Praevium Wafer Bonded 8um Detectors

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), under the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research, has published a Notice of Intent to award a sole source purchase order to Praevium Research Inc. of Goleta, California for Praevium Wafer Bonded 8um Detectors. This special notice indicates that NRL has determined only one responsible source can satisfy its requirements for this procurement. The requirement falls under NAICS code 334413 (Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees, and is classified under PSC code 5961 (Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware). The procurement will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the $250,000 simplified acquisition threshold. This notice was posted on October 24, 2025, with a due date of October 29, 2026.

The purpose of this Notice of Intent is to provide an opportunity for interested parties to demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the Government before NRL proceeds with the sole source award to Praevium Research Inc. Contractors wishing to respond must submit clear and convincing evidence of their capability and competitive advantage by the posted closing date, referencing Notice of Intent number N00173-26-Q-1301264828 in their correspondence. Responses will be evaluated solely to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted, and the Government retains sole discretion in making this determination. Interested parties should understand that this is not a solicitation or competitive request for proposals, no solicitation package is available, and no reimbursement will be provided for submitting capability information. Only firms that can demonstrate they are the sole responsible source for these specialized wafer bonded 8 micrometer detectors or that competition would benefit the Government should consider responding to this notice.