Definitive Contract W5170126CA099
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- This is a firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Department of the Army to N.P. Photonics, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic technologies, fiber lasers, and optical components. The contract, valued at $1,100,000.00, was awarded under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II program and is for the research and development of specialized photonic technologies, including space-qualified single-frequency blue lasers, low-cost infrared laser transmitters, and...
- This federal contract award was made by the Department of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command to N.p. Photonics, Inc., a small business fiber laser manufacturer, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project titled "Variable Pulsed Parameter Tracking Illuminator Laser". The $1,050,000.00 fixed-price level of effort contract is for the research, development, and delivery of specialized laser systems and optical components. The contract work is being performed...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a $1,499,900 definitive contract to Freedom Photonics LLC for research under a DARPA SBIR Phase 2 effort titled Multi-Wavelength Laser Sources on October 21, 2021, under a total small business set-aside. The contract is cost-plus-fixed-fee and carries an ultimate completion date of April 20, 2024. Place of performance is Goleta, California. The originating solicitation seeks research and development of advanced photonic technologies under the...
- This is a $149,992.11 fixed-price, level-of-effort contract awarded by the U.S. Army to Forward Photonics LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. Forward Photonics has previously performed research and development work for various Department of Defense agencies, including the Air Force, Navy, and Army, and has also acted as a subcontractor. The contract...
- Beacon Photonics Inc., a small business specializing in advanced photonic technologies for defense and quantum sensing applications, was awarded a $249,774.73 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command on December 16, 2024. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, focuses on the development of a multilayer waveguide optical gyroscope under Topic A244-047, with work to be performed in Falls Church,...
- This is a $749,999.99 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to N.p. Photonics, Inc., a small business manufacturer of optical equipment. The contract is for the development of a "Novel High Power and Energy Eye-Safe Transform-Limited Fiber Laser Illuminator" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. This research and development effort aims to advance fiber laser technology for defense applications. As a...
- The Department of the Army awarded a $1,648,913.73 definitive contract to Nexus Photonics, Inc., a small business, for development of an application-specific photonic integrated circuit to serve a specific quantum system on April 6, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The originating solicitation, posted April 19, 2023 with a due date of June 14, 2023, seeks development of photonic integrated circuits for quantum applications such as Rydberg sensors or clock transitions. Place of...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to N.p. Photonics, Inc., a U.S. based fiber laser company. The contract has a Firm Fixed Price of $149,999.99 and was set aside for total small business. The contract funds research and development of advanced photonic technologies by N.p. Photonics, including laser illuminators, optical transmitters, specialty scintillators, and...
- The Department of the Army awarded a $2 million definitive contract to Transwave Photonics, LLC for SBIR Phase 2 research on April 13, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The firm fixed price award carries a ceiling value of $1,999,982.91 with an ultimate completion date of October 13, 2027. Place of performance is Austin, TX. The originating solicitation was the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command's DoD SBIR 24.4 Program BAA, posted October 3, 2023, which sought proposals...
- This is a $162,468.08 fixed-price level of effort contract awarded by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) to Freedom Photonics, LLC, a small business manufacturer of advanced photonic components and subsystems based in Goleta, California. The contract is for the "BASE EFFORT - SR1 PHASE I 'HIGH POWER, HIGH BEAM QUALITY TAPERED DIODE LASER FOR DIRECT USE AS HIGH ENERGY LASER'" and has a completion date of June 28, 2020. This contract was designated as a total small...
The Department of the Army awarded a $2,094,978.36 definitive contract to Beacon Photonics Inc., a small business, for development of a mode-locked laser on chip on April 6, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The contract calls for combining the robustness of fiber laser approaches with the miniaturization and fabrication advantages of photonics integrated circuits. The effort is fixed-price and will be performed in Arlington, VA, with an ultimate completion date of April 6, 2028. The award originated from the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research program, which targets research and development in defense-related technological areas and emphasizes support for small business participation in meeting DoD R&D needs.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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DoD SBIR 25. 4 Broad Agency Announcement | N6893624R0044 | Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center | Solicitation 1/1 | 10/2/24, 11:23 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $2.1m | 3/18/26 |