Angstrom Engineering Thermal Evaporator platform

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), operating under the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research, has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a sole source purchase order to Angstrom Engineering for an Angstrom Engineering Thermal Evaporator platform. This special notice, posted on November 10, 2025, indicates that NRL has determined only one responsible source can satisfy its agency requirements for this specific equipment. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a 1000-employee size standard, and is categorized under Federal Supply Code 6640 for laboratory equipment and supplies. The purchase will utilize Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13.106-1(b) for transactions not exceeding the $350,000 simplified acquisition threshold.

Interested parties have until November 13, 2025, to respond to this notice and must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government to be considered. The purpose of this notice is to allow other contractors to demonstrate their capability to fulfill the requirement, with all responses evaluated solely to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted instead. Interested vendors must reference Notice of Intent number N00173-26-NOI-JD04 in their correspondence and subject lines when submitting capability information. While any company may respond, the Government retains sole discretion to award the purchase order to the identified sole source or to conduct a competitive procurement; no reimbursement will be provided for costs associated with submitting capability information. Eligibility is not explicitly restricted, allowing any responsible firm to demonstrate alternative capabilities that could meet the Government's thermal evaporator platform requirements.