Purchase Order DOCSB134112SE0371

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC, a subsidiary of the Italian aerospace company Leonardo SPA. The $894,520.72 contract is for the development of a custom linear mode photon counting HgCdTe electron-avalanche photodiode (e-APD) system with an integrated high-speed and low-noise preamplifier. This system is intended to support the Lidar Surface Topography (LIST) mission, which is developing a multi-beam...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded a $250,000 purchase order to DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC for an integrated detector cooler assembly with a 2x8 pixel mercury cadmium telluride avalanche photodiode array. DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC will deliver a second integrated detector cooler assembly with the specified detector array to support the detection of single photons at 1030 and 1550 nanometer wavelengths with linear mode photon counting outputs. The...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $353,600 firm fixed price purchase order to Dectris USA Inc. to deliver a megapixel photon-counting x-ray camera. The camera will support research at NIST's Quantum Sensors Group, meeting specifications including an active sensor area over 40 square centimeters capable of detecting x-rays from 6-15 keV at over 100,000 photons per second per pixel. A Linux-based server to support camera readout is also required. There was no set-aside...

International Light Technologies, Inc. was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $3,752.00 by a civilian federal agency's Northeast Area division for the delivery of an ILT1700 Radiometer/Photometer kit with accessories. The complete deliverable includes the IL1700/U radiometer/photometer unit with case and power cord, instruction manual on CD in jewel case packaging, a solar blind detector (SED240/U), QNDS2 filter, W diffuser, and ACT5 half-inch filter. The kit was calibrated...

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Langley Research Center to Photonis Defense Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of specialized electronics and optics. The $107,820.00 contract is for the delivery of microchannelplate photomultiplier tube detectors. There is no set-aside designation for this award. Photonis Defense Inc. is a key supplier to the Department of Defense, supporting major defense programs...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business, a $155,921.25 firm-fixed-price purchase order to deliver a single photon detection system. This system must include at least four single-photon sensors capable of detecting photons between 1000 nm and 2000 nm, with key requirements such as an operating temperature of 0.8K or lower, dark count rate of 50 cps or lower, recovery time under 100 ns, and timing jitter under 100 ps FWHM....

NASA's Goddard Space Center awarded DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC a $1.69 million definitive contract on September 25, 2023, to develop and produce mercury cadmium telluride (HgCDTe) avalanche photodiode (APD) gated imaging sensors and a 4x4 pixel integrated detector cooler assembly (IDCA) for LIDAR detector applications. The contract, structured as cost-plus-fixed-fee with a completion date of May 31, 2026, carries no set-aside designation and will be performed in Melbourne, Florida....

This is a non-set-aside, firm-fixed price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business in Monrovia, California. The $380,820.00 contract is for the development of a WSI SINGLE ELEMENT NANOWIRE DETECTOR. Photon Spot Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors, primarily serving federal research institutions in quantum science, metrology, and photonics. The company has...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $101,204 firm fixed price purchase order to Photon Spot Inc. of Rome, NY for photon spot detectors. The contract has no set-aside designation and runs through August 25, 2023. Photon spot detectors will support research activities at the Air Force laboratory, enabling detection and analysis of photon emissions. Photon Spot Inc. will serve as the prime contractor to deliver the requested products for this contract.

NASA's National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSC) awarded a $31.2K firm fixed-price purchase order to Hamamatsu Corp for R9880 Photomultiplier Detectors with Extended Green Bialkali Photocathode. The contract, awarded December 31, 2025, with performance completion targeted for January 19, 2026, procures specialized analytical instruments featuring an 8mm effective active area diameter, 19% quantum efficiency at 530 nanometers, and operational temperature range of -30 to +50 degrees...