High-performance optical atomic clocks to contribute to official US time

NIST seeks a high-performance, robust optical atomic clock to integrate into the timescale in Boulder, Colorado that generates UTC(NIST), NIST’s realization of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This high-stability clock will augment an ensemble of microwave atomic clocks and receive high relative weight in the UTC(NIST) computation algorithm, thereby reducing reliance on microwave standards.

Estimated value

$500K - $999K

Contract type

Unknown

• NAICS541715
• PSC541715