Purchase Order 1333ND24PNB680149
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $111K firm fixed-price purchase order to Longwave Photonics LLC for the delivery of a terahertz quantum cascade laser (THz-QCL) system. The system will support NIST's Optical Measurements Group in testing components for a spectro-radiometry calibration and measurement testbed. The laser system must deliver continuous wave output in the 3.7 to 3.9 THz frequency range with nominal power of 0.2 mW or greater, operate cryogen-free...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $30.1K purchase order to Longwave Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business specializing in terahertz quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology, for the delivery of a QCL laser module. The contract, awarded on April 11, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of July 26, 2025, fulfills NIST's solicitation for a distributed feedback QCL array compatible with an existing LWP-EASY-QCL-HP system. The module is specified to...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce, awarded a $108,495 firm fixed price purchase order to Longwave Photonics LLC of Mountain View, California. The contract is for the purchase of one terahertz quantum cascade laser to support NIST programs involving measurement science and standards development in the terahertz frequency range. Performance will take place in Mountain View and run from July 2023 through November...
- This is a $1,000,000.00 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Longwave Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business. The contract is for the development of terahertz laser sources, measurement systems, and research services, building on prior SBIR Phase I and II contracts with NASA. Longwave Photonics has also provided terahertz quantum cascade lasers to the National...
- This is a $141,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), a defense agency, to Longwave Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business based in Mountain View, California. The contract is for the delivery of one EasyQCL-1000 system, a specialized terahertz technology used for research and measurement applications. Longwave Photonics is a small business that primarily focuses on developing advanced terahertz technologies, such as quantum...
- This is a $750,000 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Longwave Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business. The contract is for the development of a high-power, frequency-tunable, phase/frequency-locked, single-mode, external cavity terahertz quantum cascade laser (ECT-QCL) system with over 2 milliwatt average power output and potential to increase to over 10 milliwatts. This system is intended to provide local oscillator sources...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $42,880 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Metrohm Spectro, Inc., a foreign-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Plainsboro, New Jersey. The contract is for the delivery of six photonics integrated (PI) lasers to support a Calcium 40 Ion Experiment being conducted at NIST's facility in Boulder, Colorado. Three of the lasers are required to operate at 346.000 terahertz (approximately 866 nanometers),...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Longwave Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business specializing in terahertz technologies. The $340,000.00 fixed-price contract is for the development of a Terahertz Heterodyne Spectrometer (THSIRU) to support space-based applications. This Phase III contract follows previous SBIR Phase I and II awards to Longwave Photonics for the development of...
- This is a $125,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Longwave Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business. The contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is for the development of a high-power, phase/frequency-locked, single-mode terahertz quantum cascade vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser (QC-VECSEL) system. This system is intended to provide a...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Longwave Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business. The $125,000 contract is for the development of a high-power, frequency-tunable, phase/frequency-locked, single-mode, external cavity terahertz quantum cascade laser (ECT-QCL) system. This system is intended to serve as a local oscillator source for terahertz heterodyne receivers used in NASA and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Longwave Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business, to provide two terahertz quantum cascade laser (THz-QCL) chips. The $30,100 contract supports NIST's research in characterizing carbon nanotube detectors at terahertz frequencies, which will enhance the agency's calibration and remote-sensing capabilities. Longwave Photonics specializes in terahertz technologies and has a proven track record of supplying advanced terahertz components and systems to various federal agencies, including NASA and the Department of the Army, through small business set-aside contracts and grants. This contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, was awarded based on a pre-solicitation notice issued by NIST seeking information on vendors capable of providing the required THz-QCL chips.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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NOTICE OF INTENT-Cascade Laser Chips | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Special Notice 2/2 | 4/1/24, 2:28 PM | ||
Cascade Laser Chips | NB686010-24-01379 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 3/22/24, 2:21 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $30.1k | 4/26/24 |