GTI Hydrophones
Naval Research Laboratory · NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
Naval Research Laboratory is planning to buy "GTI Hydrophones". This is an early notice: it is not taking bids yet. The work is in Naval Anacost Annex, DC, USA. Responses are due Oct 30, 2026. In the last 2 years, similar work (matched on the agency only, a loose match) went to 10 or more companies, usually for about $822K per award. An award is expected between November 2026 and January 2027.
Put together from the facts on this page; the details and sources are below.
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N0017327Q5602-1 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Oct 22, 2026Special NoticeView
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 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 GEOSPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATEDof NOVA, SCOTIA to furnish: M36 -100 Hydrophones The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 811310 with the size standard of #1250. The Federal S… (show all)
upply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is J066. This amendment is issued to incorporate DFARS 252.225-7013, Duty-Free Entry (AUG 2025), into the combined synopsis/solicitation. The quotation due date is hereby extended from 10/22/2026 to 30 October 2026, 5pm Eastern Time. All other terms and conditions of Solicitation No. N0017327Q5602 remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of this amendment with their quotation. 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. Applicable FAR and DFARS Provisions and Clauses DFARS 252.225-7013, Duty-Free Entry (AUG 2025), is incorporated by reference and applies to this solicitation and any resulting award. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within ___/___ 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 resulting contract may require compliance with Department of Defense duty-free entry requirements for qualifying foreign supplies shipped into the United States. The point of contact is: Andrea Graves , email: andrea.l.graves6.civ@us.navy.mil. Please reference this Notice of Intent number, N00173-27-Q-5601 on your correspondence and in the �Subject� line of your email.
Recent Agency Awards (Loose Match)
87 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Naval Research Laboratory), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (81): middle half $360K to $4.0M, median $822K; range $7K to $245.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANALEX CORPORATION | 4 | – | Oct 21, 2026 |
| SPACE GROUND SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC. · $PSN · $6.3B | 3 | $462.5M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $KEYS · $6.6B | 3 | $2.2M | Oct 1, 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 |
| AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Washington DC 20036 USA | 2 | $3.4M | Dec 31, 2025 |
| OXFORD INSTRUMENTS AMERICA, INC. | 2 | $2.0M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC. | 2 | $818K | Feb 18, 2026 |
| VPRIME TECH INC | 2 | $55K | Feb 24, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either (6 here). Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $PSN reported $6.3B revenue (12 months to Mar 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 81 past awards, $822K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $KEYS reported $6.6B revenue (12 months to Jul 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 81 past awards, $822K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 21, 2026ANALEX CORPORATION$60.9M (modification)High Assurance Computer Systems SecurityContract modification, not a new award (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC$795KKeysight UXA Agile Signal Generator and Signal StudioMateriality: 0.01% of $KEYS revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2026IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION$1.9MIPG Photonics Corporation (IPG) High Power Continuous Wave LasersMateriality: 0.18% of $IPGP revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2026CPI Satcom & Antenna Technologies Inc.$1.9MSole Source Award - Antenna Control SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS SERVICES, INC.$1.3MCORROSION CONTROL AND COATING FOR AN/FSC-78 TERMINAL IN GUAMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026SOFTWARE INFORMATION RESOURCE CORP.$756KRugged Rack-Mounted Server ComputersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC$956KKeysight Infiniium UXR0404BP Oscilloscope [Brand Name; Unrestricted]Materiality: 0.01% of $KEYS revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 28, 2026TELEDYNE FLIR COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS INC.$964KTeledyne FLIR Commercial Systems Inc. MWIR and LWIR Scientific-Grade Cameras and AccessoriesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026PIFINITY, INC.$1.1MPure Storage Flash Array Systems (Brand Name Only)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.$1.3MRohde & Schwarz brand-name FSWX Signal Analyzer and Vector Signal GeneratorNo 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
- $172K 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 5 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.