Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB770229
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for a single frequency laser valued at $37,400.00 on September 2, 2025. The order calls for a 1396 nm continuous wave laser system with optical frequency stability less than 100 MHz per Kelvin, short-term linewidth of 100 kHz or less, optical fiber coupled output, and an electronic controller with current and temperature control and modulation capabilities for NIST's Quantum & Nonlinear...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. on May 14, 2025, for a high-precision wavemeter with a ceiling value of $101,184.00 and firm fixed pricing. Performance takes place in Germany, with delivery required to NIST's Boulder, Colorado facility by November 3, 2025. The wavemeter must measure wavelengths between 390–1140 nm with absolute accuracy of ±10 MHz and simultaneously measure and lock wavelengths for up to 8 independent lasers at...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Metrohm Spectro, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for $42,880.00 on September 16, 2025, under a total small business set-aside. The order procures six photonics integrated lasers for a Calcium 40 Ion Experiment: three lasers operating at 346.000 THz (~866 nm) and three at 350.863 THz (~854 nm). Each laser must deliver single-mode TEM00 output exceeding 30 mW, instantaneous linewidth under 200...
- 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 (NIST) awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business, for a linewidth analyzer on July 11, 2025, with a ceiling value of $30,240.00. The order is set-aside for small business. Work is performed in Germany, with delivery required by December 5, 2025. The analyzer must characterize laboratory lasers and nonlinear photonic devices across wavelengths from 1064 nm to 1625 nm, measure at low input powers, and provide real-time...
- 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. 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...
- <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>
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $29,756 firm fixed price purchase order to Oewaves, Inc. of Pasadena, California. The contract is to deliver a tunable laser with an ultralow linewidth of below 7 Hz, and potentially below 1 Hz, over the telecommunications wavelength band of 1500-1600 nm. NIST requires the laser in support of its research on photonic crystals and efforts to control and probe such structures at the quantum level. The sole...
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 isolation, and polarization-maintaining fiber output with FC/APC connectors. Performance takes place in Corvallis, Oregon, with ultimate completion by October 13, 2026. The purchase order is firm fixed-price with delivery required within three months of receipt, FOB destination, and includes a minimum one-year warranty commencing upon Government acceptance. Payment is 100% upon delivery, inspection, and acceptance.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Wavelength-locked laser systems | NIST-RFQ-26-7701519 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 1/1 | 6/5/26, 3:47 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $23.6k | 7/12/26 |