Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB680458
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Picoquant Photonics North America Inc. for $24,530 on June 29, 2026, for a 1550 nm pulsed laser system with an ultimate completion date of October 8, 2026. Performance takes place in Germany. The order is for one fiber-coupled pulsed laser source meeting specifications including optical pulses at 1550 nm nominal wavelength with pulse duration between 500 femtoseconds and 50 picoseconds, user-selectable repetition rate...
- 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 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 $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 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 Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business, for a 420 nm laser system valued at $45,448.00 on September 4, 2025. The order is set aside for total small business. Place of performance is Germany. The laser system is a commercial off-the-shelf product designed to support quantum metrology research involving rubidium atoms, with specifications including high power output of at least 70 mW, spectral narrowness with a...
- 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 awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for $139,275 on September 8, 2026, to supply a Laser Linewidth Characterization Suite. Work is performed in Germany with completion by April 30, 2027. The order comprises two manufacturer-new electrically pumped diode laser systems with all-digital control electronics for heterogeneous photonic integrated circuit development and testing across the 400–1000 nm wavelength range, with specific...
- 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 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...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Menhir Photonics AG for a mode-locked laser system valued at $81,875, with an award date of September 8, 2026 and completion by February 28, 2027. Place of performance is Switzerland. The procurement originated from a sources-sought notice posted June 5, 2026 (due June 12, 2026) for commercially available equipment supporting nonlinear integrated photonics research in quantum sensing and timekeeping. The system must operate at 1550–1560 nm center wavelength, deliver over 40 mW average output power, maintain 400 MHz repetition rate stable to one part in 10^9, provide timing jitter of 20 fs or less, include carrier envelope offset control, and carry FC/APC fiber output with hermetically sealed design and internal photodiode for electrical clock output. All equipment must ship in original manufacturer packaging with complete documentation and minimum 12-month warranty.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Mode-Locked Laser | NIST-AMD-PML-SSN-26-05 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/3 | 6/5/26, 9:03 AM | |
Mode-Locked Laser | 1333ND26QNB680290 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/3 | 7/8/26, 4:14 PM | |
Mode-Locked Laser | 1333ND26PNB680458 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Award Notice 3/3 | 9/9/26, 12:08 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $81.9k | 9/8/26 |