Purchase Order 1333ND23PNB680618
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- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, to Bluefors Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit company, for a SD250 dilution refrigerator system with 40+GHz bandwidth wiring option. The contract has a ceiling value of $385,392.75 and a completion date of May 10, 2024. No set-aside designation was used. The original solicitation sought information on vendors that could provide a sub-kelvin cryostat with optional...
- Bluefors Inc. was awarded a $388,938.50 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to deliver a dilution refrigerator meeting the technical requirements specified in the solicitation. The award is associated with NIST's request for quotation seeking a cryogenic dilution refrigerator capable of achieving base temperatures of 30 milliKelvin or lower with a mixing chamber diameter of at least 150 millimeters. Performance will take place at NIST's...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $729,305.06 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Bluefors Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit company, for the purchase of two dilution refrigerators. The refrigerators must be capable of cooling below 30 millikelvin overnight without liquid helium using pulse tube cryocoolers, and provide over 1 milliwatt of cooling power at 4 Kelvin and over 150 microwatts at 100 millikelvin while maintaining a base temperature of 20...
- The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $698,742.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Bluefors OY, doing business as Bluefors Cryogenics, for the delivery of a cryogen-free dry dilution refrigerator. This specialized equipment will be used in quantum metrology research at NIST's Precision Measurement Laboratory (PML) in Boulder, Colorado. Bluefors, a manufacturer of ultra-low temperature cooling solutions and cryogen-free dilution...
- The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Bluefors OY, doing business as Bluefors Cryogenics, for the provision of a Dilution Refrigerator System. The $706,000.00 contract does not have a set-aside designation. Bluefors Cryogenics is a manufacturer of ultra-low temperature cooling solutions and cryogen-free dilution refrigerator measurement systems that support quantum technology and research. The contract is for...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $345,321.70 firm fixed price purchase order to Bluefors Inc. for a dilution refrigerator system. The contract was awarded non-competitively under a solicitation seeking quotations for one dilution refrigerator with associated wiring, packing, shipping, delivery, installation, commissioning, warranty, training, maintenance, repair and travel services to meet specifications in the attached statement of work. Performance will take place...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the Department of Commerce, awarded a $515,000 firm fixed price purchase order to Bluefors Inc. for a dilution refrigerator. The refrigerator will support NIST's research in microwave measurements and signal analysis for cryogenic quantum computing applications at its Boulder, Colorado campus. The original solicitation sought a single dry dilution refrigerator to meet technical specifications provided in Attachment 1....
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at $454,550 to Bluefors OY, doing business as Bluefors Cryogenics. The contract is for a dry dilution refrigerator system to meet the technical specifications outlined in solicitation NB686050-20-02311. Key requirements included over 12 milliwatts of cooling capacity at 20 millikelvin, detailed instrumentation, shielding, and space constraints. The refrigerator will...
- This federal contract award to Bluefors OY, doing business as Bluefors Cryogenics, is for the delivery of a dry dilution refrigerator system to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency. The $407,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order does not have a set-aside designation. Bluefors, a manufacturer of ultra-low temperature cooling solutions and cryogen-free dilution refrigerator measurement systems, will provide the specialized cryogenic equipment,...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, awarded a purchase order contract to Bluefors Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit company, for the delivery of a HE-3 Dilution Refrigerator System. The $624,285.98 firm-fixed-price contract has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2025. Bluefors specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced cryogenic equipment, particularly dilution refrigerators, which are essential for quantum technology research...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $762,747.49 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bluefors Inc. on September 21, 2023, for the delivery of a horizontal dry dilution refrigerator system to support research at the Physics Measurement Laboratory (PML). The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025, was awarded without set-aside designation following open and full competition. Bluefors Inc., a Brooklyn-based supplier of advanced cryogenic equipment headquartered at the place of performance, will deliver a compact, cryogen-free refrigerator system capable of reaching temperatures below 10 millikelvin, meeting NIST's specified technical requirements for ultra-low temperature research applications. The horizontal dry dilution refrigerator system supports NIST's quantum technology and condensed matter physics research initiatives, with the equipment featuring sophisticated cooling capabilities and temperature control mechanisms detailed in the solicitation attachments. As an established vendor to NIST with demonstrated expertise in delivering dilution refrigerator systems across multiple prior contracts, Bluefors Inc. was selected based on technical approach, experience, past performance, and price considerations. The contract scope includes delivery of the refrigerator system, on-site training at the delivery destination, and optional items for experimental wiring and mixing chamber thermometry. The award represents a deobligation of unused funds for the Horizontal Dry Dilution Refrigerator program.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Horizontal Dry Dilution Refrigerator | 1333ND23QNB680485 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 1/1 | 8/9/23, 1:55 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P26004 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | ($302) | 12/8/25 | |
| P25003 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 3/28/25 | |
| P24002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 8/14/24 | |
| P24001 | Exercise an Option | $230.9k | 2/7/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $532.1k | 9/21/23 |