Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB680324
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- 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 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...
- 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....
- 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 $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) 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 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 awarded a purchase order to IPG Photonics Corporation for an optical frequency comb system valued at $818,735 on August 6, 2026. Work is performed in Marlborough, Massachusetts, with an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2027. The order is firm fixed price with no small business set-aside. The procurement originated from NIST's Sources Sought Notice for Mid-IR Optical Frequency Comb Systems supporting the CHIPS Metrology Program, which seeks...
- 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 National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a purchase order to Stable Laser Systems Inc. on September 10, 2026, for an ultrastable optical reference cavity system with a ceiling value of $99,689.00 and a completion date of March 14, 2027. Performance is located in Boulder, Colorado. The system operates at a primary wavelength of 1396 nm with thermal noise fractional frequency stability of 6×10⁻¹⁶, enabling stabilized laser linewidth below 1 Hz, with secondary wavelength capability...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Menlo Systems Inc. for $543,020.00 on September 9, 2026, for an optical frequency comb system with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2027. Performance occurs in Germany. The system supports high-stability optical cavity work and optical frequency ratio measurements at primary wavelengths of 1070 nm, 1156 nm, and 1542 nm, with extensions possible at 729 nm and 1348 nm across a range of 500 nm to 2100 nm. Critical specifications include frequency stability below 5×10^–18 at 1 second relative noise, frequency ratio measurement accuracy achieving offsets below 1×10^–19 at averaging times beyond 10,000 seconds, integrated phase noise below 65 milliradians across 2 MHz bandwidth, and high bandwidth control exceeding 1 MHz of repetition rate and carrier-envelope offset. The system delivers six comb output channels, up to eight optical input channels (600–2000 nm wavelength range), and up to eight RF output channels capable of producing beatnotes with 50 dB signal-to-noise ratio in 100 kHz resolution bandwidth. The system is rack-mountable (3U height) with ethernet monitoring and control. The procurement originated from solicitation OU68-FY26-495-NEW, posted July 28, 2026, with quotations due August 7, 2026. Delivery and installation must be completed within 36 weeks of award, followed by 14 business days for government acceptance testing.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Optical Frequency Comb | NB688000-26-02289 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 1/1 | 7/28/26, 9:26 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $517.2k | 9/9/26 |