Lafayette company contracts with DoD for inventory software
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Purdue University-affiliated software company Quantum Research Sciences will use a $2.5 million contract to deliver the U.S. Department of Defense’s first operational, production-level quantum computing software.
The Lafayette-based company’s contract is a three-year Phase III Small Business Technology Transfer contract from the U.S. Air Force, which will be the business’ first customer. CEO Ethan Krimins said in a news release that the company’s software identifies inventory levels.
The software, Purdue said, will improve accuracy and optimize the Air Force’s supply chain management, especially for sporadic and rarely used parts. It also will support defense staff with knowing when inventory is needed and solving complex issues.
“An optimal solution includes three answers: how many parts are needed, when they are needed and how they get there,” Krimins said in the release. “The cost of our quantum software quickly pays for itself by providing organizations with the data to answer these questions without guessing or estimating.”
Krimins said the software was originally designed with the help of an STTR Phase I contract from the Air Force, and a prototype was made using Phase II funding.
“The culmination of our work, moving from prototype to real-world production, occurs in Phase III,” he said. “The process has been a collaborative one from the start, and it would not have been possible without support from the Air Force and Purdue.”