Handheld Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NSWC CARDEROCK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1301373107 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 23, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- 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
This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.1 �Pre-solicitation Notice� for Commercial Simplified Acquisition in accordance with FAR 12.201-1(c)(2). The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) intends to solicit only one source, Surface Optics Corporation, under the authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul FAR 12.201-1(c)(2), the Government may solicit quotations directly from suppliers for this acquisition at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock… (show all)
Division (NSWCCD) intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for: one (1) Handheld Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer, that meets the specifications outlined below. This solicitation is set aside for small business. In accordance with FAR 5.201(b)(2), a separate solicitation notice will not be published on SAM.gov following this notice. The Government will issue a solicitation directly to Surface Optics Corporation upon the expiration of this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Interested sources must submit written evidence of their capability to perform this requirement.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same product/service code (PSC) 5985.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $1.1M to $2.1M, median $1.2M; range $601K to $97.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC. | 2 | $2.6M | Dec 19, 2025 |
| LAIRD R & F PRODUCTS, INC. | 2 | $2.3M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| SERCO INC | 1 | $97.1M | Aug 18, 2025 |
| MICROWAVE ENGINEERING CORPORATION | 1 | $2.1M | Feb 11, 2026 |
| PLANAR MONOLITHICS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 1 | $1.1M | Jul 8, 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.
- Oct 1, 2026LAIRD R & F PRODUCTS, INC.$1.2MBuild-to-print Radar Absorbing Surfaces (RAS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 8, 2026PLANAR MONOLITHICS INDUSTRIES, INC.$1.1MQuantic PMI RF Pin Diode SwitchesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 11, 2026MICROWAVE ENGINEERING CORPORATION$2.1MMicrowave Engineering Corp Antenna ElementsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 19, 2025G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC.$601KSole Source to GSE Dynamics for Radomes, Test and Evaluation, and RepairsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 15, 2025LAIRD R & F PRODUCTS, INC.$1.2MRadar Absorbing Surfaces (RAS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2025G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC.$2.0MLow Radar Cross Section Mast (LRCSM) Inner MastsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 18, 2025SERCO INC$97.1MSubHDR Antenna Pedastal Group Spares and RepairsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 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.