# The Development of Diffractive Filter Array (DFA) for Hyperspectral Diffractive Imaging Spectrometer (DRISM) Application

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/80larc25c0002

- Solicitation number: 80LARC25C0002
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to University of Utah for $579,836.00
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Langley Research Center (80LARC)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AR12 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Hampton, Virginia
- County: City of Hampton (FIPS 51650). https://abierto.us/counties/city-of-hampton-va-51650
- City: Hampton. https://abierto.us/cities/hampton-va-5135000
- First posted: September 29, 2025
- Last posted: September 29, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6255ed2779a346199bbff8c579660af4/view

## Description

A firm fixed price contract in the amount of $579,836 was awarded to the University of Utah on September 26, 2025 on a sole source basis.

This work supports the NASA Hyperspectral Planetary Imaging Explorer (HyperPIX) project for developing and demonstrating an imaging spectrograph, which was competitively awarded under NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH24ZDA001N, Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2024 solicitation, by the NASA Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations (PICASSO) program.

As part of this effort, the University of Utah will develop the Diffractive Focal Array (DFA) optical device that meets the requirements for the Diffractive Imaging Spectrometer (DRISM) configuration for implementation in the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) IV instrument. This development includes the model design, fabrication, and characterization of the DFA component, as well as developing the spectral imaging reconstruction algorithm. The period of performance for the contract is 36 months. The approved JOFOC is attached.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: University of Utah (UEI C2FPQ758BZ61)
- Contract: 80LARC25C0002, definitive contract
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 80LARC25C0002 equals the contract number; same awarding office 80LARC (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_80LARC25C0002_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- September 29, 2025: Award notice. Notice 6255ed2779a346199bbff8c579660af4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6255ed2779a346199bbff8c579660af4/view

## Points of contact

- Sha Tucker, sha.e.tucker@nasa.gov, 7578645606
- Stacy Hollis, stacy.m.hollis@nasa.gov, 7578647577

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