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...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order for $103,340.00 to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned manufacturer of cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. This contract is for the delivery of a "High-Efficiency Low Dark-Count Single Photon Detection System" to support NIST's Quantum Measurement Division's research on quantum-based measurement methods, including the...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC, a subsidiary of the Italian aerospace company Leonardo SPA. The $894,520.72 contract is for the development of a custom linear mode photon counting HgCdTe electron-avalanche photodiode (e-APD) system with an integrated high-speed and low-noise preamplifier. This system is intended to support the Lidar Surface Topography (LIST) mission, which is developing a multi-beam...
This federal contract award to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit Subchapter S corporation, was issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the development of high-frequency superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors. The contract, valued at $1,499,914.00, is an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with a performance period ending on July 31, 2018. Photon Spot Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single-photon...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $101,204 firm fixed price purchase order to Photon Spot Inc. of Rome, NY for photon spot detectors. The contract has no set-aside designation and runs through August 25, 2023. Photon spot detectors will support research activities at the Air Force laboratory, enabling detection and analysis of photon emissions. Photon Spot Inc. will serve as the prime contractor to deliver the requested products for this contract.
This is a non-set-aside, firm-fixed price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Photon Spot Inc., a minority-owned small business in Monrovia, California. The $380,820.00 contract is for the development of a WSI SINGLE ELEMENT NANOWIRE DETECTOR. Photon Spot Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced cryogenic systems and superconducting nanowire single photon detectors, primarily serving federal research institutions in quantum science, metrology, and photonics. The company has...
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...
This contract award to Photonis Defense Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of specialized electronics and optics, was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a HIGH QE DETECTOR STUDY. The $80,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order has an ultimate completion date of April 3, 2019. The contract is not designated as a set-aside. Photonis Defense Inc. is a key supplier to the Department of Defense, providing a wide range of goods and services to support...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded a $250,000 purchase order to DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC for an integrated detector cooler assembly with a 2x8 pixel mercury cadmium telluride avalanche photodiode array. DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC will deliver a second integrated detector cooler assembly with the specified detector array to support the detection of single photons at 1030 and 1550 nanometer wavelengths with linear mode photon counting outputs. The...
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...