Other Transaction Agreement HR0011269E089
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- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $146,317.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract to Qunnect, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract is for research and development of real-time polarization compensation and rapid Bell-state analysis through long-distance quantum channels. The contract aims to further quantum networking and quantum sensing capabilities, with potential...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $147,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Qunnect, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Brooklyn, New York. The contract is for the delivery of an Automated Polarization Compensator (APC) and an Entangled Photon Source for quantum network links. The APC and Entangled Photon Source are specialized quantum networking technologies that were sole-sourced to Qunnect, as the government determined their Qu-APC and...
- This is a $1,237,155.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Qunnect, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Brooklyn, New York. The contract is for the "Reliable Entanglement Verification for Scalable and Deployable Quantum Networks" project, which falls under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract has a completion date of February 23, 2027 and is a total small business...
- Qunnect, Inc. was awarded a $1.5 million firm fixed price purchase order by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct research in REAL-TIME POLARIZATION COMPENSATION AND RAPID BELL-STATE ANALYSIS THROUGH LONG-DISTANCE QUANTUM CHANNELS. This award is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract to further develop quantum technologies for the Air Force. As a total small business set-aside, Qunnect will perform the work itself in Brooklyn,...
- RTX BBN Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was awarded a $20.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on March 8, 2024, for the Quantum Augmented Network (QUANET) Program. The contract, which extends through February 15, 2026, supports advanced research and development in quantum computing and quantum-augmented networking technologies. The award was made without...
- Qunnect, Inc. was awarded a $149,986.73 firm fixed price Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory. The contract calls for Qunnect to deliver an ultra-narrow linewidth atomic-based entanglement source with high heralding efficiency for free-space quantum communication, as described in the original solicitation. As a total small business set-aside, this award will support Qunnect's research and...
- This is a $99,500 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to Qunnect, Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Brooklyn, New York. The contract is for the delivery of an entangled photon source, with a period of performance ending on March 15, 2026. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Qunnect is a self-certified small disadvantaged business that specializes in advanced quantum...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract to Sky Quantum Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit business, for research on a "Miniaturized Quantum Key Distribution Payload" as described in the Statement of Work. The contract has a potential value of $376,301.00 and a completion date of February 25, 2020. The contract is a Definitive Contract and was awarded on February 26, 2019. The place of performance is San Jose, CA 95129, USA. No set-aside...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to Qunnect, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Brooklyn, New York. The contract, valued at $41,500, is for the delivery of a Qunnect Automated Polarization Compensation System. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and has an ultimate completion date of December 15, 2025. Qunnect, Inc. is a small business...
- 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 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Qunnect, Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Brooklyn, New York, an Other Transaction Agreement valued at $1.79 million to develop an ultra-fast configurable polarization compensation module for large-scale quantum networks. The contract, awarded on February 9, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of February 9, 2028, represents DARPA's continued investment in quantum networking technologies that support the agency's broader quantum information science initiatives. Qunnect specializes in advanced quantum networking hardware and software solutions, with demonstrated expertise in quantum communications systems and quantum technology component development. This award leverages Qunnect's established track record in quantum technology development, including prior work on entangled photon sources and automated polarization compensation systems funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The polarization compensation module is a critical enabling technology for quantum networks, addressing the technical challenges of maintaining quantum state integrity across communication links. As a self-certified small disadvantaged business, Qunnect's selection underscores DARPA's commitment to supporting innovative small businesses in the quantum technology sector while advancing the agency's quantum networking capabilities for defense applications.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $750.2k | 2/3/26 |