The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory has awarded a STTR Phase I contract to Anametric, Inc., a small business, for the development of a Quantum Hybrid Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) on a Firm Fixed Price basis. The contract, valued at $149,829.00, is set aside for a Total Small Business. Anametric, Inc. is providing quantum technology-based products and services, including quantum key exchange, single photon detectors, quantum secure identification, and...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Anametric, Inc. a $1.5 million Other Transaction Agreement to deliver a COVID-19 Defense Innovation Board Quantum Photonic Cybersecurity Accelerated Platform. Performance will take place in Austin, Texas over a two-year period concluding in October 2022. The Air Force Materiel Command supports various Air Force programs through research and development efforts. No set-aside designation or subcontractors were...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,820,579.00 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Anametric, Inc., a small business located in Austin, Texas. The contract, titled "QUANTUM SECURE IDENTIFICATION", aims to develop a remote identification system based on quantum interactions in a physically unclonable function (QPUF). The contract has a completion date of December 9, 2026, and was awarded on December 9, 2024. This...
This $74,565.00 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded to Anametric, Inc., a small business, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on May 5, 2023. The contract is for "PRACTICAL POST-QUANTUM KEY EXCHANGE" under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I program. The work will take place in Austin, Texas and must be completed by August 7, 2023. This award indicates the AFRL's continued focus on developing quantum technology-based capabilities, such as quantum key...
Freedom Photonics LLC, doing business as Freedom Photonics, has been awarded a $1.5 million firm fixed price purchase order by the United States Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to deliver an integrated photonic quantum frequency processor for high-dimensional quantum information processing. This award is made under the Small Business Technology Transfer program's Phase II solicitation to continue research and development of quantum technologies with potential defense applications....
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $21,100,244.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Qubitekk, Inc. to perform research and development on quantum networking to establish secure and robust systems for the U.S. Air Force. This contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III and has a period of performance through February 18, 2028. The contract is not set aside for a specific business type. Qubitekk, Inc. is a for-profit...
<p>The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1,249,320 firm fixed price purchase order to Anametric, Inc. of Austin, Texas as part of Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research program. The contract period is from February 10, 2023 through November 11, 2024 and involves research into Quantum Secure Identification at the prime contractor's place of performance in Austin. The contract has been set aside for total small businesses.</p>
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Qubitekk, Inc., a small business manufacturer specializing in quantum networking components and systems. The QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT ON DRONES (QED) contract is a $149,945.00 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research effort. Qubitekk will provide quantum encryption technology, narrow-spectrum two-photon sources, bi-photon sources, and other quantum computing and...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,909 firm fixed price definitive contract to Qubitekk, Inc. for COVID-19 DIB QUANTUM PROTECTION under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II. As a total small business set-aside, Qubitekk will provide quantum encryption technology solutions to the Air Force laboratory located in Vista, California. This award furthers the Air Force's efforts to safeguard defense industrial base assets and supply...
This is a $100,000.00 firm-fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Qusecure, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III effort to develop secure communications via quantum encryption. The contract supports research, development, testing, and evaluation of quantum-resilient cybersecurity solutions to protect against threats posed by quantum computing. Qusecure has previously received SBIR Phase I...