315 Wis-consin Ave.,Suite 1200N,Bethesda,MD 20814,301/986-0666). April 7-8:Digital Communications Sminar,in Newport Beach,Calif.Same seminar will beheld April 11-12 in San Francisco and April 25-26 in San Diego. (TTS Conferences,POBox 3608,Torrance,CA 90510). April 11-15:Los Alamos National Laboratory Conference on Optics'83,in Santa Fe,N.M.(See SPIE address above)。 April 13-20:Hanover Fair'83,in Hanover,West Germany(Hanover Fair '83 Informati

FAQs

Which organizations and agencies are included in the business opportunity listings?

Listings include U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, the Department of Defense, and NASA, each with procurements or negotiations relevant to laser and optical fiber work.

What types of laser and optical fiber work are described?

The document covers technology development and testing such as pulsed chemical lasers, optical fiber cable assembly, integrated spectroscopy, phase conjugate optics, optical waveguide filters, and laser-assisted sensing or measurement systems.

Is security clearance mentioned for any Army procurement?

Yes. The Army contract for pulsed chemical laser technology development notes that security clearance is required for the procurement.

Sep 21, 2026

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