Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Aug 18, 2026·Responses due Aug 21, 2026

145 GHz Photodiode

Commerce (all) · DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
334413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
NB672030-26-02283
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
5961
Place
Not stated
Contact
Clifford Nicholson (clifford.nicholson@nist.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation NB672030-26-02283 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 5, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
  • Aug 5, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 18, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 7, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026, middle of the range Sep 22, 2026.
Measured from 67 past solicitations at National Institute of Standards and Technology that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 5, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
  • Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
  • Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.

What the notice says

Amendment 01 The purpose of this amendment is to change the RFQ Close date to 8/21/2026 at 5pm MT to enhance the competitive environment. (I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (II) The solicitation number is NB672030-26-02283 and this soli… (show all)

citation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is being solicited as unrestricted. (III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01 dated 3/13/2026. This document includes references to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Per Procurement Memorandum (PM) 2026-06, the Department of Commerce has issued a class deviation to implement the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) and adopt the RFO model deviated text. (IV) The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334413 � Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. (V) All quoters shall provide a firm-fixed-price quotation for the following line item(s): Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE APPLICABLE DISCOUNTS TOTAL CLIN 0001 � 145 GHz Photodiode 1 Each In accordance with Specifications document TOTAL: (VI) The requirements for the line items to be acquired above are in the attached Specifications Attachment #1: Specifications Attachment #2: Applicable Provisions and Clauses

Who won similar work

7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334413.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SIGRAY, INC.1$2.1MApr 15, 2026
DECTRIS USA INC1$798KMar 20, 2026
FINETECH Mesa AZ 85210 USA1$643KJan 30, 2025
TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.1$439KApr 17, 2026
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION · $IBM1$50KJul 2, 2025
SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDRY INC · $SKYT1$27KJul 9, 2026
KCAMOW INDUSTRIES LLC1$13KSep 15, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 7 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Commerce, Dept of (DOC) since 2024 (20 filings)
  • 2 of their lobbyists list a past Commerce, Dept of (DOC) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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.

  • 2 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 372 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.