The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $79,250 firm fixed-price purchase order to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC for the procurement of an 8-channel Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) readout system. This sole-source acquisition was made under the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The SQUID readout system is required to support ongoing NIST research in cryogenic Transition Edge Sensor (TES) technology for high-accuracy...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC, a small business, for the delivery of an Adiabatic Cryostat. The contract has a potential value of $196,725.00 and was awarded on December 19, 2017, with a completion date of August 17, 2018. Star Cryoelectronics, LLC is a leading provider of cryogenic solutions and has previously received prime federal contracts and grants from agencies...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) made by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian government agency. The $300,000 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company that specializes in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of advanced superconducting devices and systems. The contract is for research and development...
This $245,190 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC for the production of superconducting metal films. The contract has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024. Star Cryoelectronics is a for-profit limited liability company that specializes in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of cryogenic systems, including cryocoolers, cryostats, and cryogenic accessories. The company has...
This firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, to Quantum Design, Inc. for the upgrade of a Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) Magnetometer. The contract has a ceiling value of $224,900.00 and a completion date of May 31, 2026. It was not set aside for any specific business category. The contract was derived from a sources sought notice posted by NIST seeking vendors capable of providing a...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $121,300.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Seeqc Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of superconducting electronics and quantum devices. The contract is for the supply of Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) susceptometers and high-speed voltage samplers, with a completion date of August 15, 2023. Seeqc Inc. has previously received federal contracts and grants from the Department of Commerce,...
This federal contract award is for the purchase of one ultra-low-vibration fully closed closed-cycle 4 Kelvin cryostat from Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency. The award is a firm fixed-price purchase order with a ceiling value of $79,785. The cryostat is identical in physical form factor, dimensions, and performance characteristics to the Janis SHI-4XG-UHV-15 model. The award has no set-aside designation and the...
This contract award to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit manufacturer of cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors, provides two delivery orders for Standard Reference Instrument (SRI) Cryostats to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency. The first order is valued at $144,026.00 with a completion date of November 2024, and the second is $288,052.00 with a September 2024 completion. This award is part of a...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $111,551.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business manufacturer of cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. The contract is for the delivery of a cryostat prototype with at least 250 MW of cooling power, temperature fluctuations less than 20 mK peak-to-peak at 4 K, and compatibility with the agency's chip packages. This...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, awarded a $27,200 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc., a small business manufacturer of cryogenic temperature and magnetic measurement and control solutions. The contract is for the provision of a Sumitomo RDK-101D closed-cycle mechanical cryocooler system, including a CNA-11 air-cooled compressor, that meets specific temperature and cooling power requirements for NIST's...