HQE Balanced Detectors

The Department of Defense, through AFRL/RIKO, is pursuing a sole-source, Firm Fixed Price contract under solicitation FA875126P0005 for the procurement of three High Quantum Efficiency Balanced Homodyne Detection Systems from Noisy Labs. With an estimated value of $78,650.00, these systems are required to support quantum networking research and the assembly of a squeezed-light-based quantum network. The detectors must operate at 1550 nm with a 28 MHz bandwidth and feature a detection efficiency greater than 95%, integrated transimpedance amplification, low-pass signal filtering, and an error signal port for feedback control. This procurement is justified under FAR 6.302-1 and AFFARS 5313.501, as Noisy Labs is identified as the only responsible source capable of providing equipment that ensures uniformity with previously purchased hardware. This determination follows a pre-solicitation notice posted on SAM.gov from January 22 to February 6, 2026, which yielded no other technically acceptable sources. The place of performance and delivery is located at the AFRL/RIKO facility in Rome, New York. Due to the non-competitive nature of this sole-source acquisition, no formal evaluation factors or competitive bidding processes were utilized.