The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command awarded a $204,566.09 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Applied Nanofemto Technologies LLC, a small business based in Lowell, Massachusetts, for the development of an integrated entangled photon quantum chemical sensor chip with high sensitivity. The contract is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and carries an ultimate completion date of January 30, 2026, with work to be performed at the awardee's Lowell facility....
The U.S. Army awarded a $224,441.86 firm fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Quantum Network Technologies, Inc. on October 7, 2024. The award is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and represents a definitive contract with an ultimate completion date of April 6, 2025. The contract will be performed in Boston, Massachusetts. Under this Phase I SBIR award, Quantum Network Technologies will develop a diamond color center array RF receiver as part...
The U.S. government awarded a $204,145.86 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract to Applied Nanofemto Technologies LLC, a small business limited liability company based in Lowell, MA. The contract is for the development of high-performance room mid-wave infrared photoconductor arrays and imaging systems with low-cost, reduced size, weight and power consumption capabilities that can be integrated with complementary metal-oxide semiconductor technology. This contract was set aside for total small...
The Department of the Army awarded a $1.7 million definitive contract to Vector Atomic Inc. for an application-specific electronics package enabling low-noise miniaturization of quantum sensor systems on April 13, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The originating SBIR Phase II solicitation (Topic OSD232-009) was posted April 19, 2023, with a due date of June 14, 2023. Place of performance is Pleasanton, California. The contract carries a firm fixed-price structure with an ultimate...
The Department of the Army awarded a $1,999,948.25 definitive contract to Advanced Research, Inc. for Small Business Innovation Research Phase II development of quantum-enhanced RF components on March 31, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The award funds Topic A244-012, a Phase II SBIR effort to advance quantum technology components for federal defense applications. Place of performance is Bozeman, MT. The contract carries a firm fixed price and runs through March 31, 2028. NAICS...
The Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $1.22 million definitive contract to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. on January 15, 2026, to develop a comprehensive framework for quantum random circuits and a robust flexible quantum platform, with an ultimate completion date of January 14, 2029. Place of performance is Cambridge, MA. The contract carries cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing and no set-aside designation. The originating solicitation is a Broad Agency Announcement issued by the...
This is a $899,059.00 Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (DEVCOM) to Anametric, Inc., a small business located in Austin, Texas. The contract is for the development of a "Quantum Photonic Cybersecurity Accelerated Platform" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract has a period of performance through August 28, 2026 and is set aside for small businesses. Anametric, Inc. is an...
The Department of the Army awarded a $1,648,913.73 definitive contract to Nexus Photonics, Inc. for development of an application-specific photonic integrated circuit to serve a 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, calls for development of a photonic integrated circuit tailored to a specific quantum application such as a Rydberg sensor or clock transition. Place of...
The Department of the Army awarded a $2,051,599.46 definitive contract to Aeluma, Inc. for development of an integrated quantum dots platform for multi-channel coherent optical amplification on April 13, 2026, under a total small business set-await. This award stems from the DoD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Topic O254-D05. Work is performed in Goleta, CA. The contract runs through July 13, 2028, on a firm fixed-price basis. The originating solicitation addresses research...
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 Applied Nanotech, Inc., a woman-owned small business doing business as Fepet. The contract is for $149,999.06 and is focused on functional additive manufacturing for printable and networkable sensors to detect energetics and other threat materials. Applied Nanotech has previously conducted research and development related to...