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Purchase a MJB3 Aligner Instrument

NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY · Washington, District of Columbia, 20375

Response status

Historical record

Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC

This notice is no longer open.

Posted
Aug 31, 2026
Archive date
Sep 30, 2026
SAM status
Active
This is a preserved solicitation record. The response window is closed because the published deadline passed.

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY published this special notice.
  • The place of performance is Washington, District of Columbia.
  • The notice uses NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
cd26fdf9971e4643818d8f44c519d328
Solicitation
N0017326P1301380688
Base type
Special Notice
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Special Notice
Solicitation number
N0017326P1301380688
Set-aside
Set-aside code
Posted
Aug 31, 2026
Responses due
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 30, 2026
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Special Notice
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Category confidence
Category source
Last seen
Sep 5, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Department code
Subagency
DEPT OF THE NAVY
Subagency code
Office
NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
WASHINGTON, DC, 20375-5328, USA
Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia, 20375
City code
State
District of Columbia
State code
DC
Postal code
20375
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

NRL NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE 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 Hoffmann Instruments Inc: Purchase a MJB3 Aligner Instrument The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 with the size standard of small. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 6640. 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-P-1301380688 on your correspondence and in the �Subject� line of your email. Closes 9/3/26 0800 hours

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$29,337
Median$49,342
High end (p75)$97,164
Comparable awards
50
Median
$49,342
Computed
Sep 3, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
MICROSCOPE SOFTWARE UPGRADEPERKINELMER U.S. LLC$8,961.73Jun 29, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
USACE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTSAANTILIA LLC$52,666.85Jun 9, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TELEDYNE FLIR 1 YEAR SERVICE CONTRACT FOR PORTABLE GC/MS (USMCA)SAFEWARE INC$14,036.32Jun 5, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO DE-OBLIGATE UNUSED FUNDS AND CLOSES OUT THIS CONTRAFEDERAL RESOURCES SUPPLY COMPANY, LLC$469,400.00Jul 14, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EXERCISE OPTION YEAR 3; INCORPORATE FAR 52.222-90 ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERALBRUKER AXS LLC$497,556.00Jul 16, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EQUIPMENT. 2 (D).MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS LLC$819,236.50Jun 23, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
GBRU - REVIO SMRT CELLS SYSTEM - PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIAPACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC$92,196.04Jun 2, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
DNA/RNA REAGENT KITS FOR SEQUENCINGILLUMINA, INC.$174,029.48Jun 2, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
LI - ABBL - SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR REAL-TIME PCR SYSTEM - A HIGH-THROUGHPUT, MULTIPLEGOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$49,342.24Jun 2, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
GERSTEL LABWORKS PLATFORM FOR AGILENT 8890 GC P00001 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE EXTENSIONGERSTEL INC$217,587.99Jun 2, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FLO-MIN114: MINION DNA FLOW CELLS (24) SQK-RBK114.24: RAPID BARCODING KIT 24 V14 (2) SQK-ROXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES INC$20,460.00Jun 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PURCHASE: 5977C INERT PLUS MSD TURBO EI BUNDLE, AGILENT 8890 GC SYSTEM CUSTOM, 7693A AUTOIAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$115,518.66Jun 3, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
HIGH SPEED CENTRIFUGE - WOOSTER - (REPLACES REQ# 1169800)FRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED$31,899.00Jun 12, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
5977C INERT PLUS MSD TURBO EI BUNDLE.AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$98,774.89Jun 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TISSUE TEK TEC 6 TISSUE EMBEDDING SYSTEMGOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$19,325.30Jun 15, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
HIGH-SPEED REFRIGERATED FLOOR CENTRIFUGE, ROTORS, AND INSTALLATION IN TOLEDO, OHIOGOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$40,419.55Jun 22, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ULTRACENTRIFUGE SWINGING BUCKET ROTORFRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED$20,980.00Jun 18, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
QIACUITY ONE 5-PLEX DIGITAL PCR (DPCR)FRANKLIN YOUNG INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED$63,090.00Jun 25, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
REVIO SMRT CELL TRAY OF 4 CAT # 102-202-200PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC$24,684.00Jun 26, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
102-872-000 PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 12 MONTH SUPPORT PLAN FOR REVIO SEQUENPACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC$46,500.00Jun 22, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Sep 3, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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