GHZ burst mode ultrashort pulse laser
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA945126CX018
- Awardee
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Spectral Energies LLC UEI C3DAVH4VJDG3
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,799,064
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,799,063.64 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 13% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 4 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Beavercreek, OH 45430, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.8 million definitive contract to Spectral Energies LLC for GHz burst mode ultrashort pulse laser development on July 1, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. Spectral Energies is a minority-owned small disadvantaged business.
Performance concludes October 1, 2028, and work is performed in Beavercreek, OH. The contract carries firm fixed price terms. Spectral Energies operates under NAICS 541711 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and specializes in advanced laser diagnostics, sensing systems, and propulsion research services. The company's recent portfolio is anchored in Air Force Research Laboratory awards, including a $184.3 million IDIQ through June 2027 for combustion and propulsion research, and sits on the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD vehicle ($151 billion ceiling) with an initial task order issued in December 2025.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA945126CX018?
FA945126CX018 was awarded to Spectral Energies LLC by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on July 1, 2026.
How much is contract FA945126CX018 worth?
The government has obligated $1,799,064 on FA945126CX018.
Was contract FA945126CX018 competed?
The extent of competition for FA945126CX018 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 4 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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