Purchase Order 80NSSC26P0081
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- This is a firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Advr, Inc., a small business, for the development of a polarization entangled photon pair source to support space-based quantum communication research and development. The contract, valued at $49,962.01, is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III, which provides additional funding to further develop and commercialize technologies previously explored...
- This is a $124,941 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Advr, Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation. The contract is for the development and delivery of efficient, single-pass quantum optical waveguide sources that generate high purity hyper-entangled photon pairs. These devices are intended for use in high-rate, long-distance space-based quantum communication links and the construction of a global quantum network. The...
- This is a $2,739,629.12 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center to Apsidal LLC, a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business structured as a limited liability company. The contract is for a study on Low Earth Orbit (LEO) demands, with a period of performance ending on June 8, 2025. Apsidal LLC is a for-profit organization focused on advanced nanotechnology research and development, with expertise in areas...
- This is a $159,908 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Quantcad LLC, a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of high-sensitivity isotopically-purified all-electrical chip-scale atomic magnetometers. This research aims to advance NASA's scientific understanding and exploration by providing a quantum sensor capable of...
- This is a Small Business set-aside contract awarded by the Shared Services Center (an agency within NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit R&D company, for $749,998.00. The contract is for the development of Quantum Communications - Quantum-Memory Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (QWDM) technologies under a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II effort. The prime contractor, Physical Sciences Inc., has subcontracted a portion of the work to the University of Illinois...
- The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,880 Firm Fixed Price contract to Lambda Consulting LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I program. The contract is for research into single photon generation using functionalized quantum dots on carbon nanotube arrays, with applications in single photon detector calibration and quantum entanglement. This work supports NASA's cutting-edge research...
- This is a $166,440 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Quantcad LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business. The contract is for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project "All-Optical Magnetometer for Extreme Low-Temperature Environments Using Nitrogen-Vacancy Center in Diamonds". The contract has a total small business set-aside...
- This is a $900,000 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Longwave Photonics LLC, a minority-owned small business based in Mountain View, California. The contract, which is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II, is for the development of a compact, frequency-agile, phase/frequency locked, and power-stabilized quantum cascade laser (QCL) system with over 2 milliwatts of power output. The system is...
- This is a $2,999,972.00 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Aosense, Inc., a small business manufacturer of quantum sensing technologies. The contract is for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III effort to mature and design an atomic physics package for a quantum gravity gradiometer (QGG). The QGG technology will support NASA's advanced inertial navigation, time and frequency standards, and gravity measurement...
- This is a firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Apsidal LLC, a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. The $124,958 contract is for research and development on "Laser-Doppler-Anemometry Assisted Hyper-Cognitive Manufacturing in Microgravity." Apsidal LLC is a nanotechnology research company that has previously received federal...
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $214,069.85 to Apsidal LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business headquartered in Riverside, California, to conduct a feasibility study on quantum sensing and communications applications for exotic optical fibers manufactured from materials produced in space. The contract, awarded on December 16, 2025, with completion targeted for April 30, 2026, emerged from a special notice sources sought competition posted by NASA on December 10, 2025. This procurement was conducted under FAR Parts 12 and 13 for commercial items and services, with no small business set-aside designation applied to the award. Under this study contract, Apsidal LLC will develop quantum glass manufacturing system definitions, conduct quantum sensor performance modeling, define terrestrial and in-space manufacturing methodologies, assess associated risks, and prepare a commercialization plan to support future NASA and Department of Energy technology demonstrations. Key deliverables include a project plan and kickoff meeting within 15 days of award, a preliminary study report due 90 days post-award, and a final study report with modeling software and executive briefing due 180 days post-award. The work will be performed at the contractor's Riverside, California facilities or at a NASA Select Center, positioning the research to establish foundational capabilities for manufacturing advanced quantum sensing materials in space-based microgravity environments.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Quantum Sensing and Communications applications for Exotic Optical Fibers manufactured from materials produced in space study | 80NSSC26920797Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Special Notice 1/1 | 12/10/25, 11:55 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $214.1k | 12/16/25 |