Purchase Order FA875125P0036
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- The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Research Laboratory awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order contract valued at $90,619 to Quantum Microwave Components LLC. The solicitation requested cryogenic microwave components from Low Noise Factory including cryogenic low noise amplifiers, power supplies, circulators, isolators, and connectors for frequencies ranging from 1 to 15 GHz. The purpose is to support research activities at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome,...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the delivery of RF amplifiers and supporting hardware. The total ceiling value of the contract is $80,456.00 and the ultimate completion date is August 31, 2020. The contract is not associated with a larger vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation. The required amplifiers and components, such as cryogenic low noise...
- This is a $77,779 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the production of quantum microwave components. The contract is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 334515. The components, which include cryogenic low noise amplifiers, power supplies, circulators, isolators, and connectors, will support AFRL's research activities. Quantum Microwave Components has...
- This federal contract award was issued by the Smithsonian Institution, a civilian agency, to Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a small disadvantaged business located in Hingham, Massachusetts. The $35,234 firm fixed-price purchase order contract has a completion date of September 2, 2025. Quantum Microwave Components LLC specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced cryogenic microwave and millimeter wave components that support critical research activities in quantum computing,...
- This $57,660 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, to Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the delivery of 5 microwave amplifiers operating in the 4-8 GHz bandwidth with 1.5K noise temperature and high IP3 saturation point, along with accessories to bias the amplifiers. This contract award is not associated with a larger contract...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $30,576 firm fixed price purchase order to Quantum Microwave Components LLC as a sole source contract under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The award is to provide four WR-10 Cryogenic Noise Sources in support of research activities at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Hingham, Massachusetts. The pre-solicitation notice indicated NASA required these specific cryogenic microwave components...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $30,051 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a small disadvantaged business located in Hingham, Massachusetts. The contract is for the delivery of cryogenic hardware, which includes specialized microwave and millimeter wave components such as low noise cryogenic amplifiers, high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) amplifiers, cryogenic noise sources, circulators, isolators, and...
- This $39,516 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded on September 6, 2024 by the Smithsonian Institution, a civilian federal agency, to Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a small disadvantaged business. The contract has an ultimate completion date of November 15, 2024. Quantum Microwave Components LLC will provide cryogenic microwave components, RF amplifiers, low noise and lower temperature cryogenic amplifiers, high electron mobility transistor amplifiers, and test equipment to support...
- This is a $7,859 firm-fixed price purchase order awarded on April 14, 2023 by the Smithsonian Institution to Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a small disadvantaged business. The contract has a completion date of July 15, 2023 and does not use a set-aside. Quantum Microwave Components is a manufacturer of cryogenic microwave and millimeter wave components that has provided products and services supporting research at agencies such as the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $21,819.60 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Bluefors Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for the delivery of a Cryogenic Variable-Temperature Noise Source. This noise source is intended to be integrated into an existing Bluefors-branded dilution refrigerator operated by the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory. The noise source must meet specific requirements, including achieving noise temperatures between 0.1-1...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $80,835 purchase order to Quantum Microwave Components LLC, a small disadvantaged business located in Hingham, Massachusetts, for the procurement of cryogenic amplifiers and associated equipment. The contract, awarded on May 28, 2025, with completion targeted for July 9, 2025, represents a sole-source acquisition justified by specific compatibility requirements with recently acquired laboratory infrastructure. The procurement includes Low Noise Factory branded components comprising four cryogenic amplifiers (LNF-LNC0.3_14B), four room temperature low-noise amplifiers (LNF-LNR1_15B_SV), one power block, one four-channel power supply, four triple junction cryogenic isolators, two triple junction cryogenic circulators, and six metal shields. This no-set-aside contract falls under FAR Part 12 and Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures and is classified under NAICS code 334515 for Instrument Manufacturing. Quantum Microwave Components LLC, which serves as the exclusive North American distributor for the specified Low Noise Factory components, was selected due to the unique wiring configuration of a Maybell Quantum Industries dilution refrigerator that requires compatible branded equipment. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing advanced cryogenic microwave and millimeter-wave components for federal research institutions, with established relationships serving NIST, the Smithsonian Institution, NASA, and the Air Force Research Laboratory. The procurement supports the Air Force's research objectives in quantum computing, telecommunications, advanced sensing technologies, and related scientific endeavors requiring sophisticated microwave and cryogenic technologies operating across frequency ranges from 1 to 15 GHz.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Cryogenic Amplifiers | FA875125Q0047 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory | Pre-Solicitation 1/1 | 4/22/25, 11:30 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $80.8k | 5/28/25 |