Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB680362
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- 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 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...
- <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 (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 (NIST) awarded a purchase order to NKT Photonics Inc. for a 1078 nm fiber tunable laser on September 4, 2025, with a ceiling value of $17,705.03. Place of performance is Denmark. The procurement acquired a single laser unit for use in a molecule laser cooling platform supporting advanced pressure and temperature metrology. The laser meets technical specifications including continuous wave single frequency output between 1077.8–1078.2 nm, minimal...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business, for a linewidth analyzer on July 11, 2025, with a ceiling value of $30,240.00. The order is set-aside for small business. Work is performed in Germany, with delivery required by December 5, 2025. The analyzer must characterize laboratory lasers and nonlinear photonic devices across wavelengths from 1064 nm to 1625 nm, measure at low input powers, and provide real-time...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $129,010 firm fixed price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for a laser wavelength meter. As the leading federal research agency for measurement science, NIST supports scientific and technological innovation through its work in areas such as optics and photonics. Toptica Photonics, based in Germany, will deliver its laser wavelength measurement device to NIST under this contract running from...
- 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 $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 awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business, for a motorized tunable external cavity diode laser valued at $60,000 on September 19, 2025. The order is set aside for total small business. Performance occurs in Germany with a completion date of February 20, 2026. The laser system operates in the 760–790 nm wavelength range, delivers single-frequency output with linewidth of 20 kHz or less, and provides motorized continuous...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for a laser wavelength meter on August 25, 2026, with a ceiling value of $113,700. The meter specified is a CHRONOS laser wavelength meter capable of measuring laser frequency with 10 MHz accuracy across 330 nm to 1180 nm (10 MHz or better over 375 nm to 1180 nm) with wavelength resolution of 200 kHz or better. The device includes an integrated 18 Photonic Crystal Fiber endlessly single-mode switch to simultaneously read up to eight laser inputs without accuracy degradation, PID frequency stabilization capability for locking up to eight laser inputs simultaneously with programmable analog voltage control, USB control and GUI software interface, and must maintain performance across air pressure range 440–900 mm Hg and temperature range 0–40 degrees Celsius. Place of performance is Germany. Delivery, installation, and training must be completed no later than 14 weeks after receipt of order, with ultimate completion by January 4, 2027.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Sources Sought Laser Wavelength Meter | NB688000-26-02463 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 7/28/26, 4:36 PM | |
Laser Wavelength Meter | NB688000-26-02463 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/2 | 8/10/26, 10:09 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $113.7k | 8/24/26 |