Purchase of specialized sensors from RBR
Naval Research Laboratory · NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N0017326Q0011 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 13, 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
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 for specialized sensors from RBR LTD of Ottawa, ON CAN: The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541715 with the size standard of … (show all)
large. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is AJ12. 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, N00173-26-Q-0011 on your correspondence and in the �Subject� line of your email
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY), same product/service code (PSC) AJ12 and NAICS 541715.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $28.7M to $85.0M, median $54.6M; range $11.5M to $111.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANALEX CORPORATION | 3 | – | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Applied Research Associates, Inc. | 2 | $123.0M | May 8, 2026 |
| ENVISIONEERING INC | 1 | $85.0M | Jan 30, 2025 |
| ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY CORP | 1 | $54.6M | Jun 18, 2026 |
| COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, INC. | 1 | $28.7M | Apr 30, 2026 |
| ARCFIELD Chantilly VA 20151 USA | 1 | – | Apr 15, 2026 |
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 (4 here). Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Aug 3, 2026ANALEX CORPORATION$12.5M (modification)Research and Development Efforts for High Performance ComputingContract modification, not a new award (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$54.0M (modification)High Assurance Computer Systems SecurityContract modification, not a new award (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 2, 2025ANALEX CORPORATION$11.9M (modification)Research and Development Efforts for High Performance ComputingContract modification, not a new award (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 28, 2025ANALEX CORPORATION$8.0M (modification)Research and Development Efforts for High Performance ComputingContract modification, not a new award (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 30, 2025ENVISIONEERING INC$85.0MCenter for High Performance Computing Research and Development, Engineering, Technical and Transition Support ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 27, 2024APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.$11.5MCenter for High Performance Computing Research and Development, Engineering, Technical and Transition Support ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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, 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.