Purchase Order N0018926PL077
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- The Department of the Navy Naval Observatory awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for a laser system that outputs light at 657.459nm with at least 700mW of power. This $148,793.40 contract supports the Naval Observatory's investigation of atomic clock technology using optical spectroscopy on a calcium atomic beam. The laser will be used to drive a specific transition within calcium that serves as the frequency reference, as part of the...
- Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced laser systems headquartered in Pittsford, New York, was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $47,670 by the Naval Observatory on June 6, 2025. The contract calls for the delivery of a 422.8 nanometer External Cavity Diode Laser (ECDL) system with specialized technical specifications, including free-space output power exceeding 30 milliwatts and a free-running linewidth of 10 gigahertz, along with an offset phase...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. valued at $33,500 on June 29, 2026, for a 689 nm laser system. The order carries no set-aside designation. Place of performance is Germany. The laser must deliver output centered at 689.44 nm with minimum 1.5 nm tuning range, output power exceeding 75 mW, mode-hop-free tuning greater than 20 GHz, instantaneous linewidth less than 10 kHz, and frequency stability below 100 MHz/K, along with a...
- This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the United States Naval Observatory (USNO), a Defense agency, to Toptica Photonics Inc. for the procurement of two 689.45 nm MOPA designed laser systems. The contract has a ceiling value of $134,337.00 and a completion date of April 1, 2024. The laser systems are being acquired to support the development of an atomic clock technology using optical spectroscopy of strontium atoms, which is critical to the USNO's mission of supplying...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business, for a 420 nm laser system valued at $45,448.00 on September 4, 2025. The order is set aside for total small business. Place of performance is Germany. The laser system is a commercial off-the-shelf product designed to support quantum metrology research involving rubidium atoms, with specifications including high power output of at least 70 mW, spectral narrowness with a...
- The Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at $702,897.50 to Toptica Photonics Inc. to deliver a Rydberg rubidium laser system with difference frequency comb lock. Per the original solicitation, the Naval Research Laboratory sought a turnkey laser system to support quantum memory experiments using Rydberg states. The system delivered by Toptica Photonics includes a continuous wave frequency doubled laser at 480 nanometers with 800...
- This federal contract award was made by the Bureau of Naval Personnel, a component of the U.S. Department of the Navy, to Toptica Photonics Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced laser systems and photonics instrumentation. The contract, valued at $178,552.00, is for the delivery of a high-power 1315nm laser system to be used by the U.S. Naval Observatory's Clock Development Division for atomic clock technology and optical spectroscopy research. The original solicitation, issued under RFQ...
- This is a firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order awarded by the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) on behalf of the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) to Lumibird Photonics USA, Inc. for a fiber-coupled laser system. The laser system, with a center wavelength of 780.24 nm, CW laser linewidth of 3 mW, and power consumption under 250 W, is to be used by the USNO Clock Development Division. The contract has a ceiling value of $283,500.00 and a period of performance ending on March 29, 2019....
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for a single frequency laser valued at $37,400.00 on September 2, 2025. The order calls for a 1396 nm continuous wave laser system with optical frequency stability less than 100 MHz per Kelvin, short-term linewidth of 100 kHz or less, optical fiber coupled output, and an electronic controller with current and temperature control and modulation capabilities for NIST's Quantum & Nonlinear...
- The Office of Naval Research awarded a $80.65K firm fixed-price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for a low phase noise 532 nm laser system with amplifier and external seed module. The contract, which carries a completion deadline of February 27, 2026, was awarded on December 11, 2025, with no small business set-aside designation. This specialized optical equipment will be delivered to a Navy facility in Washington, DC, and represents the type of precision laser technology that supports...
The Naval Observatory awarded a purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for one high-power 657nm laser system and one digital laser locking device, with a ceiling value of $198,254 and an award date of April 20, 2026. This is a Total Small Business set-aside, Firm Fixed Price procurement. Work is performed in Washington, D.C. The order calls for a rack-mountable, frequency-doubled red laser system delivering a minimum of 600mW of 657nm output with a linewidth of 50kHz or less, mode-hop free tuning range of 15GHz, and auto-tuning alignment with Pound-Drevel-Hall stabilization. The digital locking device must provide 50MHz bandwidth, sub-1Hz linewidth, PID regulation with 10ns or less signal delay, and capability for locking to high finesse cavities and frequency combs. Both components integrate a fluid chiller for temperature stabilization and function as a turnkey system in standard laboratory environments. Ultimate completion is September 13, 2026. The procurement originated from a Sources Sought Notice issued March 27, 2026, with responses due April 1, 2026.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Rack-Mountable, High-Power, Frequency-Doubled Red Laser System | N0018926QL075 | Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command | Solicitation 2/2 | 4/7/26, 12:56 PM | |
Rack-Mountable, High-Power, Frequency-Doubled Red Laser System | 1301346166 | Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 3/27/26, 1:54 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $198.3k | 4/16/26 |