Purchase Order FA864925P0487
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- This is a $109,537.00 STTR Phase I firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Post Quantum Labs LLC, a minority-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The contract is for PROJECT ARES (ADVANCED RECONFIGURABLE AND EVOLVING SWARM), which involves the development of a quantum-secure generative artificial intelligence for robust and adaptive drone swarms. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and a period of...
- This is a $74,999 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Post Quantum Labs LLC, a small disadvantaged and veteran-owned business, under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a next-generation drone communications protocol using post-quantum cryptography to reduce traffic overhead. This contract supports AFRL's efforts to advance secure communications for military unmanned aerial systems. The award is set aside for small...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,399,805.26 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Post Quantum Labs LLC, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned business, for the SPARTAN - SECURE PATH-ROUTING WITH AUTONOMOUS RESILIENCE FOR TARGETING AND ADAPTIVE NAVIGATION SBIR Phase II project. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award has an ultimate completion date of May 14, 2027 and is set aside for total small...
- 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...
- 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 $74,565.00 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded to Anametric, Inc., a small business, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on May 5, 2023. The contract is for "PRACTICAL POST-QUANTUM KEY EXCHANGE" under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I program. The work will take place in Austin, Texas and must be completed by August 7, 2023. This award indicates the AFRL's continued focus on developing quantum technology-based capabilities, such as quantum key...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,529.00 firm-fixed price purchase order to Qusecure Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of quantum-resistant encryption solutions to secure communications for special Air Force missions. This award is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and represents a Phase I research and development effort. Qusecure Inc. has previously received follow-on SBIR Phase II and III awards from...
- This is a $1,225,136.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Qusecure, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the development of quantum-resistant encryption solutions to secure communications for special United States Air Force missions. The contract, which has a total small business set-aside designation, is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II and is focused on creating advanced encryption...
- <p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1,249,842 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Terra Quantum Falcon Inc., a small business located in San Francisco, California. The contract is for the development of "ULTRA-SECURE, POST-QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS AND ENCRYPTIONS (US-PQC/E)" and has a completion date of December 28, 2026. This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was set aside for small businesses.</p>
- 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 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1.8 million firm fixed-price purchase order to Post Quantum Labs LLC for PROJECT ARES (Advanced Reconfigurable Evolving Swarm), with an ultimate completion date of May 29, 2027. This award is designated as a total small business set-aside and represents a continuation of AFRL's investment in the company's expertise in quantum-secure technologies and autonomous systems. Post Quantum Labs LLC, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged, and veteran-owned business based in Englewood, New Jersey, specializes in developing advanced cryptographic and artificial intelligence solutions for defense applications, with particular focus on drone communications and swarm technologies. PROJECT ARES builds upon Post Quantum Labs LLC's prior AFRL contract awards by advancing quantum-secure generative artificial intelligence capabilities for adaptive drone swarms. The project demonstrates AFRL's commitment to addressing emerging national security challenges through innovative small business partnerships, particularly in the critical areas of post-quantum cryptography and autonomous systems resilience. This contract reflects the increasing importance of quantum-resistant security measures in military unmanned aerial systems and represents a strategic investment in next-generation defense technologies that can evolve and reconfigure in response to emerging threats.
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.8m | 8/28/25 |