Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB030095
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $16,546.66 firm fixed-price purchase order to NKT Photonics Inc. for a laser system on March 27, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of May 10, 2025. The contract carries no set-aside designation, indicating open competition. NKT Photonics, a Denmark-based manufacturer of advanced photonics equipment with a U.S. business presence in Boston, Massachusetts, is a recognized leader in precision laser systems and optical...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $410,750 firm fixed price purchase order to Light Conversion-Usa, Inc. to deliver a high-power, high repetition-rate near-infrared femtosecond laser system. The solicitation sought a laser capable of producing a minimum of 140 watts output power, 0.5 millijoule pulse energy, and user-selectable repetition rates from megahertz to single-shot for terahertz pulse generation and spectroscopy applications. Light Conversion-Usa, Inc. will...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $28,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for an 822 nm laser system on January 17, 2025. This contract is designated as a total small business set-aside and carries an ultimate completion date of June 20, 2025. The work will be performed in Germany, with Toptica Photonics serving as the prime contractor. The 822 nm laser system represents specialized optical equipment within NIST's research portfolio,...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $56,424.60 firm fixed-price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. on September 2, 2025, for a tunable laser system operating in the 1300nm O Band. The contract, identified as OU68-25-NEW-172, supports NIST's Physical Measurements Lab Quantum & Nanophotonics Group and their research into microresonator optical frequency combs for photonic in-memory computing acceleration. The laser specifications include a continuous...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to NKT Photonics Inc. on July 16, 2024, valued at $145,520.24 for the procurement of three specialized photonics instruments. The contract requires delivery of one broadband, high-power supercontinuum light source; one wide bandwidth tunable filter with single-mode fiber output; and one multiline, narrow bandwidth, fast-switching tunable filter with single-mode fiber output. The equipment will...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to NKT Photonics Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of photonics equipment, for a low-frequency noise continuous wave fiber laser. The $18,690.25 contract does not have a set-aside designation. The laser system is to be delivered by November 4, 2024, and will support NIST's research and development activities across scientific and defense applications. NKT Photonics has previously received various...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $178,682 firm fixed-price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for a Cubit Laser System. The contract, executed on September 9, 2024, is scheduled for completion by May 9, 2025, with performance taking place in Germany. This award carries no small business set-aside designation. Toptica Photonics, a small business manufacturer of advanced laser systems headquartered in Pittsford, New York, has established itself as a preferred...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $64,498 firm fixed-price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for a tunable telecom laser on September 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 17, 2026. The laser will be manufactured and delivered to Pittsford, New York, where Toptica maintains its headquarters. This contract originated from a pre-solicitation sources sought announcement posted in July 2025, through which NIST sought vendors capable of...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $67,797.50 firm fixed price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. on April 27, 2026, for external cavity diode lasers and associated optical equipment. The contract, with a completion date of October 23, 2026, fulfills NIST's market research requirements for specialized laser systems to support quantum and atomic physics research at its Boulder, Colorado campus. No small business set-aside was applied to this procurement....
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $60,300 firm fixed-price purchase order to IPG Photonics Corporation on April 22, 2025, for a high-power single-frequency 532 nanometer laser system. The contract, designated OU68-25-NEW-049, calls for delivery of a new, factory-packaged laser with a minimum output power of 18 watts to support advanced scientific research in quantum metrology and optical trapping of laser-cooled molecules within NIST's Fundamental Thermodynamics...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $380,040 firm fixed-price purchase order to Light Conversion-Usa, Inc. for laser and optical parametric amplifiers designed for multiphoton microscopy applications under the CHIPS R&D initiative. The contract, designated OU03-FY26-111-NEW, carries an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2026, and was awarded on April 30, 2026, approximately 2.5 months after NIST posted the solicitation on February 3, 2026. No set-aside designation was applied to this procurement, making it available to all eligible vendors. The place of performance is listed as Lithuania, though the solicitation documentation indicated NIST's Gaithersburg, Maryland facilities as the anticipated performance location. Light Conversion-Usa, Inc., headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced laser systems and precision optical technologies for federal research institutions. This award represents a continuation of NIST's engagement with Light Conversion-Usa, Inc., which has previously delivered sophisticated laser systems to the agency under two substantial contracts totaling approximately $698,540 for high-power femtosecond laser systems supporting terahertz spectroscopy and ultraviolet light sources for atom probe tomography in semiconductor manufacturing metrology. The current procurement falls within NIST's broader research initiatives focused on advancing analytical laboratory instrumentation and optical technologies. Light Conversion-Usa, Inc. has demonstrated substantial federal contracting experience, with a portfolio exceeding $2.2 million in prime contract awards across multiple agencies including the Office of Naval Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, positioning the company as an established supplier of specialized laser equipment for cutting-edge government research applications.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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CHIPS R&D Laser and Optical Parametric Amplifiers for Multiphoton Microscopy | 1333ND26QNB030035 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 1/1 | 2/3/26, 10:06 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $380.0k | 4/29/26 |