Purchase Order HQ003426PE018

The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a purchase order to Spectral Energies LLC for $249,529.66 on April 2, 2026, under a total small business set-aside for research on a tunable vacuum-ultraviolet laser source (SBIR Topic OSD25D-001). Work is performed in Beavercreek, Ohio. The purchase order is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of April 1, 2027. Spectral Energies is a minority-owned small disadvantaged business specializing in advanced research, development, and...

Chi3 Optics LLC, a small business concern, was awarded a $149,746 firm fixed-price contract by the federal government for SBIR Phase I research focused on developing a space-qualified optical frequency comb with an integrated nanophotonic heterodyne module. The award is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and carries an ultimate completion date of March 27, 2026. The contract was issued on September 29, 2025, with performance to be conducted in Boulder, Colorado. The Small Business...

The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a $2.095 million definitive contract to N.p. Photonics, Inc. on April 2, 2026, under a total small business set-aside, to design, build, test, and deliver a power-scalable, single-frequency fiber laser prototype operating at 1762 nanometers for barium ion qubits. The contract carries a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure and runs through June 30, 2028. Place of performance is Tucson, Arizona. The laser development effort supports quantum...

The Department of the Army awarded a $2,040,549 definitive contract to Mesa Quantum Systems, Inc. for Small Business Innovation Research Phase II development of resilient domestic supply of VCSELs for quantum devices on April 6, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The originating solicitation, posted October 2, 2024 with proposals due October 22, 2025, sought research and development capabilities across defense-related technological areas under the DoD SBIR Program. The program aims to...

This is a $149,999.52 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) to Forward Photonics LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Woburn, Massachusetts. The contract is for the development of a high-brightness mid-infrared laser illuminator under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The award is a total small business set-aside with a completion date of January 25, 2024. Forward Photonics has secured...

This is a $124,975.00 Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Aqwest, LLC, a small business LLC based in Larkspur, Colorado. The contract is for the development of a novel, compact, and rugged high-peak power blue laser in the 0.45-0.49 μm range, based on a frequency-quadrupling of 1.9-μm laser output from ceramic Tm:Lu2O3, a new high-performance solid-state laser material. This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)...

This is a $149,697.46 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Boulder Nonlinear Systems Inc., a small business contractor. The award is for a 6-month Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research project under Topic 16.2 A16-094. Boulder Nonlinear Systems, which specializes in custom light control solutions, will conduct research and development related to beam steering technology. This SBIR Phase I...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $149,816.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Olkin Optics LLC, a small business manufacturer, to conduct research and development on innovative solutions for laser weapon components, devices, and subsystems under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. This award is set aside for small business participation. Olkin Optics LLC has previously received multiple SBIR Phase I awards from the...

<p>This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force Academy to Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business manufacturer, for a 252nm continuous wave laser system. The potential value of the contract is $242,562.50. The laser system is being delivered to support research activities at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The original solicitation did not have a set-aside designation.</p>

This $149,955.00 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to Freedom Photonics LLC, a small business manufacturer of photonic components, modules, and subsystems located in Goleta, California. The contract was set aside for small businesses and issued under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. Freedom Photonics has a history of providing specialized photonics technologies to support research programs across various government...