Definitive Contract FA239426CB019

Icarus Quantum Inc. has been awarded a $150,000 firm fixed price purchase order by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to deliver a quantum dot source of on-demand entangled photons for space-based applications. This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract supports the laboratory's research efforts to develop quantum technologies for Department of Defense and intelligence community missions. As a total small business set-aside, the award...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,250,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract to Icarus Quantum Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced quantum technologies. The contract, titled "ICARUS QUANTUM - PULSED ENTANGLED PHOTON SOURCES FOR GLOBAL-SCALE QUANTUM NETWORKING," is for the development of quantum light sources and related components for space-based and networking applications. This award supports AFRL's efforts to advance...

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $22,458,948 firm-fixed-price contract to Psiquantum, Corp., a for-profit organization specializing in quantum computing technologies. The contract is for the establishment of state-of-the-art integrated photonics for quantum computing applications, with a completion date of March 28, 2024. This contract was issued under AFRL's Quantum Information Sciences Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), which seeks to advance quantum algorithms and computing,...

The Department of the Army awarded a $2,040,549 definitive contract to Mesa Quantum Systems, Inc. for Small Business Innovation Research Phase II development of resilient domestic supply of VCSELs for quantum devices on April 6, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The originating solicitation, posted October 2, 2024 with proposals due October 22, 2025, sought research and development capabilities across defense-related technological areas under the DoD SBIR Program. The program aims to...

This is a $109,949.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Quoherent, Inc., a small business, for a STTR Phase I research project on "Quantum Instruction Set for Topological Insulator Quantum Processors". The contract has a completion date of March 12, 2024. As an STTR Phase I award, this contract is focused on the early-stage research and development of quantum computing technologies related to topological insulators. The Air Force's...

The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a $2.095 million definitive contract to N.p. Photonics, Inc. on April 2, 2026, under a total small business set-aside, to design, build, test, and deliver a power-scalable, single-frequency fiber laser prototype operating at 1762 nanometers for barium ion qubits. The contract carries a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure and runs through June 30, 2028. Place of performance is Tucson, Arizona. The laser development effort supports quantum...

This federal contract award is for the design, development, and delivery of quantum subsystems utilizing barium ions in different traps that are entangled using a photonic network switch entangling setup for wavelengths. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency, to IonQ, Inc., a quantum computing technology company, under an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with a ceiling value of $54,489,763.00. The contract does not have a set-aside designation...

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a definitive contract to Coldquanta, Inc. for development of high-performance miniature ion trap systems on September 9, 2020, with a ceiling value of $2,400,571 and an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026. The contract funds advanced research and development of a miniature ultra-high vacuum ion trap package operating at room temperature, designed to advance the performance and commercial viability of miniature ion trap systems. Place of performance...

This is a $1,499,943.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Coldquanta, Inc., doing business as Infleqtion, a small business manufacturer of quantum-related technologies. The contract, titled "RADARS STTR 2", is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program award focused on developing advanced radar systems. As a subcontractor, the University of Colorado will support Coldquanta's efforts to design a Discrete Lens Array and...

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to IonQ, Inc. valued at $27.03 million on September 21, 2023, for the development of network trapped ion quantum computers. The contract extends through June 30, 2027, and will be performed in Berwyn Heights, Maryland, where IonQ maintains its primary research and development operations. This award represents part of AFRL's broader quantum computing initiative, which seeks to advance the nation's quantum...