Develop a mode locked laser on chip that will combine the robustness of the fiber laser approach and the miniaturization and fabrication advantages of photonics integrated circuits (pics).

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Contract number
W5170126CA100
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$314,349

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$314,349.17 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 55% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 15 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Pittsford, NY 14534, USA
Legislative mandates

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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Other Administrative Action P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $314,349

About this award

The Department of the Army awarded a $314,349.17 definitive contract to Pospea, LLC, a woman-owned small disadvantaged business, for development of a mode-locked laser on chip on April 6, 2026, under a total small business set-away.

The contract originates from the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, which solicits R&D proposals from small businesses in defense-related technological areas. The effort combines the robustness of fiber laser approaches with the miniaturization and fabrication advantages of photonics integrated circuits (PICs). Place of performance is Pittsford, NY. The contract carries firm fixed-price pricing and an ultimate completion date of April 6, 2027.

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Who was awarded contract W5170126CA100?

W5170126CA100 was awarded to Pospea, LLC by Department of the Army (Department of Defense) on April 6, 2026.

How much is contract W5170126CA100 worth?

The government has obligated $314,349 on W5170126CA100.

Was contract W5170126CA100 competed?

The extent of competition for W5170126CA100 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 15 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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