Purchase 2 quantum cascade laser combs with required electronic controllers packaging and cabling
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00173-25-Q-1301271184
- Agency
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Office of Naval Research
Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 423690 Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a sole source purchase order to Boston Electronic for the acquisition of two quantum cascade laser combs with required electronic controllers, packaging, and cabling. This procurement falls under the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research and carries the reference number N00173-25-Q-1301271184. The purchase is classified under NAICS code 423690 for Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers with a small business size standard, and utilizes Product Service Code 6640 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. The notice was posted on September 30, 2025, and explicitly states that it is not a request for competitive proposals or solicitation for offers.
The Special Notice serves to inform the marketplace of NRL's intent to make a sole source award while providing an opportunity for interested parties to demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the Government. The procurement will utilize Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the $250,000 simplified acquisition threshold. Interested contractors have until October 3, 2025, at 0800 hours to respond with clear and convincing evidence of their capabilities and why competition should be conducted. Any responses must reference the Notice of Intent number and be submitted within the specified timeframe. The Government retains sole discretion in determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on received responses, and 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 Boston Electronic: Purchase 2 quantum cascade laser combs with required electronic controllers
The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 423690 with the size standard of small. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 6640.
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, N00173-25-Q-1301271184 on your correspondence and in the “Subject” line of your email.
Closes 10/3/25 0800 hours
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