Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB680394
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- The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business manufacturer, to provide a 4K traveling cryostat assembly. The contract has a potential value of $265,800 and a completion date of February 17, 2025. Photon Spot Inc. has previously provided photon spot detectors, cryogenic systems, and other equipment to NIST and other federal agencies under set-aside and...
- This federal contract award is for a $199,978.00 firm fixed price purchase order issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business located in Monrovia, California. The contract is for a 4K Cryogen-Free Travelling Cryostat system to support NIST's Superconductive Electronics Group and their Josephson Voltage Standard (JVS) research. The cryostat system must meet precise technical specifications, including achieving a base...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $570,636 firm-fixed-price contract to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business, for the development of a cryostat prototype capable of at least 250 megawatts of cooling power at temperatures below 4.5 Kelvin. The cryostat must have temperature fluctuations less than 20 milliKelvin peak-to-peak at 4 Kelvin, and be compatible with the customer's chip packaging, both mechanically and electrically. This contract was awarded...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $17,825 firm fixed-price purchase order to Photon Spot Inc. on May 28, 2025, for maintenance and repair services on a Cryospot 4TS Cryogenic System at NIST's Boulder, Colorado campus. The contract, with a completion deadline of June 30, 2025, originated from NIST's March 2025 market research announcement seeking vendors capable of replacing an RDK-205D Cold Head with a refurbished unit. This purchase order was not designated...
- This is a federal purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business manufacturer of advanced cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. The $132,550 firm-fixed-price contract is for a close-cycle liquid helium cryostat system, a specialized scientific instrument used in quantum science, metrology, and photonics research. Photon Spot Inc. has an existing...
- The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $111,551.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business manufacturer of cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. The contract is for the delivery of a cryostat prototype with at least 250 MW of cooling power, temperature fluctuations less than 20 mK peak-to-peak at 4 K, and compatibility with the agency's chip packages. This...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a $158,774 delivery order to Photon Spot Inc. on August 5, 2026, for a Standard Reference Instrument cryostat under the vendor's single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC 1333ND24DNB670001, ceiling $2.4 million, performance through March 2027). Photon Spot is a minority-owned, for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Monrovia, California. Place of performance is Monrovia, CA. The order is priced firm fixed price with an...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $38,324.00 firm-fixed price purchase order contract to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit Subchapter S corporation, for the delivery of a compact closed-cycle cryogenic cooling system. This contract has a completion date of November 3, 2022 and is not set aside. Photon Spot Inc. is a key supplier of high-precision, low-temperature equipment crucial for cutting-edge scientific research and applications in...
- This federal contract award to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business, is for the delivery of a close cycle cryogenic system with a helium sorption fridge. The $135,220.00 firm-fixed price purchase order is from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency. Photon Spot Inc. is an experienced provider of advanced cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors to government research institutions. The company holds an...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a delivery order valued at $299,574.08 to Photon Spot Inc. for Standard Reference Instrument (SRI) cryostats, with an ultimate completion date of November 24, 2025. This firm-fixed price delivery order, awarded on May 22, 2025, was not issued under a set-aside designation. Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business based in Monrovia, California, specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced cryogenic systems and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a Purchase Order to Photon Spot Inc. on September 1, 2026, for a 4K Cryogen Free Cryostat with a ceiling value of $220,468.70 under a Total Small Business set-aside. Photon Spot is a minority-owned small business. Place of performance is Monrovia, California. The order procures one Photon Spot Cryospot 5 model cryostat with pulse tube coldhead, water-cooled compressor, flexible lines, minimum cooling power of 500 mW at 4.2 K, and maximum base temperature of 3.5 K, inclusive of passive magnetic shielding, RF and miniature coaxial wiring, thermometers, heater, temperature controller, and radiation shield. Optional line items include additional RF and miniature coaxial wiring, vacuum pumping system, and shipping and receiving. Delivery is FOB Destination within 300 days of award. Payment is 100% upon installation, acceptance, and successful completion of performance testing, with Net 30 terms. Ultimate completion date is July 31, 2027. The order originated from a Total Small Business set-aside solicitation posted July 6, 2026, due July 20, 2026.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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4K Cryogen Free Cryostat | 1333ND26QNB680329 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 1/1 | 7/6/26, 9:16 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $220.5k | 8/31/26 |