The U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) awarded a $285,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Aosense, Inc., a small business manufacturer of innovative quantum sensing technologies, to provide an external cavity diode laser (ECDL) and atomic beam ovens. This sole source contract, awarded under simplified acquisition procedures, is in support of the USNO's research and development efforts to advance new clock technology for future integration. Aosense, a company specializing in quantum sensing applications for defense and NASA, has previously received multiple prime contract awards from various government agencies. This contract is not set-aside, but the USNO determined that Aosense is the only responsible source that can meet the agency's specific requirements for the ECDL and atomic beam ovens.
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