The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $58,302 firm-fixed-price purchase order to QM Technologies Inc., a for-profit small business, for an Arbitrary Waveform Generator. The contract has a period of performance through October 2024. This award was made under a previous NIST sources sought solicitation that sought information from both large and small businesses capable of providing a low-cost, high-performance arbitrary waveform generator for potential use in quantum...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $96,800 firm fixed-price purchase order to Intermodulation Products AB, a for-profit manufacturer of quantum computing technology. The contract, awarded on August 12, 2024, is for a Quantum Circuit Control & Readout Instrument capable of simultaneously generating and demodulating over 100 frequencies, providing dispersive measurement and synchronous control of superconducting qubits and parametric amplifiers. This award is...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, awarded a $146,732 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Izum Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for quantum networking metrology support, involving research, engineering, design, development, testing, and metrology services. This work is being performed on-site at NIST facilities in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and supports NIST's...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Quantum Design, Inc. for the delivery of a superconducting nanowire detector system. The $161,850.00 contract was set aside for small businesses. Quantum Design is a manufacturer of automated materials characterization equipment, including cryogenic magnetometers, photon detection systems, and other measurement instrumentation, which it has previously provided to...
This firm fixed-price purchase order, awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is for Quantum Design, Inc. to provide a reqliquefier upgrade to a Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) owned by NIST. The total potential value of the contract is $126,016.00, and the period of performance runs through October 31, 2023. No set-aside designation was used for this award. Quantum Design, Inc. is a private corporation that specializes...
The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order to Qdevil APS, a subsidiary of Quantum Machines, to provide Printed Circuit Board (PCB) systems. The contract has a potential value of $29,720.00 and a completion date of February 28, 2020. The award was not set aside for any specific business category. The PCB systems are likely to support research and testing in quantum electronics and quantum computing conducted by...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $99,200.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Quantum Opus LLC, a small business based in Plymouth, Michigan. The contract is for the delivery of a Quantum Network pluggable 2-channel superconducting nanowire single-photon detector system, which is an advanced analytical laboratory instrument used for quantum communication and networking research applications. This contract was awarded under a total small business...
The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $43,000 purchase order to Quantum Northwest Inc., located in Liberty Lake, Washington, to procure three vacuum sample changers. As part of its mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, engineering standards, and technology, NIST supports research and development activities through contracts such as this one to obtain specialized laboratory...
This federal contract award, with an ID of 1333ND25PNB770175, was issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Quantum Computing Inc. (Quantum) for the procurement of fabricated Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) Photonic Chips. The $69,500.00 firm fixed-price purchase order supports NIST's research in quantum communications and networking using the TFLN platform. The 10-month contract requires Quantum to deliver the fabricated photonic chips within two weeks of...
The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $76,880 purchase order to Quantum Design, Inc. of San Diego, California to deliver a fiber optic sample holder. As part of its mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness, NIST conducts research and sets standards in measurement science, materials characterization, and other laboratory technologies. This firm fixed price contract will provide NIST with specialized equipment to...