This federal contract award to Bluefors Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, was issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, for the purchase of specialized dilution refrigerator wiring. The $36,599.76 firm-fixed-price purchase order is to support NIST's Advanced Microwave Photonics Group, which recently acquired two dilution refrigerators. The wiring is required to connect the low-temperature stages of the refrigerators to room temperature, enabling high-speed, low-noise microwave measurements of superconducting qubits. This contract was awarded on an unrestricted basis, without any set-aside designation. Bluefors has established itself as a critical partner in advancing the United States' capabilities in quantum information science and related technologies through the provision of specialized cryogenic equipment to various federal agencies, including civilian and defense organizations.
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