This is a $180,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to N.p. Photonics, Inc. by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of an optical fiber combiner to combine multiple mid-wave infrared (MWIR) quantum cascade laser beams. This is a Total Small Business set-aside contract, with N.p. Photonics as the prime contractor. N.p. Photonics is a U.S.-based fiber laser company that has previously...
This federal contract award to IPG Photonics Corporation by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center is for a HIGH POWER FIBER LASER SYSTEM. The contract has a Firm Fixed Price type and a potential value of $1,619,400.00. There was no set-aside designation for this award. IPG Photonics, a manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers, amplifiers, and laser systems, will provide the specified laser system to support research, development, test, and...
The U.S. Office of Naval Research awarded a $268,294 firm-fixed-price purchase order to IPG Photonics Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high-power fiber lasers, to provide a 3 kW ytterbium fiber laser system. This laser system will be used to support research, development, test, and evaluation programs across multiple federal agencies. The original procurement was a request for information (RFI) seeking potential sources for a high-power laser meeting specific technical requirements,...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to IPG Photonics Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers, amplifiers, and laser systems. The contract is for the delivery of an Ytterbium (Yb) fiber optic solid-state laser with a chiller unit and laser beam optics for a uniform beam profile. The total potential value of the award is $223,192.00, and the completion date is March...
The U.S. Army Materiel Command awarded a $19,845.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to IPG Photonics Corporation for a single 50-watt continuous wave (CW) fiber laser with a 1020-nanometer wavelength. This contract, which has an ultimate completion date of October 23, 2024, was awarded on August 8, 2024 and did not utilize any set-aside designations. IPG Photonics is a leading manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers, amplifiers, and laser systems for various industrial, scientific, and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $749,787.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract to Fibertek, Inc. to develop and demonstrate a spaceflight prototype of a wideband, high-power 50-watt, 1.5-micron fiber laser transmitter. This laser transmitter will support high data-rate wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) operation for space optical communication links, enabling over 100 times the data rate of current space laser...
This $179,944 firm fixed-price contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Transwave Photonics, LLC, a small business, under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a HIGH POWER MWIR OPTICAL FIBER COMBINER, which aligns with AFRL's focus on advancing technologies for applications like directed energy weapons, sensors, and other defense systems. The contract has a completion date of January 23, 2025 and is designated as a Total Small Business...
The U.S. government awarded a $749,852 Firm Fixed Price contract to Fibertek, Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced photonics and engineering services located in Herndon, Virginia. The contract, awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II, is for the development of a "HIGH POWER (50W), 1.5UM WDM FIBER LASER TRANSMITTER WITH EFFECTIVE FWM MITIGATION" for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Fibertek, Inc. is experienced...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $999,761 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract to Optical Engines, Inc. for the development of a multi-kilowatt fiber laser monolithic component suite. The contract has a completion date of March 27, 2024 and is not set aside for any specific business type. Optical Engines, Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced laser technologies, including fiber lasers, amplifiers, and directed energy systems, that has worked extensively with the AFRL on the...
Fibertek, Inc. was awarded a $124,289 firm-fixed-price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract aims to develop a novel, space-qualifiable, dual-pulse 1064 nm laser system as a pump laser for airborne and space-based trace gas Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) remote sensing systems. The laser system is designed to meet performance goals exceeding the requirements...