Purchase Order FA226319PA010

Freedom Photonics LLC has been awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at thirty thousand five hundred twenty-eight dollars and eighteen cents ($30,528.18) by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to supply one hundred gigahertz photodetectors. The photodetectors will be bonded on NIST substrates to support research in NIST's Physical Measurements Laboratory. This total small business set aside award has a period of performance through January 31, 2024. As a...

The Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command awarded a $157,600.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to Discovery Semiconductors, Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business, for the delivery of balanced pin photodiodes up to 16+ gigahertz. Discovery Semiconductors is an industry leader in manufacturing ultrafast, high-optical power handling photodetectors, receivers, and related components, and has previously provided these products as both a prime and subcontractor...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Freedom Photonics LLC, a manufacturer of photonic components and subsystems located in Goleta, California. The objective is to develop a 1550-nanometer sensitive photon-counting detector array with integrated time-tagging electronics, suitable for free-space optical communications in NASA missions such as the Lunar Laser Communication...

This is a $60,844 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Xsoptix LLC, a woman-owned small business located in Madison, Connecticut. The contract is for the procurement of an ultra high-power photodetector and evaluation kit, which are brand name Finisar products. The original solicitation was a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items posted as a total small business set-aside. Xsoptix LLC has a history of providing specialized optical...

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $60,100 purchase order to Discovery Semiconductors, Inc. for the supply of photodiodes. The contract, which carries a firm fixed price structure with no small business set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by November 28, 2025. Discovery Semiconductors, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business headquartered in West Trenton, New Jersey, specializes in manufacturing ultrafast, high-optical power handling photodetectors and related optical...

This is a federal contract award to Photon Sciences, Incorporated (doing business as Photon Sciences Inc.), a small business manufacturer and developer of advanced photonics technologies. The $179,969.44 firm-fixed-price contract, awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract requires the development of optical, electrical, and mechanical components needed to transmit 250 gigabits per second while...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,926.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Freedom Photonics LLC, a manufacturer of photonic components and subsystems located in Goleta, California. The objective of this contract is to develop a novel Geiger-mode silicon germanium (SiGe) receiver that can detect photons in the wavelength range of 1000 nanometers to 1600 nanometers, suitable for free-space optical communications in NASA...

This is a $30,875.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Discovery Semiconductors, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the delivery of photodiodes, which are specialized optical components used in research and development programs across federal agencies. The original solicitation was a total small business set-aside request for quotations for balanced PIN photodiodes. Discovery Semiconductors, a manufacturer of...

This is a firm fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Photon Sciences, Incorporated, a small for-profit manufacturer and developer of advanced photonics technologies based in Plano, Texas. The contract, valued at $124,827, is for the research and development of a new high-speed optical communication technology that integrates an electro-absorption modulator with a surface-emitting laser. This solution aims to address the...

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract worth $382,250.00 to Single Quantum USA Inc. for a Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detection System (SNSPD) Rack-Mount. The contract has an ultimate completion date of May 26, 2025. This sole-source award was based on AFRL's determination that Single Quantum USA Inc. is the only known commercial vendor capable of providing a photon detection system meeting the agency's specific requirements,...