Definitive Contract FA875122C0007
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- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $615,300 firm-fixed-price definitive contract to Bluefors OY, doing business as Bluefors Cryogenics, for a cryogen-free dilution refrigerator system. The contract supports ion trapping experiments and includes the delivery of a Bluefors BF-LD400 model dilution refrigerator with specifications such as a base temperature below 10 millikelvin, cooling power exceeding 14 watts at 20 millikelvin, and customized features...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1.2 million firm fixed price contract to Bluefors OY, doing business as Bluefors Cryogenics, for a cryogenic dilution refrigerator system. The solicitation sought a dilution refrigerator to achieve a base temperature below 10 milliKelvin with specified cooling powers, along with vibration isolation packaging and accommodation for dense radio frequency and optical wiring configurations. To be installed at the Air...
- The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a $750,000 Other Transaction Agreement to Maybell Quantum Industries, Inc. for the delivery of a dilution refrigerator. The prime contractor, Maybell Quantum Industries, will perform the contract from their Boulder, Colorado facility through March 2023. The contract was awarded utilizing other than full and open competition procedures under an unstated set-aside designation. Maybell Quantum Industries will provide the dilution refrigerator in...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at $454,550 to Bluefors OY, doing business as Bluefors Cryogenics. The contract is for a dry dilution refrigerator system to meet the technical specifications outlined in solicitation NB686050-20-02311. Key requirements included over 12 milliwatts of cooling capacity at 20 millikelvin, detailed instrumentation, shielding, and space constraints. The refrigerator will...
- The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Bluefors OY, a manufacturer of cryogenic equipment, for the delivery of a cryogenic dilution refrigerator system. The contract, valued at $431,550.00, includes installation, warranty, and training services. The cryogenic dilution refrigerator system will be delivered to Finlandiya and is intended to support advanced research initiatives requiring extreme cooling capabilities,...
- This contract was awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a defense agency, to Bluefors Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit organization that specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced cryogenic equipment, particularly dilution refrigerators. The contract, valued at $21,649.60, is for the delivery of a cryogenic variable-temperature (VT) noise source. This specialized equipment is essential for supporting quantum technology research and development for...
- This federal contract award is for the delivery of a quantum memory dilution refrigerator to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency of the U.S. government. The prime contractor is Bluefors Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit organization specializing in advanced cryogenic equipment. The contract has a firm fixed price of $499,455.86 and a completion date of July 31, 2025. No set-aside designation was used, indicating this was a full and open competition....
- This federal contract award, valued at $549,825.00, was issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency under the U.S. Department of Commerce, to Bluefors OY, doing business as Bluefors Cryogenics, a manufacturer of ultra-low temperature cooling solutions and cryogen-free dilution refrigerator measurement systems. The contract is for the delivery of a Cryogen Free Dilution Refrigerator, a specialized piece of equipment used to support quantum technology and...
- Bluefors Inc. was awarded a $388,938.50 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to deliver a dilution refrigerator meeting the technical requirements specified in the solicitation. The award is associated with NIST's request for quotation seeking a cryogenic dilution refrigerator capable of achieving base temperatures of 30 milliKelvin or lower with a mixing chamber diameter of at least 150 millimeters. Performance will take place at NIST's...
- This federal contract award to Bluefors OY, doing business as Bluefors Cryogenics, is for the delivery of a dry dilution refrigerator system to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency. The firm-fixed-price contract, valued at $368,150.00, was awarded on September 2, 2016 with a completion date of March 1, 2017. Bluefors, a manufacturer of ultra-low temperature cooling solutions and cryogen-free dilution refrigerator measurement systems, has provided...
This federal contract award to Maybell Quantum Industries, Inc. for $1,538,795.00 was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to procure a cryogenic dilution refrigerator system. The refrigerator is required to support ion trapping experiments and must achieve a base temperature below 10 milliKelvin with specified cooling power capabilities. The contract is a firm-fixed price definitive contract with no set-aside designation. The original solicitation was a sole-source procurement for the dilution refrigerator system from BlueFors Cryogenics Oy Ltd, as the government determined their product was the only one able to meet the technical requirements. The contract includes installation, lab design, and commissioning of the system at the government site in Denver, Colorado.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Cryogenic Dilution Refrigerator & Installation | FA875122R0007 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory | Pre-Solicitation 1/3 | 3/30/22, 12:42 PM | |
Dilution Refrigerator System | FA875122R0007 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory | Award Notice 3/3 | 8/2/22, 3:16 PM | |
Dilution Refrigerator System | FA875122R0007 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory | Solicitation 2/3 | 6/23/22, 11:10 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | ($14k) | 5/8/25 | |
| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $55.5k | 5/19/23 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $1.5m | 8/1/22 |