Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB670111
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $30,051 firm fixed price purchase order to Quantum Microwave Components LLC on June 6, 2025, for the procurement of cryogenic hardware under contract OU68-25-NEW-083. This total small business set-aside contract is designated for a small disadvantaged business and carries an ultimate completion date of August 9, 2025. Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer specializing in advanced cryogenic microwave and...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the delivery of thirteen individual low noise cryogenic microwave amplifiers. The $81,833 contract does not have a set-aside designation and has a completion date of November 8, 2020. Based on the vendor's background, these amplifiers likely support research activities across various...
- This $57,660 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, to Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the delivery of 5 microwave amplifiers operating in the 4-8 GHz bandwidth with 1.5K noise temperature and high IP3 saturation point, along with accessories to bias the amplifiers. This contract award is not associated with a larger contract...
- 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 U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $124,098.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies Inc., a small business, for the delivery of a low temperature electrical measurement system. The system will support NIST's Nanoscale Device Characterization Division's research into atomic-scale dopant devices, quantum information processing, and advanced semiconductor electronics. The contract has a period of performance through April...
- 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...
- <p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, awarded a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract to Next Phase Measurements LLC on January 10, 2023. The contract, valued at $249,700.00, is for the delivery of a 50 GHz Distributed Radio Frequency Subsystem. The contract has an ultimate completion date of October 4, 2024 and does not have a set-aside designation. There is no information provided about any subcontractors associated with this award.</p>
- This federal contract award to Bluefors Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, is for the delivery of specialized dilution refrigerator wiring to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The contract has a ceiling value of $36,599.76 and a completion date of June 30, 2025. The contract was awarded on a full and open competition basis without any set-aside designation. The original solicitation from NIST sought information from vendors capable of providing microwave...
- 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 $48,302.06 firm fixed-price purchase order to Quantum Coax LLC for the procurement of 110 gigahertz cryogenic coaxial cables and associated vacuum feedthrough components. This Total Small Business set-aside contract was awarded on April 24, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of June 19, 2026, and will be performed in Bozeman, Montana. The deliverables include stainless steel and superconducting niobium-titanium coaxial cables rated for 110 gigahertz bandwidth, hermetic and non-hermetic vacuum feedthroughs with copper plate assemblies, and related infrastructure components designed for integration into an existing dilution refrigerator system. These low thermal conductance cables and components are essential for NIST's cryogenic testing and measurement applications. The contract originated from a pre-solicitation sources sought notice posted by NIST on March 4, 2026, designed to identify qualified suppliers capable of delivering specialized cryogenic RF components with thin-diameter construction and 1 millimeter RF connectors. The procurement required completion within 90 days of order receipt, with on-site inspection and acceptance within seven business days of delivery. As a civilian agency operating under the Department of Commerce, NIST pursues advanced measurement science and technology standards development, and this acquisition supports those core research and standards activities through the procurement of specialized laboratory infrastructure components.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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110 GHz Cryogenic Coax Cables and Feedthroughs | NB6720302600372 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/2 | 3/19/26, 12:29 PM | |
110 GHz Cryogenic Coax Cables and Feedthroughs | NB6720302600372 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 3/4/26, 5:29 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $48.3k | 4/23/26 |