Niobium Metal Coupon Application
Dept of Defense · DEPT OF THE NAVY
This notice is not accepting responses (deadline was May 14, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT).
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- Response deadline
- May 14, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- Posted
- May 12, 2026
- Solicitation
- N0017326Q5237
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC, USA
- Contracting office
- NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY · WASHINGTON · DC
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated May 13, 2026
Description
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. 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 PLASMA PROCESSES to furnish: APPLICATION OF NIOBIUM METAL COUPONS The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541715 with the size standard of 1000 . The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is K066 . This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.201-1) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $350,000. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within fifteen (15) calendar days of the publication of this notice. 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. The point of contact is: Richard Key , email: richard.a.key2.civ@us.navy.mil. Please reference this Notice of Intent number on your correspondence and in the �Subject� line of your email.
What similar awards have paid
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Typical award size
$1.07M
Middle of the pack for similar past awards
Most similar awards fall between $217,415 and $6.27M
Who has won work like this
Public awardees in this lane — useful for competitor scan or teaming ideas, not a ranked list of “best” firms.
- 1SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.1 award$3.01B
- 2CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY40 awards$1.88B
- 3FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC1 award$1.73B
- 4BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLC1 award$1.32B
- 5THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC5 awards$965.62M
- 6LEIDOS, INC.1 award$924.32M
- 7LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INC13 awards$823.78M
- 8BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC2 awards$472.06M
Recent examples
A few of the newest similar awards in our index.
- BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY, LLCSep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$351.72MSource
- CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$852.19MSource
- EMERGENCY CARE RESEARCH INSTITUTESep 30, 2025Department of Health and Human Services$250,000Source
- MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC.Sep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$899,938Source
- THE MITRE CORPORATIONSep 30, 2025Department of Health and Human Services$1.85MSource
- BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY, LLCSep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$190,085Source
Drawn from official USAspending contract records in our index. Always confirm requirements on the SAM.gov notice before you bid.
Intelligence only — not legal advice or a guarantee of award. Always verify requirements on the official SAM.gov notice. Past award amounts are public history, not a suggested bid or prediction. Notice ID 023e27a201374fc3b01db5fa158f7def.