Purchase Order 80NSSC18P2050
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- Aosense, Inc. was awarded a $124,918 firm-fixed-price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to develop a Cold Atom Laser Module (CALM) capable of supporting a broad range of atomic sensors for precision navigation and timing applications. The contract, which was set aside for small businesses, is focused on addressing laser source reliability for cold atom sensors by identifying optimal laser diodes and developing diagnostic protocols to...
- This federal contract award to Aosense, Inc., a small business manufacturer of innovative atom optic sensors, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency. The $124,205.00 firm fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract is for the design of an integrated ultrastable laser module with short-term instability capabilities, as part of the larger "Stabilized Portable External Cavity Laser (SPECL)" program. Aosense has received numerous prime...
- The U.S. government has awarded a $1,123,724 Firm Fixed Price contract to Aosense, Inc., a small business manufacturer of quantum sensing technologies, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The contract, with a completion date of March 5, 2022, is for the development of a Cold Atom Laser Module (CALM) capable of supporting a range of atomic sensors. This aligns with the government's critical need to reduce the size, weight, and power of space-based navigation systems....
- This is a $749,963.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Aosense, Inc., a small business manufacturer of innovative atom optic sensors based in Sunnyvale, California. The contract, titled "TAPERED AMPLIFIERS FOR COLD-ATOM OPTICAL SYSTEMS (TACOS)," is for the research and development of specialized components for cold-atom optical systems, which have applications in areas such as inertial navigation,...
- This is a firm fixed-price federal contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency of the U.S. government, to Aosense, Inc., a small business manufacturer of innovative atom optic sensors based in Sunnyvale, California. The contract, valued at $1,249,771.00, is for Aosense to build and test an integrated ultra-stable laser module capable of reaching a short-term instability as part of the Stabilized Portable External Cavity Laser (SPECL) major program. The contract was...
- This is a $374,994.00 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Aosense, Inc., a small business manufacturer of innovative atom optic sensors based in Sunnyvale, California. The contract is for the delivery of a Cold Atom Laser Module (CALM), which is a specialized quantum sensing technology with applications in areas such as inertial navigation, time and frequency standards, and gravity measurement. This award is a Phase III action under...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Aosense, Inc., a small business manufacturer of quantum sensing technologies. The contract, valued at $124,625.00, is for the development of a free-space, two-way optical time transfer system compatible with global-scale synchronization of current-generation optical atomic clocks. The goal is to demonstrate a system capable of disseminating timing signals...
- Oewaves, Inc., a Pasadena-based manufacturer of advanced microwave photonic and laser technologies, was awarded an $850,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by NASA's Shared Services Center on June 27, 2024. The project, titled "Miniature Laser System for CS Atom Interferometer," is set aside for small businesses and represents a continuation of innovative research and development efforts. The contract carries a firm fixed-price structure with an ultimate...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Aosense, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative atom optic sensors. The contract, valued at $749,566.00, is for the development of a "Transversely-Cooled Atomic Inertial Navigator (TRAIN)" system. Aosense, Inc. has previously received prime and subcontract awards from various Department of Defense and other federal agencies for the...
- The U.S. government awarded a $149,914 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Aosense, Inc., a Fremont, California-based quantum sensing technology company, for development of an Advanced Narrow-Linewidth Tunable Laser for Rydberg Sensors (ANTLRS). This total small business set-aside contract, awarded on September 29, 2025, with a completion date of March 27, 2026, represents a definitive firm fixed-price contract from a civilian federal agency. The project will be...
Aosense, Inc. was awarded a $124,405.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to develop a high-power laser amplifier module for cold-atom optical systems. The module will integrate a tapered amplifier with Aosense's proprietary optical isolators to produce over 1 watt of optical power at 852 nanometers, packaged in a compact 50x50x35 millimeter fiber-in, fiber-out configuration. This amplifier is applicable to atom interferometers and atomic clocks, with potential benefit for high-performance orbital sensors like atom interferometer gravity gradiometers. The contract was awarded on July 27, 2018 with a completion date of February 15, 2019.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 2/11/19 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $124.4k | 7/25/18 |