Definitive Contract FA875026CB035

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...

The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a $2.09 million definitive contract to Nexus Photonics, Inc. for development of a self-injection locked 1762 nm laser with on-chip amplifier on April 2, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The effort focuses on developing the clock laser at 1762 nm for barium ion traps, a critical component for advanced quantum sensing and timekeeping applications. Place of performance is Goleta, CA. The contract runs through July 2, 2028 on a...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded a $749,694 firm fixed price contract to Vescent Photonics LLC of Golden, Colorado. The contract is for research and development of ultra-narrow linewidth lasers for deployed quantum timing applications under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research program. Performance will take place in Golden, Colorado from November 2022 through November 2024. The contract was set aside for total small businesses.

This is a $2,098,397.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee research and development contract awarded to Vescent Technologies Inc., a small, for-profit manufacturer of precision laser and photonics technologies located in Golden, Colorado. The contract was awarded on October 26, 2020 by the Naval Sea Systems Command, a Defense agency, under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The contract has a total small business set-aside and an ultimate completion date of February 25, 2025. Vescent...

This is a Small Business set-aside contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Vescent Photonics LLC, a precision laser manufacturer and supplier, for a STTR Phase I project on Quantum Enabling Technologies Quantum Timing. The potential value of the firm-fixed price purchase order is $149,999.00, with a completion date of November 16, 2020. Vescent Photonics specializes in developing and manufacturing technologies in waveguides, electro optics,...

The U.S. Air Force Academy awarded a $147,940 firm fixed-price purchase order to Vescent Technologies Inc., a small business manufacturer of precision laser and photonics technologies based in Golden, Colorado, for the purchase and delivery of a precise wavemeter frequency comb laser. The contract, awarded on September 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 9, 2025, is set aside for small businesses. The place of performance is Golden, Colorado, where Vescent maintains its...

This is a $10,978 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Vescent Technologies Inc., a small, for-profit manufacturer of precision laser and photonics technologies located in Golden, Colorado. The contract was awarded by the Office of Naval Research, a defense agency, for the delivery of LASER CONTROL AND LOCKING ELECTRONICS. Vescent Technologies Inc. is an experienced federal contractor, having received multiple Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer...

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 $735,967.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Vescent Technologies Inc., a small business, for the development of a long-term ultrastable laser system for space-based atomic positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) applications. The contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase II, and has an ultimate completion date of October 2, 2018. Vescent Technologies specializes in developing and...

This $991,923.67 grant was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Vescent Technologies Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to conduct research and development on a low size, weight, and power (low SWAP-C) modular laser architecture for laser-cooled quantum sensors and atomic clocks. The contract has an ultimate completion date of September 16, 2025 and was not set aside for any specific business type. Vescent Technologies has previously supported federal research and...