Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB030113
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- This $290,798.30 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Technical Communities, Inc., a small business prime contractor, on September 6, 2024. The contract requires the delivery of two 110 GHz extender heads with low-frequency extension and integrated bias tees, as well as two 110 GHz extender head desktop positioners, all from Keysight. These items are needed to support NIST's CHIPS program and on-wafer measurement capabilities...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $439,184.62 firm fixed-price purchase order to Technical Communities, Inc. (operating through its Testmart Division) for Fabry Perot open resonators and microwave components. The award, issued on April 17, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of September 14, 2026, originated from a Sources Sought Notice (NIST-SS26-CHIPS-03) posted in November 2025 seeking specialized electromagnetic measurement equipment to support NIST's CHIPS...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $43,484 firm fixed-price purchase order to Maury Microwave, Inc. on September 6, 2024, for a 2.92 mm male-male air-line calibration kit. This procurement, executed without a set-aside designation, supports NIST's Communications Technology Laboratory and RF Technology Division. The contract was issued as a sole-source acquisition under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), with NIST's market research determining that Maury Microwave was the...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Technical Communities, Inc. for a spectrum analyzer valued at $204,831.90 on September 18, 2025. This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 334515. Performance takes place in Germany. The analyzer will support NIST's Photonics and Optomechanics Group in measuring frequency spectrum of signals generated by microwave devices for research in wireless communications, AI computing, quantum metrology, and...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $56,080 firm fixed-price purchase order to Maury Microwave, Inc. on December 27, 2024, for the delivery of an RF power amplifier operating in the 18–26.5 GHz frequency band. The contract, which must be completed by February 21, 2025, fulfills NIST's market research requirement for a linear, solid-state RF power amplifier with 20 watts output power and specified performance characteristics in gain, size, weight, and...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a purchase order to Technical Communities, Inc. on August 22, 2025, for a Keysight N7786C Polarization State Synthesizer with a ceiling value of $62,241.00. The order is designated as a total small business set-aside. Place of performance is Gaithersburg, Maryland. Technical Communities, Inc., a small business, will deliver one new polarization synthesizer to support NIST's Quantum Information Group research in characterizing...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $282,317 firm fixed price purchase order to Technical Communities, Inc. (Testmart Division) on March 3, 2026, for a Keysight Technologies B1505A Analyzer under a total small business set-aside designation. The contract is scheduled for completion by May 26, 2026, with performance taking place in Singapore. This award aligns with NIST's CHIPS Act metrology research and development initiatives, which require advanced semiconductor...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $118,891.39 to Technical Communities, Inc. (Testmart Division) on August 20, 2025, for a vector network analyzer to support NIST's Quantum Electronics Group. The contract, designated OU68-25-NEW-105, calls for delivery to Singapore by October 20, 2025. This procurement originated from NIST's market research solicitation seeking a specialized instrument capable of S-parameter measurements...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $19.3K purchase order to 3D Engineering Solutions, LLC, a veteran-owned small business based in Cincinnati, Ohio, for dimensional metrology services. This total small business set-aside contract, awarded on September 15, 2025, extends through March 12, 2026, and involves precision measurement and computer-aided design (CAD) modeling of 1.85 mm airline calibration kit components used in broadband electrical calibration artifacts....
- This $17,765 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, to Delft Circuits B.V., a for-profit manufacturer located in the Netherlands. The contract is for the delivery of a 16-channel flexible high-density microwave transmission line assembly for a 4K cryostat, with technical specifications including a 55cm minimum length, 50ohm nominal impedance, 10GHz nominal bandwidth, and -15dB transmission line loss. The...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a purchase order to Megaphase LLC, a small business, for $24,540.64 in specialized microwave measurement cables on May 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 29, 2026. The order is set aside for Total Small Business under NAICS 334516. Performance takes place in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The requirement covers 27 semirigid cables (24 inches, DC–67 GHz), 2 VNA test cables (39 inches, DC–67 GHz with phase-stable characteristics), and 10 flexible cables (3 inches, DC–67 GHz), all with specified connector types and new manufacturer-standard specifications to support NIST's CHIPS program permittivity measurement capabilities. The solicitation was posted February 3, 2026 with proposals due February 13, 2026; award was made on a firm fixed-price basis to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Semirigid, VNA Test, and Flexible Cables | 1333ND26QNB030016 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 1/1 | 2/3/26, 2:01 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $24.5k | 4/30/26 |