Low size weight and power frequency combs for RF photonic chips and portable atomic clocks enabled by black phosphorus activities.
Active Purchase Order Awarded
- Contract number
- FA864925P0492
- Awardee
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Iris Light Technologies Inc. UEI EHLBHTYMHB89
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,800,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,800,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 66% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 58 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Chicago, IL 60622, USA
- Research
- STTR Phase II
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded an $1.8M Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II contract to Iris Light Technologies Inc., a Chicago-based small business specializing in advanced photonic technologies. Under this firm fixed-price purchase order, Iris Light will develop low size, weight, and power frequency combs for radiofrequency photonic chips and portable atomic clocks leveraging black phosphorus materials and technologies. The contract, which carries a total small business set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by June 1, 2027, and represents a continuation of the company's prior Phase I research supported through federal funding.
Iris Light Technologies has established itself as a key innovator in silicon photonic components and nanomaterial-based optical systems through successive SBIR and STTR awards from the Air Force Research Laboratory and other federal agencies including the National Science Foundation. This Phase II award builds upon the company's demonstrated expertise in developing compact, high-performance photonic integrated circuits and black phosphorus technologies, with applications spanning military sensing, communications, and precision timing systems. The contract reflects continued federal investment in advancing miniaturized optical technologies critical to next-generation defense and scientific instrumentation capabilities.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA864925P0492?
FA864925P0492 was awarded to Iris Light Technologies Inc. by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on August 25, 2025.
How much is contract FA864925P0492 worth?
The government has obligated $1,800,000 on FA864925P0492.
Was contract FA864925P0492 competed?
The extent of competition for FA864925P0492 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 58 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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