Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB030074
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- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, to Menlo Systems Inc. for the development and delivery of a mid-infrared optical frequency comb system. The $142,819.20 contract has a completion date of December 31, 2015 and does not utilize a small business set-aside. Menlo Systems, a Colorado-based company, is a leading supplier of precision optical measurement...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $195,000.80 firm fixed-price purchase order to Menlo Systems Inc., a Boulder, Colorado-based supplier of high-precision optical measurement instrumentation, for a Fast Tracking Dual-Comb Spectrometer. The contract was awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2026, and carries no small business set-aside designation. The dual-comb spectrometer is a specialized optical laser system designed for precision...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $97,500 firm fixed-price purchase order to Menlo Systems Inc. for optical frequency comb system service support through May 31, 2028. The contract, issued June 1, 2025, represents an exercise of an option under the original contract OU68-25-NEW-145 and provides maintenance and repair services for an optical frequency comb system utilized by NIST's Neutral Atom Optical Clocks Division. Menlo Systems Inc., a Boulder,...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the Department of Commerce, awarded a $36,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Menlo Systems Inc. on February 23, 2026, for replacement locking electronics. The contract, identified as OU68-FY26-217-NEW, calls for delivery by May 15, 2026, and represents a non-set-aside procurement. Based on the originating pre-solicitation notice, the deliverable is a custom SYNCRO control unit housed in a 19-inch,...
- This firm fixed price purchase order, valued at $458,243.75, was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to Menlo Systems Inc. to deliver a turn-key optical frequency comb system. The system must provide optical frequency measurement capability at specified wavelengths between 698nm and 1388nm. Delivery will take place in Boulder, Colorado by December 31, 2021. The award stems from a solicitation seeking an optical frequency comb system for optical and microwave frequency...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $200,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Menlo Systems Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for the delivery of an optical frequency comb system. Menlo Systems has previously provided similar metrology equipment and services to NIST, the Department of the Navy's Naval Observatory, and the Department of the Army's Headquarters at West Point Military Academy under other prime and subcontractor...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Menlo Systems Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit small business, for an optical frequency comb system to measure the frequency stability of standards within NIST's Physical Measurement Laboratory. The $182,100.00 contract has a completion date of November 27, 2019 and was set aside for small businesses. Menlo Systems has previously provided optical measurement systems...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $323.3K purchase order to Menlo Systems Inc. on September 3, 2024, for the delivery of CHIPS linear and area detectors. The contract is a firm fixed-price arrangement with no set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by January 30, 2025. Menlo Systems, a Boulder, Colorado-based supplier of high-precision optical and laser measurement instrumentation, will perform the work in Switzerland. This award represents the...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, to Menlo Systems Inc. for the delivery of electro-acoustic, pulsed laser equipment. The contract has a ceiling value of $131,550.00 and a completion date of March 13, 2025. Menlo Systems Inc. is a foreign-owned, for-profit organization that has previously provided optical frequency comb systems, RF comb generators, and upgrades to optical lattice laser...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $158,670.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Menlo Systems Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, to provide a mode-locked fiber laser. This contract was set aside for small businesses. Menlo Systems Inc. is the parent company of Menlo Systems GMBH, another for-profit manufacturer. Through past prime and subcontract awards, Menlo Systems has provided optical frequency comb systems,...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $348,683 firm fixed-price purchase order to Menlo Systems Inc. on April 23, 2026, for an optical frequency comb control electronic system, with performance scheduled to be completed by October 12, 2026. This award was issued without set-aside designation and represents NIST's procurement of specialized optical diagnostic instrumentation to support the CHIPS Metrology Program's research into semiconductor manufacturing processes. The contract work will be performed in Germany, where Menlo Systems maintains capabilities to develop and deliver high-precision optical measurement instrumentation. This procurement originated from a pre-solicitation market research notice issued in December 2025, wherein NIST sought sources for mid-infrared femtosecond laser systems, control electronics, and optical frequency reference equipment to enable time-resolved frequency comb diagnostics for plasma etching applications. The optical frequency comb system being delivered under this contract will support NIST's Grand Challenge 5 project, which aims to develop advanced metrology tools for semiconductor manufacturing through novel broadband laser spectroscopy capable of studying chemical transformations in plasma etching processes. Menlo Systems Inc., a foreign-owned technology provider based in Boulder, Colorado, has established itself as a reliable supplier of advanced scientific equipment to NIST and other federal agencies, with over $1.8 million in cumulative contract awards since 2021.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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CHIPS R&D Optical frequency comb, Control electronics | 1333ND26QNB030069 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/2 | 2/23/26, 9:24 AM | |
Sources Sought Notice for CHIPS R&D Optical frequency comb, Control electronics | NIST-SS26-CHIPS-52 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 12/12/25, 9:57 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $348.7k | 4/22/26 |