Equipment and Reagents

Closed Special Notice Posted

Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Naval Research Laboratory issued a Notice of Intent to award a sole source purchase order to Oxford Nanopore Technologies for equipment and reagents for nucleic acid characterization, with a response deadline of July 15, 2026 at 1700 hours. This is not a competitive solicitation and no solicitation package is available. The procurement will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures per FAR 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.

Interested parties may submit responses by the closing date demonstrating clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. All correspondence must reference Notice of Intent number N00173-26-Q-1301373500 in the subject line. The Government will consider submitted information solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement; any decision not to compete remains within the Government's sole discretion. No reimbursement will be provided for costs associated with submitting capability information.

Notice text

 NRL NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  This is not a solicitation or request for offers.  No solicitation package is available and email requests will not be honored.  Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. 

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Oxford NanoporeTechnolgies. for: Equipment and reagents for nucleic acid characterization.

This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with:

  • Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. 

Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement in accordance with the posted opening and closing dates.  Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.   Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement.  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided.

Please reference this Notice of Intent number, N00173-26-Q- 1301373500 on your correspondence and in the “Subject” line of your email.    

Closes 07/15/2026 1700 hours

Files

File Type Posted
N00173-26-Q- 1301373500 Notice of Intent.pdf PDF

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