Purchase Order FA864925P0421
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- The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000.00 Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase I research contract to Quera Computing Incorporated, a for-profit small business, to develop scalable photonic control systems to address interconnect bottlenecks for scalable quantum computers. This contract is set aside for small businesses. Quera Computing Incorporated has previously conducted research on quantum computing technologies for the Defense Advanced Research...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $22,458,948 firm-fixed-price contract to Psiquantum, Corp., a for-profit organization specializing in quantum computing technologies. The contract is for the establishment of state-of-the-art integrated photonics for quantum computing applications, with a completion date of March 28, 2024. This contract was issued under AFRL's Quantum Information Sciences Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), which seeks to advance quantum algorithms and computing,...
- This is a $1,248,990.00 Small Business set-aside contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Atlantic Quantum Corp, a small technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The contract is for the development of high-fidelity baseband control hardware for protected quantum bits under the STTR Phase II program. This contract builds upon Atlantic Quantum Corp's previous STTR Phase I work with AFRL, demonstrating the company's expertise in advancing critical quantum...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $1,499,785.00 firm-fixed-price Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract to Qubitekk, Inc. for the development of quantum entanglement technology on drones. Qubitekk, a small business manufacturer, will provide quantum networking components and systems, including quantum encryption technology, narrow-spectrum two-photon sources, and bi-photon sources, to support quantum computing and communications research and...
- This is a $109,949.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Quoherent, Inc., a small business, for a STTR Phase I research project on "Quantum Instruction Set for Topological Insulator Quantum Processors". The contract has a completion date of March 12, 2024. As an STTR Phase I award, this contract is focused on the early-stage research and development of quantum computing technologies related to topological insulators. The Air Force's...
- This is a Small Business set-aside contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Seeqc, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced quantum and superconducting electronics. The $1,499,887.00 contract is for the development of "Highly Manufacturable Fluxonium Qubits at 300mm Wafer Scale", a critical technology for quantum computing. This STTR Phase II research contract is a firm fixed-price purchase order with a completion date of September 1, 2023. Seeqc, based in...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $149,981.00 firm-fixed-price STTR Phase I purchase order contract to Quera Computing Incorporated, a small business, for research and development of hardware-guided near-term quantum algorithms and gate designs. The contract work is being performed in Boston, Massachusetts. Quera Computing Incorporated has previously conducted quantum computing research for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Air...
- The Department of Defense (DOD) Missile Defense Agency awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research and development contract to Quoherent, Inc., a for-profit organization. The contract, which has a firm fixed-price type and a total potential value of $149,533.00, is for a project focused on quantum material design. The place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama, and the contract has a completion date of July 20, 2023. This...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $147,649.00 Small Business Innovation Research (STIR) Phase I contract to QC Ware Corp, a quantum computing software company, to develop LOQI: Leveraging Optimization Using Quantum-Devices for Internet-Security. This contract supports the Air Force's research and development efforts in quantum computing applications for internet security. QC Ware, the prime contractor, specializes in providing quantum computing...
- This federal contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Atlantic Quantum Corp, a small business, is for the development of supporting infrastructure for fluxonium quantum processors. The $109,662 firm-fixed-price STTR Phase I contract will advance superconducting qubit technology and quantum computing capabilities. This work builds on a prior $1.2 million STTR Phase II contract awarded to Atlantic Quantum Corp for high fidelity baseband control hardware for protected quantum...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Quoherent, Inc., a Huntsville, Alabama-based quantum computing and defense technology firm, with a ceiling value of $1.25 million. The contract, awarded September 10, 2025, with completion targeted for July 12, 2027, supports the development of edge quantum processing capabilities for AI-enabled electronic warfare and GPS-denied navigation applications. This total small business set-aside contract represents a progression from earlier SBIR Phase I work, indicating AFRL's confidence in Quoherent's technical approach and execution capability in quantum computing applications for defense purposes. Quoherent's research focus aligns with AFRL's strategic interests in quantum information science and advanced computational technologies for military applications. The contractor's previous award history demonstrates sustained expertise across quantum processor development, infrared systems, and autonomous defense technologies through partnerships with multiple defense agencies including Naval Sea Systems Command and the Missile Defense Agency. Under this Phase II effort, Quoherent will advance quantum processing techniques to enable real-time artificial intelligence functionality in electronic warfare systems and navigation scenarios where GPS signals are unavailable or denied, addressing critical operational challenges in contested electromagnetic environments.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.2m | 9/10/25 |