One (1) MIR supercontinuum source mid-infrared supercontinuum (part number: SC4500) and one (1) fourier transform optical spectrum analyzer (part number: OSA207C) manufactured by thorlabs INC.
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- W911QX25PA109
- Awardee
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Thorlabs, Inc. UEI VCJKYBSL8DL8
- Awarding agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $97,058
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NOTICE OF INTENET TO SOLICIT ONLY SOURCE FOR ONE (1) MID-IR SUPERCONTINUUM LAER PLUS A SPECTRUM ANALYZER manufactured by ThorLabs. Solicitation · W911QX25QA111 · Posted Aug 25, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $97,057.69 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Research Development and Engineering Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Newton, NJ, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
Thorlabs, Inc. received a $97,057.69 firm fixed-price purchase order from the U.S. Army Materiel Command's Research Development and Engineering Command for specialized scientific instrumentation. The award covers one Mid-Infrared Supercontinuum Source (SC4500) and one Fourier Transform Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA207C), both manufactured by Thorlabs. This procurement was structured as a sole source acquisition under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), recognizing Thorlabs' proprietary manufacturing of these specialized optical research instruments. The contract carries no small business set-aside designation and features a firm fixed-price structure, with an ultimate completion date of December 23, 2025.
The Mid-IR supercontinuum source specified in the solicitation provides spectral coverage from 1.3 to 4.5 micrometers with time-averaged power exceeding 300 milliwatts, meeting the government's advanced optical research requirements. Thorlabs, headquartered in Newton, New Jersey, maintains an extensive federal contracting relationship across defense and civilian agencies, including the Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, and National Institute of Standards and Technology, consistently delivering high-precision photonics and optical equipment for research and development applications. The performance location was identified as White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, with a compressed solicitation timeline of three days between posting and response deadline in late August 2025.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract W911QX25PA109?
W911QX25PA109 was awarded to Thorlabs, Inc. by ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) on September 30, 2025.
How much is contract W911QX25PA109 worth?
The government has obligated $97,058 on W911QX25PA109.
Which agency awarded contract W911QX25PA109?
ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) awarded W911QX25PA109, with funding from Research Development and Engineering Command (Army Materiel Command).
Was contract W911QX25PA109 competed?
The extent of competition for W911QX25PA109 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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