Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB680430

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...

<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a purchase order to NKT Photonics Inc. on May 14, 2026, for new lasers, with a ceiling value of $40,452.40 under firm fixed-price terms. The order carries no small business set-aside. Performance occurs in Denmark, with ultimate completion by July 24, 2026. The order references solicitation OU68-FY26-345-NEW LASERS.</p>

<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Coherent NA, Inc. on July 1, 2026, for a Coherent CW UV Laser OBIS 320NM XT, 40MW, with a ceiling value of $32,694.50. Place of performance is Germany. Ultimate completion is scheduled for September 10, 2026. The order carries firm fixed price terms and no small business set-aside.</p>

<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 awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business, for a Ca+ PI laser / 423 nm laser system on August 31, 2026, with a ceiling value of $36,040.00 under a Total Small Business set-aside. Performance takes place in Germany. The system must operate as a continuous wave laser at 422.8 nanometers with output power exceeding 50 megawatts, linewidth less than 500 kilohertz, mode-hop free tuning range greater than 10 gigahertz,...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Avro Inc. for $22,800 on July 17, 2026 for a single-mode 532 nm laser for Brillouin Light Scattering Spectrometers. The awardee's AVR Optics division manufactures precision optical and photonics equipment. Place of performance is Great Britain, United Kingdom. The requirement is for one Novanta Torus 532 nm single-mode laser with 250 mW output power, including peripherals, cables, power supply, and a 2-year warranty...

<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for $60,458.00 on August 12, 2025, for a widely tunable near infrared laser. Performance takes place in Germany with an ultimate completion date of January 8, 2026. The order is firm fixed price with no small business set-aside applied.</p>

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 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 (NIST) awarded a $68,587.54 firm fixed-price purchase order to Newport Corp for the procurement of one external cavity diode laser (ECDL) operating at 2000 nanometers. This contract, awarded on September 19, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of March 20, 2025, supports NIST's Isotopic Composition and Precision Molecular Spectroscopy project. The laser will be used to perform precision molecular spectroscopy on pure and dilute gas-phase...