The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $265,169 firm fixed price purchase order to Stable Laser Systems Inc. of Boulder, Colorado to deliver two frequency stabilized laser systems. The solicitation sought quotations for lasers capable of achieving a wavelength of 1550.12nm, Allan deviation below 1x10^-14 at 1 second and 1x10^-13 at 10 seconds, remaining phase-locked for over 24 hours with less than 20kHz frequency drift over 24 hours, and additional...
This is a $60,300.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to IPG Photonics Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers and optical systems. The contract is for the delivery of one high-power (18 W), single-frequency 532 nm laser to be used for optical trapping of laser-cooled molecules in NIST's Fundamental Thermodynamics Group. The laser will be delivered to the agency's facility in Gaithersburg,...
The U.S. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground awarded a $7,300 firm-fixed price purchase order contract to Nuphotonics LLC for the delivery of one pump laser in the 405-488 nanometer wavelength range with over 1 watt of pumping power. This laser must meet specific technical requirements, including temperature control and compatibility with infrared thermography and thermoreflectance applications. The contract has a period of performance through January 21, 2025. The contract was...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $48,944 firm fixed price purchase order to Coherent NA, Inc. to deliver two Verdi G5 optically pumped semiconductor laser-diode systems. This award fulfills a sole source special notice issued by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to support research activities at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Specifically, the Verdi G5 laser systems will provide a cleaner signal output than existing equipment to enhance sensing...
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 Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business manufacturer, for a 435-nanometer continuous wave laser. The $137,235 contract is intended to support research programs by providing a laser system with specifications including a single-mode, TEM00 output at greater than 0.5 watts, and a secondary 870-nanometer output coupled to a polarization-maintaining fiber with over 4...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) to Nuphoton Technologies, Inc., a minority-owned manufacturer of fiber lasers and amplifiers. The contract has a ceiling value of $38,370.00 and a completion date of November 15, 2024. It is for the procurement of a 1064 nm pulsed fiber laser that meets specific requirements to support GRL's ELS3D project, which aims to design and...
This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Nanoplus America, Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit small disadvantaged business, for the procurement of 65 distributed feedback laser diodes. The $212,409.60 contract is for the "PCM Oxygen Laser Flight Procurement" and has an ultimate completion date of April 10, 2025. The laser diodes must meet stringent technical requirements, including a...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $31,551.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Lighthouse Photonics Incorporated, a manufacturer of diode-pumped solid-state laser systems. The contract is for the delivery of a stand-alone ultra-low noise, high stability 10-watt 532nm diode-pumped solid-state laser to support NIST's implementation of a quantum network testbed on the NIST campus and its connection to the regional DC-QNet. This...
The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a manufacturer of specialized laser systems, for the purchase of two 1630nm Extended Cavity Diode Lasers (ECDLs) and a one-year warranty. The total potential value of the award is $102,204.00. The procurement was a full and open competition not designated as a small business set-aside. The lasers will support NIST's Material Measurement...