Hybrid superconducting-optical quantum network nodes to perform research to connect superconducting qubits to quantum networks.
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA875025CB058
- Awardee
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Rigetti & Co, LLC UEI LBJ6M5JJ7KZ5
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,679,000
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Quantum information sciences Pre-Solicitation · FA875023S7001 · Posted Apr 25, 2023
- Contract value 29% obligated
- $5,845,251.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 2 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost No Fee
- Place of performance
- Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $379,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $560,946 | |
| Original award | $739,054 |
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a definitive cost-no-fee contract with a $5.85 million ceiling value to Rigetti & Co, LLC on August 13, 2025, for research on hybrid superconducting-optical quantum network nodes that connect superconducting qubits to quantum networks. No set-aside was used. Performance is in Berkeley, CA 94710, with an ultimate completion date of May 29, 2026.
The originating opportunity is a pre-solicitation posted April 25, 2023, under BAA FA8750-23-S-7001 from the Information Directorate at Rome Research Site. The BAA covers Quantum Information Sciences across five technical focus areas, including Memory-Node-Based Quantum Networking and Heterogeneous Quantum Platforms, and supports Air Force C4I mission objectives. Awards may be FAR-based contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or Other Transactions under 10 USC 4021, 4022, and 4023. Foreign participation is limited to fundamental research and companies with approved FOCI mitigation documentation. Offerors must register in SAM, maintain DCAA-approved accounting systems for cost-reimbursement contracts, obtain facility security clearances, and comply with export control requirements. White papers are due by 2 PM EST on September 30, 2027, and the BAA identifies individual award ranges of $0.5 million to $27 million, with potential awards up to $99.9 million.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA875025CB058?
FA875025CB058 was awarded to Rigetti & Co, LLC by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on August 13, 2025.
How much is contract FA875025CB058 worth?
The government has obligated $1,679,000 on FA875025CB058. Its current value, with exercised options, is $5,845,251.
Was contract FA875025CB058 competed?
The extent of competition for FA875025CB058 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.
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