Purchase Order N0017325P0928

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $19,600 firm fixed-price purchase order to Kyma Technologies Inc., a small business semiconductor manufacturer based in Raleigh, North Carolina, for gallium oxide slicing, polishing, and epitaxial growth services. The contract requires the vendor to process 12 pieces of conductive gallium oxide material in 10x15mm dimensions and perform epitaxial layer growth on at least 5 resulting substrates with a thickness of less than 5 micrometers. The work is scheduled for completion by June 9, 2025, with performance taking place in Washington, DC. No small business set-aside designation was applied to this particular purchase order.

Kyma Technologies has established itself as a leading supplier of advanced gallium oxide and gallium nitride materials for defense applications, with prior federal contract experience totaling approximately $8.5 million across multiple defense and scientific agencies including the Office of Naval Research, Missile Defense Agency, Naval Sea Systems Command, and Air Force Research Laboratory. The company's expertise in vapor-phase epitaxy-based gallium oxide epiwafers and high-performance semiconductor substrates directly supports the Office of Naval Research's research objectives in advanced materials for power electronics and defense systems. This purchase order represents a continuation of the vendor's established relationship with ONR in providing specialized gallium oxide substrate manufacturing capabilities critical to ongoing naval research initiatives.