Purchase Order N0017322P0117

This is a SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Quantum Design, Inc. for the development of low-cost, high-sensitivity superconducting magnetometers and gradiometers. The $749,912 firm fixed-price contract has a completion date of June 12, 2022 and was set aside for small businesses. Quantum Design, Inc. is a private corporation that provides specialized laboratory equipment and services,...

The Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research, has awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Quantum Design, Inc., a manufacturer of laboratory equipment, to repair a magnetometer probe used in materials characterization research. The $34,635.00 contract has an August 2024 completion date and does not utilize any set-aside designation. The award stems from a sole-source special notice published by the Naval Research Laboratory, which indicated the need for refurbishment of a specific...

The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $297,400.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Quantum Design, Inc. for a SQUID-based magnetometer system. This award was made under a total small business set-aside solicitation issued by NIST for a contractor to provide a SQUID-based magnetometer system for in-line and end-of-line process control monitoring of various films and devices between 3 Kelvin and 400 Kelvin. The award includes delivery,...

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $409,102 purchase order to Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. of Westerville, Ohio. The firm fixed price contract is to provide a cryogen-free magnet transport probe and accessories in support of research at the Army Research Laboratory and Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate Power Components Branch. The original solicitation sought a cryogen-free magneto-transport probe station capable of...

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $926,000 purchase order to Cryogenic U.S., LLC for the delivery of a 7 Tesla cryogen-free superconducting magnet with a Helium-3 Dipper Insert and a Dilution Refrigerator Insert. This small business set-aside contract supports research at NIST's National Center for Neutron Research through the delivery of the requested system to Gaithersburg, Maryland within 20 months. The magnet and associated cryogenic...

Magnetika Inc. has been awarded a $7,950 firm fixed price purchase order contract by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime to supply one reactor by February 7, 2024. As the prime contractor, Magnetika will deliver the reactor from its Phillipsburg, New Jersey facility in accordance with the terms of the purchase order. No set-aside provision was specified for this award to support the Defense Logistics Agency's supply of critical components for military readiness. Magnetika has...

Cryomagnetics, Inc., doing business as Cryomagnetics, has been awarded a $209,000 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to deliver a cryogen-free superconducting magnet system. The system is being procured to support NIST's research programs requiring magnetic fields. Per the solicitation documents, NIST requires a magnet capable of operating without liquid cryogens to maintain superconductivity. The award is set aside for total small...

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $966,576.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Quantum Design, Inc. to purchase a helium recovery system. The contract was set aside for small businesses. Quantum Design develops and markets automated temperature and magnetic field testing platforms used for materials characterization and research and development initiatives across the public and private sectors. The company has previously provided...

The U.S. Army awarded a $650,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Cryogenic U.S., LLC, a woman-owned small business, for the delivery of an 18 Tesla cryogen-free measurement magnet system. This system is intended to support research and development activities at the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM). The original solicitation was not competed, as the government determined Cryogenic U.S. was the only source capable of providing the required 18 Tesla cryogen-free...

The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (Commerce) awarded a $383,877.73 Purchase Order to Quantum Design, Inc., doing business as Quantum Design Inc., for the Purchase of a Liquid Helium Recovery System. The place of performance is San Diego, California. The contract has a start date of February 9, 2023 and an end date of September 15, 2025. The pricing type is Firm Fixed Price. Quantum Design, Inc. will provide a liquid helium recovery system to the Commerce...