Redacted JA_N0017320P2002.pdf

This justification document authorizes the Naval Research Laboratory to award a firm fixed price contract to Heidelberg Instruments Inc. through other than full and open competition procedures. The contract is for a Maskless Writer Pattern Generator for use in future nanoscience research at NRL's Institute for Nanoscience Division. Only Heidelberg Instruments, Inc. is capable of meeting the required specifications for this specialized lithography system. The awarded contract has a value of $479,750 and was issued to Heidelberg Instruments Inc. on March 5, 2020 under solicitation number N00173-20-P-2002. The Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research is the contracting agency.