Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB680465
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Montana Instruments Corporation on September 3, 2026, for a 4K recirculating cryostat with optical and microwave access, ceiling value $205,842, with ultimate completion by January 21, 2027. The cryostat is new equipment with base temperature 4.2 K or lower, minimum cooling power of 100 mW at 5 K, temperature stability of 10 mK or better, vibrational stability of 10 nm or better, sample space of at...
- This purchase order, awarded by the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, is for one millimeter wave cryostat from Four Nine Design LLC, a small business, for $180,425. The cryostat will support NIST's research programs involving low-temperature measurement technologies. The firm fixed price order has a total small business set aside designation and requires delivery of the cryostat to NIST's Billings, Montana campus by April 2, 2024. Four Nine Design LLC...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Montana Instruments Corporation, a small business manufacturer of cryogenic equipment, to provide a 4K cryogen-free optical cryostat system. The $158,435 contract supports NIST's Physical Measurement Lab and the Nanofabrication and Measurement Group's research activities in areas such as quantum physics and materials science. The system will be used for cryogenic optical microscopy and...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Attocube Systems GMBH for $249,697.36 on August 27, 2026, for a compact mobile closed-cycle cryostat to support CHIPS Act quantum measurement and metrology research. Performance occurs in Germany with completion by March 28, 2027. The cryostat is a self-contained compact optical system with integrated optical breadboard, capable of combined optical spectroscopy and electrical measurements, and includes a vacuum pump...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Cryogenic U.S., LLC, a woman-owned small business, for a zero boiloff cryostat on September 10, 2026, with a ceiling value of $240,000. Performance is at Great Britain, United Kingdom. The requirement is one commercial zero-boiloff recondensing cryostat system capable of testing superconducting chips at 4 Kelvin, maintaining at least 200 millimeters depth of liquid helium over a diameter greater than 35 millimeters,...
- The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $295,484.30 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Montana Instruments Corporation, a manufacturer of cryogenic equipment. The contract is for the delivery of a closed-cycle optical cryostat with an integrated microscope objective and scanning stages. This specialized cryogenic system will support research and development activities at NIST. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Montana Instruments...
- <p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Montana Instruments Corporation for $210,279.00 on June 5, 2026, for a new cryostat. Performance is located in Bozeman, Montana, with an ultimate completion date of October 1, 2026. The order carries firm fixed-price pricing and no set-aside designation.</p>
- This federal contract award was made by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, to Montana Instruments Corporation, a small business manufacturer of cryogenic equipment. The $149,701.00 contract is for the delivery of a cryogen-free cryostat, a specialized piece of equipment used in low-temperature research and development. The contract has a firm fixed-price structure and a completion date of December 31, 2015. As a small business set-aside award, this...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a purchase order to Danaher Cryonautics LTD for a dilution refrigerator system valued at $556,679.84 on July 29, 2026. The award is an administrative modification to correct payment terms on a firm fixed price order with an ultimate completion date of May 15, 2027. The system will be performed and delivered from the Netherlands. NIST procured the refrigerator to support quantum sensors development and quantum information science...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Montana Instruments Corporation on July 11, 2025, for a closed-loop helium cryostat with compressor and vacuum pump, valued at $234,390, with completion due December 1, 2025. Performance occurs in Bozeman, Montana. The system supports the Quantum Measurement Division's research on single-photon and entangled light state generation for quantum networks and quantum information science. The procurement...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Four Nine Design LLC for $246,760.00 on September 18, 2026, for a large sample stage cryostat with a firm fixed price and an ultimate completion date of February 10, 2027. Performance will occur in Billings, Montana. The cryostat is designed to support advanced cryogenic characterization of mixed-signal digital and analog circuits and semiconductor devices at temperatures down to 4.2 K, enabling low-temperature testing for quantum information science, high-performance computing, and cryogenic sensor applications. The system must provide simultaneous DC, RF, and optical access and meet minimum specifications including cooling performance of at least 2 W at 4.2 K, a 4 K cold plate diameter exceeding 250 mm and height of approximately 200 mm, and a cool-down time of less than 90 minutes. The award followed a sources sought notice posted May 27, 2026 with a June 10 deadline; NIST indicated intent to sole source to Four Nine Design LLC under FAR 12.102(b) if no alternate sources were identified.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Large Sample Stage Cryostat – Combined Sources Sought/Notice of Intent to Sole Source | NIST-SS26-134 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Special Notice 1/2 | 5/27/26, 4:02 PM | |
Large Sample Stage Cryostat | 1333ND26QNB680307 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/2 | 7/1/26, 11:38 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $246.8k | 9/18/26 |