Definitive Contract FA865021C5402

This is a $264,157 definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Military Aircraft Systems division, for the "QUASI-CW OPERATION OF MID-INFRARED QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS INTEGRATED ON SILICON-BASED WAVEGUIDE CIRCUITS." The contract is cost-plus-fixed-fee and has an ultimate completion date of August 24, 2021. The work is being performed in Redondo Beach, California. The contract was awarded under a competitive...

This is a federal contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) for the development of "HIGH POWER MWIR LASERS ON SILICON". The $1,045,000.00 contract, awarded on December 21, 2016, is a definitive, cost-no-fee contract. The contract involves UCSB, as the prime contractor, collaborating with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation as a subcontractor. The subcontract work includes designing, growing, and providing quantum...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract worth up to $749,999.00 to Max-Ir Labs Incorporated, a Woman-Owned Small Business, for the development of Midwave Infrared (MWIR) Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL) for thermal monitoring. This Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase II contract was set aside for total small businesses. Max-Ir Labs specializes in infrared technologies for commercial and defense applications,...

<p>The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $749,999 definitive contract to BAE Systems Space &amp; Mission Systems Inc. on September 26, 2025, to advance mid-wave infrared laser source technology to higher pulse energies in the multi-joule range using a new scalable architecture.</p> <p>Work builds on previously developed AFRL/RDL technology. Place of performance is Boulder, Colorado. The contract carries a firm fixed price and an ultimate completion date of July 6, 2026.</p>

<p>The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a purchase order to Raytum Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business, for $179,990 on May 31, 2024. The order is set aside for total small businesses. Work is performed in Sterling, Virginia, and involves design and development of an optical fiber combiner for combining mid-wave infrared quantum cascade laser output. The ultimate completion date is February 28, 2025. The contract carries firm fixed-price pricing.</p>

<p>The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25 million definitive contract to Icarus Quantum Inc. for robust, scalable, and efficient photon sources with semiconductor quantum dots on April 6, 2026, under a total small business set-aside.</p> <p>Place of performance is Boulder, CO. The contract is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of April 6, 2028.</p>

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract for $149,996.00 to Max-Ir Labs Incorporated, a woman-owned small business, to develop a thermal monitoring system for quantum cascade lasers using scanning near-field infrared radiometry. This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research contract is set aside for small businesses. Max-Ir Labs specializes in infrared technologies and has received prior federal...

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,007,995 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Caelight, Inc. on January 29, 2026, for development of turbulence-resistant free-space optical links integrating pointing, acquisition, and tracking with wavefront correction for optical communication and quantum networking applications. Work is performed in Orlando, FL. The effort stems from BAA FA8750-23-S-7001, the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate's Quantum Information...

This is a Firm Fixed Price, definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to M Squared Lasers Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for a Pulsed Ti:Sapphire Laser System, with a ceiling value of $384,827.00 and a performance period ending on June 30, 2016. M Squared Lasers is a photonics and quantum technology company that specializes in developing and manufacturing advanced laser systems and components. This contract award is part of...

This is a $1,276,622.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee research and development contract awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center to Irglare, LLC, a small business subchapter S corporation. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is for Phase II work, which focuses on prototype development and demonstration. The contract involves research and development of advanced photonics technologies, such as high-brightness quantum cascade lasers, mid-wave infrared beam...