USAFA: Quantum Demonstration/Experiment System

The United States Air Force Academy, through the Department of Defense, is soliciting proposals for the procurement of a Quantum Demonstration/Experiment System designed for use by the Physics Department and the Laser and Optics Research Center. The system must include a Time Correlation / Time Tagging (TCSPC) system and a Fast Single Photon Detector, both of which must fully comply with the technical specifications outlined in Attachment 1. This solicitation is issued as a combined synopsis and request for proposals under the small business set-aside program, exclusively available to small businesses, and is classified under NAICS code 334516. The opportunity is open for responses until August 14, 2026, with proposals due by 8:00 PM Eastern Time, and all work is to be performed at the USAFA campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The contracting office is located at USAFA, Colorado, 80840-2303, and can be reached through primary point of contact Dawson Hopkinson via email at dawson.hopkinson@us.af.mil, with secondary contact Kenneth Helgeson available at 719-338-5503 or kenneth.helgeson.3@us.af.mil for additional inquiries. The solicitation number is FA700026Q0057, and all details, including technical requirements and submission procedures, are contained within the attached documents. The full solicitation is accessible via the SAM.gov public portal for interested vendors to review the complete scope and conditions governing the procurement.