Definitive Contract 80NSSC21C0638

This contract, awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract with Transwave Photonics, LLC to develop a high brightness mid-wave infrared (MWIR) coherent beam combiner based on quantum cascade laser photonic integrated circuits (QCL-PIC). The total value of this firm-fixed-price purchase order contract is $111,436.65, with a period of performance ending on February 24, 2021. As a total small...

This is a $180,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to N.p. Photonics, Inc. by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of an optical fiber combiner to combine multiple mid-wave infrared (MWIR) quantum cascade laser beams. This is a Total Small Business set-aside contract, with N.p. Photonics as the prime contractor. N.p. Photonics is a U.S.-based fiber laser company that has previously...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Irglare, LLC, a for-profit small business subchapter S corporation. The $1,249,660.00 firm fixed price contract is for the development of a high brightness mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser illuminator. The contract is set aside for total small business participation. Irglare specializes in photonics research and development, particularly in the areas of infrared lasers and...

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to NKT Photonics Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer, for one scientific grade, continuously tunable broad spectrum infrared (IR) source and one IR extension. The total potential value of the contract is $205,426.00, and the period of performance ends on December 11, 2020. No set-aside designation was used for this award. NKT Photonics provides specialized...

The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $58,325.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Daylight Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of the Italian aerospace company Leonardo SPA, for an ARIES-2 High-Power Fixed-Wavelength Mid-IR Laser System. This specialized laser system has a 4.0 µm center wavelength and 1.0 W output, and will be used for scientific research and defense applications. The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis under simplified acquisition procedures, without any...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to N.p. Photonics, Inc., a small business manufacturer located in Tucson, Arizona. The $150,000.00 firm fixed-price contract is for the development of a high-brightness mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser illuminator. As a Phase I SBIR project, this contract is focused on the initial research and feasibility of the technology. N.p. Photonics has previously received other federal...

This $179,944 firm fixed-price contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Transwave Photonics, LLC, a small business, under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a HIGH POWER MWIR OPTICAL FIBER COMBINER, which aligns with AFRL's focus on advancing technologies for applications like directed energy weapons, sensors, and other defense systems. The contract has a completion date of January 23, 2025 and is designated as a Total Small Business...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Omega Optics, Inc., a minority-owned small business located in Austin, Texas. The $122,580 firm-fixed-price contract is for the research and development of a novel 2D tunable coherent combined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (TCC-VCSEL) array monolithically integrated with a surface-normal slow-light photonic crystal waveguide array. This novel design...

The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $113,500.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Daylight Solutions Inc., doing business as DRS Daylight Solutions, for the delivery of a high performance infrared quantum cascade laser. This award was set aside for small businesses. Daylight Solutions is a manufacturer of mid-infrared laser systems and components that has provided specialized lasers, laser systems, optics, and related components to various federal...

This federal contract was awarded by the Defense Contract Management Agency to BAE Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc. to develop and demonstrate a high energy kHz mid-infrared transmitter laser. The $1,392,619.00 contract is a delivery order issued under the Advanced Technology Support Program III (ATSP3) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. As the prime contractor, BAE Systems is responsible for...