Purchase Order 1333ND21PNB680460

Stable Laser Systems Inc., a Boulder, Colorado-based small business manufacturer of precision laser systems, has been awarded a $389,644 firm fixed-price definitive contract to develop Phase III of a very simple set of auxiliary lasers for a deployable strontium ion clock. The contract, awarded on October 16, 2024, carries a total small business set-aside designation and is funded through a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center. Work will be performed at the contractor's location in...

This is a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Stable Laser Systems Inc., a small business manufacturer of precision laser systems and optical components based in Boulder, Colorado. The contract is for the development of an "Optical System for Precision Atomic Clocks," which aligns with AFRL's research interests in advanced laser and optical technologies for applications such as atomic clock...

Vescent Technologies Inc., a small business manufacturer of precision laser and photonics technologies based in Golden, Colorado, has been awarded a $149,922 firm fixed-price contract under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, is funded by a civilian federal agency and supports development of cooling lasers for optical clocks in space (CLOCS), with completion targeted for June 27, 2026. Work will be performed...

The Department of the Navy Naval Observatory awarded a $449,895 firm fixed price purchase order to Stable Laser Systems Inc. for a calcium clock laser system. The solicitation sought proposals for a laser system capable of achieving ultra-high stability through an optical atomic clock based on calcium atoms, to meet technical requirements at a naval research facility on the west coast. Stable Laser Systems will deliver the calcium clock laser system under the contract, which runs from March 2020...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $95,981 firm fixed-price purchase order to Stable Laser Systems Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Boulder, Colorado, for the development and delivery of a high-finesse, dual-wavelength reference cavity (HDRC) system. The contract, OU68-25-NEW-074, was awarded on July 3, 2025, with a completion deadline of October 10, 2025, and carries no set-aside designation. The specialized optical system is intended for NIST's...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Vescent Technologies Inc., a precision laser manufacturer and supplier. The contract is for the development and delivery of optical systems and precision atomic clocks with stable oscillators. The contract has a ceiling value of $747,335.00 and a completion date of June 15, 2018. Vescent Technologies has provided similar products and services to various federal agencies,...

Oewaves, Inc., a small business manufacturer, was awarded a $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop and demonstrate an extended cavity ultra-stable 436 nm diode laser system for long duration space applications. The laser system will be based on a semiconductor laser locked to a monolithic microcavity using self-injection locking, providing complete suppression of mode hops. The laser is intended to serve as an optical local...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,994 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Vescent Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of precision laser and photonics equipment based in Golden, Colorado. The contract is for the design, fabrication, and testing of a polarization-maintaining fiber frequency comb, which is a key enabling technology for optical atomic clocks with improved stability compared to their radio frequency predecessors....

The U.S. Naval Observatory awarded a $56,547 firm fixed-price purchase order to Stable Laser Systems Inc. for an Optical Calcium Clock Interferometer, with performance in Washington, DC and completion targeted for March 22, 2024. This contract represents a direct procurement by the Naval Observatory, a defense agency, without set-aside designation. Stable Laser Systems Inc., a small business manufacturer headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in precision laser systems and optical...

The U.S. Air Force Academy awarded a $57,196 firm fixed-price purchase order to Stable Laser Systems Inc., a Boulder, Colorado-based small business manufacturer specializing in precision laser systems and optical components. The contract, which carries a completion deadline of December 31, 2025, calls for the delivery of a stable optical cavity—a critical optical component used in precision measurement, frequency stabilization, and scientific research applications. The award was made without a...