Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB670297
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for a single frequency laser valued at $37,400.00 on September 2, 2025. The order calls for a 1396 nm continuous wave laser system with optical frequency stability less than 100 MHz per Kelvin, short-term linewidth of 100 kHz or less, optical fiber coupled output, and an electronic controller with current and temperature control and modulation capabilities for NIST's Quantum & Nonlinear...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. valued at $33,500 on June 29, 2026, for a 689 nm laser system. The order carries no set-aside designation. Place of performance is Germany. The laser must deliver output centered at 689.44 nm with minimum 1.5 nm tuning range, output power exceeding 75 mW, mode-hop-free tuning greater than 20 GHz, instantaneous linewidth less than 10 kHz, and frequency stability below 100 MHz/K, along with a...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business, for a 420 nm laser system valued at $45,448.00 on September 4, 2025. The order is set aside for total small business. Place of performance is Germany. The laser system is a commercial off-the-shelf product designed to support quantum metrology research involving rubidium atoms, with specifications including high power output of at least 70 mW, spectral narrowness with a...
- 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....
- <p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for $63,520 on September 3, 2025, for a continuously tunable laser with mode-hop-free tuning at 780 nanometers, inclusive of dual-stage optical isolator. Performance will take place in Germany, with ultimate completion scheduled for February 11, 2026. The order is firm fixed price with no set-aside category applied.</p>
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. on May 14, 2025, for a high-precision wavemeter with a ceiling value of $101,184.00 and firm fixed pricing. Performance takes place in Germany, with delivery required to NIST's Boulder, Colorado facility by November 3, 2025. The wavemeter must measure wavelengths between 390–1140 nm with absolute accuracy of ±10 MHz and simultaneously measure and lock wavelengths for up to 8 independent lasers at...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Oewaves, Inc. valued at $35,748 on August 7, 2026, for a narrow linewidth laser. Performance is located in Pasadena, California. The order requires delivery of a single narrow-linewidth laser operating at 1550 nm in the C-band with single-frequency, continuous-wave output, linewidth below 1 Hz, minimum optical output power of 20 mW, 10 GHz thermal tuning range with frequency tuning sensitivity of 10–25 MHz/V,...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Coherent NA, Inc. for a replacement 10W pump laser on September 17, 2025, with a ceiling value of $56,795.00. Performance occurs in Germany. The procurement was conducted as a sole-source acquisition under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) for a specialized replacement pump laser supporting Division 686's research projects involving single quantum dots, optically active defects, and photonic resonators. The laser must deliver...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Wavelength References Incorporated for $23,570.00 on July 13, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The order covers two narrow-band, wavelength-locked laser systems—one locked at 1530 nm and one at 1550 nm—for use in NIST's metropolitan quantum network to evaluate phase stabilization approaches. Each system must deliver linewidth less than 5 kHz at 3 dB, power output exceeding 25 mW, at least 60 dB optical...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $37,761 firm fixed-price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for a single frequency 698-nanometer laser to support a quantum sensing project developing a strontium optical lattice clock with integrated photonics. The award, designated OU68-25-NEW-173, was issued on August 29, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2025. The laser must meet stringent technical specifications including continuous wave operation at...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Menlo Systems Inc. for $238,600 on July 30, 2026, for frequency comb lasers. Place of performance is Germany. The order calls for ultrafast fiber laser systems for the Communications Technology Laboratory, Radio Frequency Technology Division, including a 780 nm ultrafast fiber laser with 100 MHz repetition rate, selectable free space output exceeding 250 mW average power at 780 nm or 500 mW at 1560 nm, electro-optic actuator for locking to optical references, active temperature stabilization, and 100/115/230 VAC operation. Ultimate completion date is February 26, 2027. The requirement originated in a sources-sought notice posted June 5, 2026, with responses due June 17, 2026.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Solicitation - Frequency Comb Lasers | NB672010-26-01978 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/2 | 7/6/26, 12:10 PM | |
Sources Sought - Frequency Comb Lasers | NB672010-26-01978 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 6/5/26, 2:28 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $238.6k | 7/29/26 |