This $201,500.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Quantum Design, Inc. - a small business manufacturer of specialized laboratory equipment and measurement instrumentation. The contract is for the delivery of a closed-cycle 4-channel superconducting nanowire single photon detector system, which was solicited under a Total Small Business set-aside. The original contract opportunity was a combined synopsis/solicitation...
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract worth $382,250.00 to Single Quantum USA Inc. for a Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detection System (SNSPD) Rack-Mount. The contract has an ultimate completion date of May 26, 2025. This sole-source award was based on AFRL's determination that Single Quantum USA Inc. is the only known commercial vendor capable of providing a photon detection system meeting the agency's specific requirements,...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Quantum Design, Inc. for the delivery of a superconducting nanowire detector system. The $161,850.00 contract was set aside for small businesses. Quantum Design is a manufacturer of automated materials characterization equipment, including cryogenic magnetometers, photon detection systems, and other measurement instrumentation, which it has previously provided to...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command, a defense agency, to Quantum Design, Inc. for the delivery of a time-correlated single-photon counting camera. The $34,612.00 contract has a completion date of May 20, 2024. Quantum Design, Inc. is a manufacturer of specialized laboratory equipment and instrumentation for materials research, including cryogenic magnetometers, photon detection systems, and other precision testing platforms. This award is...
This is a $99,200 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Quantum Opus LLC, a small business manufacturer of quantum sensing and detection technologies. The contract is to procure a 2-Channel Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detector (SNSPD) System for NIST's Quantum Optical Networking program. The system must meet technical requirements such as high detection efficiency, fast count rates, and remote operability to support...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Quantum Design, Inc. for four (4) single photon detectors with greater than 85% efficiency at peak wavelengths of 900 nanometers and 1300 nanometers, and timing jitter of less than 40 picoseconds. The potential value of the contract is $193,500.00. The contract did not use a set-aside designation. The detectors are to be delivered to the Army Research...
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $52,396.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business based in Monrovia, California. The contract is for the procurement of two Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors (SNSPDs), detector electronics, and cryostat components to support the AFRL's quantum network demonstration research. This sole-source award is a direct continuation of previous SNSPD purchases from Photon Spot in 2023, as the...
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned, Subchapter S Corporation, to provide four superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) and one cryogenic system with corresponding electronics. The total potential value of the contract is $203,840.00, and the period of performance will be completed by March 5, 2018. Photon Spot Inc. has previously delivered similar...
This federal contract award was made by the Department of Defense (DOD) Washington Headquarters Service to Quantum Design, Inc. for the delivery of a Photon Detection System. The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Firm Fixed Price of $299,500.00 and has a completion date of March 10, 2021. The place of performance is in San Diego, California. Quantum Design, Inc. is a for-profit organization and manufacturer of goods that has previously provided specialized laboratory equipment and...
This firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to Quantum Opus LLC, a for-profit limited liability company and manufacturer of specialty photonics equipment. The $33,250.00 contract is for the delivery of two superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) by September 30, 2024. Quantum Opus has previously provided specialized detectors, components, and upgrades to the National Aeronautics and...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Quantum Design, Inc. for the provision of an 8-channel superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) system. The contract, valued at $230,500.00, was awarded on September 24, 2021 and is set to be completed by July 24, 2022. The contract was awarded as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516. Quantum Design, Inc. is a manufacturer of automated testing platforms and specialized laboratory equipment, and has previously supported research and development initiatives across various federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of the Navy.