Definitive Contract 80NSSC20C0590
Award Date
8/31/20
Potential Completion Date
9/30/21
Potential Value
$125K
Federal Agency
Shared Services Center
Awardee
Amethyst Research Inc.
Ultimate Awardee
Not listed
NAICS Category
541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC Category
AR11 - Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Basic Research
Federal Contract Vehicle
Set-Aside Type
Total Small Business
Extent Competed
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Ardmore, OK 73401, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
500
Legislative Mandate
Not listed
National Interest Action
Not listed
Research Type
STTR Phase I
Primary Consortia Member
Not listed
Similar Awards
This is a $1,463,319.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Amethyst Research Inc., an infrared solutions company, for the development of an ultra-efficient integrated photonic quantum transceiver for high-speed quantum communications. The contract is a firm fixed price definitive contract with a performance period ending on March 22, 2024. Amethyst Research Inc. has prior experience delivering goods...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,749.00 firm fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Amethyst Research Inc., a small business specializing in infrared solutions and quantum photonics. The contract, titled "Radiation-Tolerant C-Band Detectors for Free Space Optical Communications," was awarded on May 19, 2021, with a completion date of November 19, 2021. The contract supports Amethyst's research and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded to Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components and solutions located in Goleta, California. The $124,984.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an "Entangled Photon Transceiver Leveraging Photonic Integrated Circuit Technology," which supports research and development of quantum photonics and communications technologies. The contract was awarded by...
This federal contract award, with a total ceiling value of $124,917.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Qubitekk, Inc., a small business manufacturer of quantum networking components and systems. The contract is for ongoing research and development into quantum computing, quantum communications, and quantum networking solutions, with a specific focus on delivering optical detectors that can efficiently detect single photons. This Small Business...
This is a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded to Amethyst Research Inc., a small business based in Norman, Oklahoma. The $708,996.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for the development of resonant cavity enhanced photodiodes for long-wave infrared communications. This contract aligns with the AFRL's efforts to advance infrared sensing and quantum information science technologies. Amethyst Research has previously received...
This is a $1,696,923.39 Small Business Set Aside contract awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to Amethyst Research Inc. for the development of widely tunable III-V based epsilon-near-zero tunneling diodes for room-temperature infrared detectors and light sources. This Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract is a firm fixed price definitive contract with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2025. Amethyst Research Inc. is an infrared solutions...
This is a $149,997.69 firm fixed price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Amethyst Research Inc., a small business based in Norman, Oklahoma. The contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I for research and development related to infrared sensing, emission, and quantum photonics technologies. Amethyst is the prime contractor and has previously received other federal contracts and grants for similar advanced...
This is a Small Business set-aside contract awarded by the Shared Services Center (an agency within NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit R&D company, for $749,998.00. The contract is for the development of Quantum Communications - Quantum-Memory Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (QWDM) technologies under a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II effort. The prime contractor, Physical Sciences Inc., has subcontracted a portion of the work to the University of Illinois...
This is a Small Business STTR Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Amethyst Research Inc., a small business contractor. The $149,999.00 firm fixed-price contract is for the research and development of "Improved MWIR LED Arrays on GaAs and Si Substr". Amethyst Research specializes in infrared sensing and quantum photonics technologies, and has received prior federal contracts and grants ranging from $124,000 to $1.7 million to support research and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR) to Amethyst Research Inc., a small business headquartered in Norman, Oklahoma. The contract has a ceiling value of $246,316.00 and is a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract. The contract is focused on research and development of advanced infrared solutions, quantum photonics, and cutting-edge sensor technologies for federal agency applications. Amethyst Research Inc. has a strong...