Magnetic shield chamber and Vapor Cell
Naval Research Laboratory · NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N00173-26-Q-1301390354 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 21, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
NRL NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE TEMPLATE 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 Twinleaf LLC of Plainsboro, NJ to furnish: Magnetic shield chamber and Vapor cell ____ See Attached Schedule of Supplies/Services OR ___X_ See Chart Below Line Item Part # D… (show all)
escription Quantity 1 MS-2 MS-2 Four-layer magnetic shield set with three axis internal field coils and five first order gradient coils 1 2 CSB-1000 Low noise bipolar programmable current supply, �1000 mA. 1 3 VC-C10-Cs VAC Enclosure: Borosilicate glass Geometry: 10 mm cube inner dimensions, 1 mm wall thickness Metals: Cesium Gasses: none; vacuum 1 4 VC-C10-Cs-2TNe Borosilicate glass cell, 10 mm cube ID, 1 mm wall thickness, Cesium, 2 Torr Neon 1 5 VC-C10-Cs-10TNe Borosilicate glass cell, 10 mm cube ID, 1 mm wall thickness, Cesium, 10 Torr Neon 1 6 VC-C10-Cs-20TNe Borosilicate glass cell, 10 mm cube ID, 1 mm wall thickness, Cesium, 20 Torr Neon 1 7 VC-C10-Cs-50TNe Borosilicate glass cell, 10 mm cube ID, 1 mm wall thickness, Cesium, 50 Torr Neon 1 8 VC-C10-Cs 100TNe Borosilicate glass cell, 10 mm cube ID, 1 mm wall thickness, Cesium, 100 Torr Neon 1 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 R425. 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.
Who won similar work
24 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY), same NAICS 541715.
Single-winner award sizes (24): middle half $20.3M to $120.7M, median $35.0M; range $8.0M to $245.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPACE GROUND SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC. · $PSN · $5.4B | 3 | $462.5M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| ANALEX CORPORATION | 3 | $32.4M | Aug 3, 2026 |
| ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY CORP | 2 | $298.6M | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Applied Research Associates, Inc. | 2 | $123.0M | May 8, 2026 |
| ENVISIONEERING INC | 2 | $100.4M | Jan 30, 2025 |
| See-Attached Washington DC 20375 USA | 1 | $243.9M | Mar 14, 2025 |
| L3HARRIS NEXGEN COMMUNICATIONS LLC · $LHX · $19.4B | 1 | $177.3M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| RIPTIDE TECHNOLOGY INC | 1 | $148.3M | Aug 24, 2026 |
| ARCFIELD Chantilly VA 20151 USA | 1 | $54.0M | Apr 15, 2026 |
| VANTAGE SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | $48.0M | Jun 22, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $PSN reported $5.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 24 past awards, $35.0M, is 0.6% of that. 10-K
- $LHX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 24 past awards, $35.0M, is 0.2% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 24, 2026RIPTIDE TECHNOLOGY INC$148.3MCommand, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Development, Support and IntegrationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 3, 2026ANALEX CORPORATION$12.5MResearch and Development Efforts for High Performance ComputingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 29, 2026SPACE GROUND SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC.$26.1MResearch and Development for Satellite Software and Operations SupportMateriality: 0.41% of $PSN revenue (Low) SEC
- Jun 29, 2026SPACE GROUND SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC.$191.4MResearch and Development for Satellite Software and Operations SupportMateriality: 3.0% of $PSN revenue (Medium) SEC
- Jun 29, 2026SPACE GROUND SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC.$245.0MResearch and Development for Satellite Software and Operations SupportMateriality: 3.9% of $PSN revenue (Medium) SEC
- Jun 22, 2026VANTAGE SYSTEMS, INC.$48.0MSpacecraft Engineering, Software, Research and Development ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2026ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY CORP$54.6MSoftware Definable/Reconfigurable Systems (SDS): Design, Development, Support, and IntegrationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 8, 2026Applied Research Associates, Inc.$111.5MCENTER FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 30, 2026COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, INC.$28.7MResearch & Development, Studies, Design and Engineering Services in Support of Remote Sensing SystemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 15, 2026ARCFIELD Chantilly VA 20151 USA$54.0MHigh Assurance Computer Systems SecurityNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $406K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 1 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.