# Commerce Awards $1B Quantum Foundry Contract to Anderon

The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded Anderon, an IBM subsidiary, a **$1 billion** contract under the CHIPS and Science Act to expand domestic quantum wafer manufacturing at its Albany, New York facility. IBM is matching this investment with an additional $1 billion in cash and assets, supporting the development of quantum wafers for superconducting qubit arrays and advancing the U.S. quantum technology supply chain. This award follows earlier CHIPS investments to other quantum technology firms, signaling a strategic federal push to bolster domestic quantum manufacturing capabilities.

- **Why this matters:** This contract represents a significant federal investment to scale quantum wafer fabrication capacity, a critical bottleneck in quantum computing hardware development.
- Procurement professionals should note the emphasis on domestic manufacturing expansion and public-private cost sharing, which may influence future quantum technology solicitations.
- Industry stakeholders can expect increased demand for specialized semiconductor manufacturing services and related supply chain components in the Albany, New York region.
- Companies involved in quantum R&D and manufacturing should evaluate partnership or subcontracting opportunities with prime contractors like IBM/Anderon to leverage this federal funding.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** September 17, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)

### Vendors
- Anderon (awardee, IBM subsidiary)
- IBM (prime contractor, matching investor)
- GlobalFoundries (awardee)
- D-Wave (awardee)
- PsiQuantum (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> The agreement strengthens the company’s ability to deliver manufacturing scale to the quantum industry.
> — Mukesh Khare, CEO of Anderon

> Wafer fabrication capacity is what IBM’s quantum road map requires.
> — Jay Gambetta, Director of IBM Research

### Sources
- [IBM's Anderon Finalizes $1B CHIPS Quantum Foundry Award](https://www.govconwire.com/articles/anderon-ibm-finalized-1b-chips-quantum-foundry-award) - govconwire.com