This is a $99,200 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Quantum Opus LLC, a small business manufacturer of quantum sensing and detection technologies. The contract is to procure a 2-Channel Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detector (SNSPD) System for NIST's Quantum Optical Networking program. The system must meet technical requirements such as high detection efficiency, fast count rates, and remote operability to support...
The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order of $44,160 to Picoquant Photonics North America Inc. to provide one pulsed-diode laser system with Sepia II software. The original solicitation sought this proprietary equipment from Picoquant to ensure compatibility with an existing laser and software used by NIST for research experiments in quantum networking, optical time-domain reflectometry, and related measurement science...
This firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to Quantum Opus LLC, a for-profit limited liability company and manufacturer of specialty photonics equipment. The $33,250.00 contract is for the delivery of two superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) by September 30, 2024. Quantum Opus has previously provided specialized detectors, components, and upgrades to the National Aeronautics and...
This is a $168,750 firm-fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business, for a Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detector (SNSPD) system. The contract supports NIST's research in quantum science, metrology, and photonics, providing specialized scientific instrumentation. The SNSPD system must meet detailed technical requirements, including four single-mode fiber-coupled detectors,...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order for $103,340.00 to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned manufacturer of cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. This contract is for the delivery of a "High-Efficiency Low Dark-Count Single Photon Detection System" to support NIST's Quantum Measurement Division's research on quantum-based measurement methods, including the...
This is a federal purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business manufacturer of advanced cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. The $132,550 firm-fixed-price contract is for a close-cycle liquid helium cryostat system, a specialized scientific instrument used in quantum science, metrology, and photonics research. Photon Spot Inc. has an existing...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the Department of Commerce, has awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Picoquant Photonics North America Inc., a small business, for the procurement of a Pulsed-Diode Laser System with Sepia II Software. The contract, valued at $48,817.00, has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024. This sole-source award was made without a set-aside designation, as NIST determined Picoquant to be the...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the Department of Commerce, has awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order to Quantum Opus LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Plymouth, Michigan. The $33,250.00 contract is for the delivery of two superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) to support NIST's quantum networking metrology research. The sole-source award was made under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106(b)(1) due to...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $412,600.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit Subchapter S corporation that manufactures cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. The contract is for time-resolved emission microscopy cryostats, which support NIST's metrology research programs. Photon Spot Inc. has established itself as a key supplier of high-precision, low-temperature...
The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $16,045 firm fixed price purchase order to Advr, Inc. to deliver an entangled photon source. As part of its mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness, NIST supports research in quantum information science and precision measurement. This award will provide Advr the opportunity to supply NIST with an entangled photon source to support the agency's ongoing research efforts in these...