Purchase Order 80NSSC25PA423

This $60,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Shared Services Center to Quantum Opus LLC, a for-profit limited liability company that manufactures high-efficiency nanowire photon counters. The contract is for a Quantum Opus custom cryocooler, specifically a high-performance nanowire detector for use at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The procurement was a sole-source award under the commercial items procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13, as Quantum Opus was determined to be the sole provider of the nanowire detector meeting NASA's technical requirements. The original contract opportunity was a pre-solicitation notice designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Quantum Opus has previously provided specialized detectors, components, and upgrades to support NASA's research and development initiatives through both prime contract awards and subcontracts with organizations such as Battelle Memorial Institute, Triad National Security LLC, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.