Magneto-optical traps
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA860125P0129
- Awardee
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Avro Inc. UEI FNDGU4Y63EK4
- Awarding agency
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AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $497,526
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Magneto Optical Traps Special Notice · FA860125Q0094 · Posted May 28, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $497,526.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Air Education and Training Command Air Force, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- WPAFB, OH 45433, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $497,526 firm-fixed-price purchase order to AVR Optics (a division of Avro Inc.) on August 28, 2025, for the acquisition of a Magneto Optical Trap (MOT) system. The MOT will support quantum research and experimental instruction at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in alignment with the National Quantum Initiative Act. This non-set-aside procurement was conducted as a sole-source acquisition under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1), with the government determining that AVR Optics was the sole vendor capable of meeting the specified technical requirements. The contract will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2025.
AVR Optics, a foreign-owned photonics company headquartered in Fairport, New York, specializes in advanced optical and photonics equipment for research and development applications across defense and scientific sectors. The company brings established expertise in specialized quantum research instrumentation, having previously secured approximately $809K in federal prime contract awards since 2021 across multiple agencies including the Navy, NASA, and the National Institutes of Health. This award reflects the Air Force's continued investment in quantum technology capabilities through AFIT's research programs and demonstrates AVR Optics' recognized capability as a trusted supplier of precision optical systems to the Department of Defense.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA860125P0129?
FA860125P0129 was awarded to Avro Inc. by AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB (Lifecycle Management Center) on August 28, 2025.
How much is contract FA860125P0129 worth?
The government has obligated $497,526 on FA860125P0129.
Which agency awarded contract FA860125P0129?
AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB (Lifecycle Management Center) awarded FA860125P0129, with funding from Air Education and Training Command (Air Force).
Was contract FA860125P0129 competed?
The extent of competition for FA860125P0129 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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