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FA875026CB039: $2.1M definitive contract to Nexus Photonics, Inc

Nexus Photonics, Inc holds a definitive contract from Department of the Air Force with $2.1M obligated since Oct 2023, against a ceiling of $2.1M. Latest action Apr 2, 2026.

Self-injection locked 1762 nm laser with on-chip amplifier. effort is to develop the most important laser for barium ion traps, the clock laser at 1762 nm.

PIIDFA875026CB039
Typedefinitive contract
CompanyNexus Photonics, Inc
AgencyDepartment of the Air Force
Contracting officeFA8750 AFRL RIK
CategoryResearch and development · Defense systems R&D
PSCAC11 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH
NAICS541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
Obligated since Oct 2023$2.1M
Total obligated (lifetime)$2.1M
Ceiling (base and all options)$2.1M
Base dateApr 2, 2026
Latest actionApr 2, 2026
End dateJul 2, 2028
Actions since Oct 20231
PricingCost plus fixed fee
CompetitionCompeted after exclusion of sources
Place of performanceCA
SourceUSAspending.gov record
Reporting lagDoD 90 days
About this record

Source: USAspending.gov prime award data (FPDS), DoD and DHS contracts, orders and IDVs with any action since Oct 1, 2023. Obligated FY2024+ sums the obligations on those actions; total obligated is the award's lifetime figure. DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the latest DoD actions here trail the calendar by about 3 months. Place of performance shows the state only.

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