High-sensitivity isotopically-purified all-electrical chip-scale atomic magnetometers
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC23CA145
- Awardee
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Quantcad LLC UEI K528KBA95658
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $899,999
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $899,999.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Iowa City, IA 52245, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $899,999 |
About this award
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $900K firm fixed-price definitive contract to Quantcad LLC, a small disadvantaged woman-owned business based in Iowa City, Iowa, to design, fabricate, and test high-sensitivity isotopically-purified all-electrical chip-scale atomic magnetometers. This Total Small Business set-aside award, issued June 6, 2023, with completion targeted for July 31, 2026, represents a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort focused on advancing quantum sensing technologies for NASA's scientific research applications. The contract builds on Quantcad's established expertise in quantum device noise reduction and quantum magnetometer development, leveraging the company's prior SBIR Phase I work and specialized capabilities in quantum noise research and advanced sensor technologies.
Quantcad LLC engaged two significant subcontractors to support contract execution: GE Research (General Electric Company) was awarded a subcontract on May 28, 2024, to design, fabricate, and test silicon carbide diodes meeting NASA SBIR Phase II specifications, drawing on GE's extensive experience with silicon carbide fabrication for extreme environment applications across multiple NASA Glenn Research Center contracts; and The Pennsylvania State University was engaged as a parent subcontractor on February 22, 2024, to optimize magnetometer performance through nuclear quadrupole/zero-field ferromagnetic resonance measurements on silicon carbide devices, addressing device optimization, defect characterization, and isotopic substitution strategies to enhance operational specifications.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| General Electric Company | $26,956 | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | $85,000 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC23CA145?
80NSSC23CA145 was awarded to Quantcad LLC by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 6, 2023.
How much is contract 80NSSC23CA145 worth?
The government has obligated $899,999 on 80NSSC23CA145.
Was contract 80NSSC23CA145 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC23CA145 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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