D-Wave Quantum and Carahsoft Partner to Expand Distribution of Quantum Computing Solutions to the Public Sector

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services and the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, today announced a partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as D-Wave’s Master Government Aggregator®, making the Company’s cutting-edge quantum computing technologies available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V, Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 (ITES-SW2), The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), OMNIA Partners, E&I Cooperative Services Contract and The Quilt contracts.

“We believe this partnership is key to accelerating Government adoption of quantum, as it opens up access to annealing quantum computing now available through Carahsoft’s contract vehicles,” said Lorenzo Martinelli, chief revenue officer at D-Wave. “We anticipate this partnership will increase visibility, accessibility and adoption of our solutions with U.S. Government and Public Sector entities, enabling them to harness powerful, commercial-grade quantum technology today to serve our country’s interests.”

D-Wave provides measurable value to Government agencies, national labs, systems integrators, and organizations serving the Public Sector through its annealing quantum computing systems, software and services. Customers can leverage D-Wave’s technologies to create quantum and hybrid quantum applications that help address a variety of Public Sector priorities, including national defense, intelligence, emergency response and management, energy reliability and resilience, and infrastructure optimization, while also facilitating critical research in areas such as materials science.

Through this partnership, D-Wave and Carahsoft will co-market D-Wave’s comprehensive solutions to the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s reseller network. These solutions include real-time access to the D-Wave AdvantageTM quantum computing systems through the LeapTM quantum cloud service, workforce training programs to upskill current Public Sector employees, and specialized support from D-Wave’s professional services team to develop applications for specific Public Sector use cases.

“As agencies face increasingly complex optimization challenges, we believe it is critical that they leverage advanced quantum solutions to tackle these problems,” said Troy Meraw, Program Manager for Quantum Technologies at Carahsoft. “By partnering with D-Wave and working with our reseller partners, we can provide Government agencies with access to real-time quantum solutions that could help address national priorities, from defense to infrastructure optimization.”

D-Wave’s solutions are available through Carahsoft’s SEWP V contracts NNG15SC03B and NNG15SC27B, ITES-SW2 Contract W52P1J-20-D-0042, TIPS Contract #220105, OMNIA Partners Contract #R191902, E&I Contract #EI00063~2021MA and The Quilt Master Service Agreement Number MSA05012019-F. For more information, contact the Carahsoft team at (888) 662-2724 or DWave@carahsoft.com.