Definitive Contract N6833517C0114

This federal contract award, valued at $999,601.00, was issued by the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) to Freedom Photonics LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components and systems. The contract is for research and development work under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is a definitive contract with a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing type. The work is designated as a total small business set-aside. Freedom Photonics, as the prime contractor, is developing specialized photonic solutions to support various government research programs, including those from the Department of Defense, NASA, Department of Energy, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This contract award is associated with the Coronavirus COVID-19 National Interest Action Code, indicating the work may be related to supporting pandemic response efforts. Freedom Photonics has also received federal grant awards from the Department of Energy's Office of Science to advance quantum networking and high-energy physics technologies.