The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $53,468.19 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Vcloud TECH Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to provide one optical spectrum analyzer and required operational software for use by the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in data collection within the mid-wave infrared bands of the electromagnetic spectrum. The contract has a completion date of November 30, 2023 and was set aside for small businesses under...
The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract worth $112,663.00 to Catalina Scientific Instruments LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to provide an echelle-style high-resolution spectrometer for the visible and near-infrared spectrum. This spectrometer will be used by the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to conduct time-resolved spectroscopy for molecular and atomic emission, including for the study of...
The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract worth $58,693.00 to Gamma Scientific Inc., doing business as Road Vista, for the delivery of two spectral and radiometrically accurate tunable light source solutions. This contract was set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 334516. The light sources will be used by the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for physics and optical engineering research and teaching....
This is a $179,661 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Surface Optics Corporation, a small business manufacturer of specialized optical instrumentation. The contract is for the development of a compact Dyson-based midwave infrared hyperspectral imager for use on attritable platforms. This contract is a follow-on to prior SBIR/STTR work performed by Surface Optics Corporation for AFRL and other defense and research agencies. The...
The U.S. Air Force Academy awarded a $52,920.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business manufacturer of specialized photonics products, for the procurement of a Tabletop Powder Diffractometer. This award was made under a competitive solicitation (Opportunity ID: a4bb53e709d64a3b8b190adeaa534262) that specified technical requirements including the ability to operate at or above 500°C, analyze powders using air cooling, and provide Rietveld refinement and...
This federal contract award was made by the Air Force Test Center (AFTC) to Surface Optics Corporation, a small business manufacturer of specialized optical equipment and instrumentation. The $99,993.00 firm fixed price contract is for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project focused on surface optics research. The contract has a period of performance through May 11, 2018 and is a set aside for small businesses. Surface Optics Corporation has previously provided optical...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Surface Optics Corporation, a small business manufacturer of specialized optical instrumentation and measurement services located in San Diego, California. The $749,909 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the development of a Dual Band Focal Plane Array, which is a type of advanced optical technology. The contract has a completion date of July 11, 2021 and was set aside for...
This federal contract award to Toptica Photonics Inc., a privately held technology company, is for the delivery of a Precision Wavelength Meter for the U.S. Air Force Academy's Laser Optics Research Center. The $184,320.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract has a performance period ending on March 28, 2025. The contract was awarded on September 30, 2024 through a small business set-aside competitive solicitation process. Toptica Photonics has a history of providing specialized laser...
The Department of the Air Force awarded a $997,000 firm fixed price purchase order to Jeol USA, Inc. to deliver a specialized scanning electron microscope. The microscope will support research at the Air Force Institute of Technology, as solicited through a request for proposals issued by the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center. The solicitation sought a microscope optimized for actinide analysis capable of identifying elements from Francium through Americium with 2 micrometer...
This is a $149,996 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Surface Optics Corporation, a small business manufacturer of optical instrumentation and measurement services. The contract is for the "Efficient Evaluation of Fiber Coatings" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The work will be performed in San Diego, California. Surface Optics Corporation has prior experience...