Lumos: spectroscopy grade lasers around 780 NM
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 140D0426C0032
- Awardee
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Nexus Photonics, Inc. UEI GWGLE6NTKKX8
- Awarding agency
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Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $1,799,798
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,799,798.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 48% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 2 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Goleta, CA, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Other statutory authority
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $600,890 |
About this award
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a definitive contract to Nexus Photonics, Inc. for spectroscopy-grade lasers around 780 nanometers under the LUMOS program on January 16, 2026, with a ceiling value of $1.799 million, under a total small business set-aside.
Place of performance is Goleta, CA. The contract carries firm fixed-price pricing and an ultimate completion date of August 25, 2027. Nexus Photonics is a small business that designs and manufactures photonic integrated circuits, specialized lasers, and optical systems for quantum sensing, defense communications, and space applications. The awardee operates as a prime contractor on nearly all recent federal work and does not engage subcontractors at material scale.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 140D0426C0032?
140D0426C0032 was awarded to Nexus Photonics, Inc. by Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) on January 16, 2026.
How much is contract 140D0426C0032 worth?
The government has obligated $1,799,798 on 140D0426C0032.
Which agency awarded contract 140D0426C0032?
Interior Business Center (Office of Policy Management and Budget) awarded 140D0426C0032, with funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense).
Was contract 140D0426C0032 competed?
The extent of competition for 140D0426C0032 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 2 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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