<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Market Tech, Inc. for $86,752.00 on September 3, 2025, for a BRIXXHUB 6 Multi-Line Laser Engine. Performance occurs in Germany, with completion targeted for December 28, 2025. 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>
<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Picoquant Photonics North America Inc. for $39,128 on July 1, 2026, for picosecond pulsed diode lasers, with an ultimate completion date of October 12, 2026. Performance is at Springfield, Massachusetts. The order is firm fixed price with no small business set-aside.</p>
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the Department of Commerce, awarded a $91,535 firm fixed-price purchase order to Attocube Systems AG for six interferometric displacement sensors on September 19, 2025. This contract, designated OU68-25-NEW-261, responds to NIST's solicitation for fiber-optic-based interferometer systems required to build a compact, portable primary standard instrument for measuring gram-level masses using a Kibble balance. The sensors must meet...
<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Picoquant Photonics North America Inc. for a pulsed laser head valued at $39,675.00, with an award date of May 11, 2026 and completion date of July 13, 2026. Place of performance is Gaithersburg, Maryland. The order is firm fixed price with no set-aside applied.</p>
<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>
<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 issued a purchase order to Kleindiek Inc. valued at $63,521.12 on July 22, 2026, for universal microscopy standards. Work is performed in Germany under firm fixed-price terms, with an ultimate completion date of October 30, 2026.</p>
<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Picoquant Photonics North America Inc. for $29,700 on August 14, 2026, for a Picoquant HydraHarp 500S stand-alone USB interface with a completion date of January 4, 2027. Performance is in Germany. The order carries firm fixed price terms and uses no set-aside category.</p>
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the Department of Commerce, has awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Picoquant Photonics North America Inc., a small business, for the procurement of a Pulsed-Diode Laser System with Sepia II Software. The contract, valued at $48,817.00, has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024. This sole-source award was made without a set-aside designation, as NIST determined Picoquant to be the...