Contract · Federal
Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Order to The Pennsylvania State University
DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY SAN DIEGO, CA
- Status Closes in 11 days
- Amount Amount not listed
- Set-aside None (open competition)
Scope
This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR (Overhaul) 5.101.
The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacifics intent to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order on a noncompetitive basis to The Pennsylvania State University, Unique Entity ID NPM2J7MSCF61, CAGE Code 7A720, 201 Old Main University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States This is a noncommercial procurement for collaborative Research and Development (RD) services to perform the fabrication, characterization, and exploration of two-dimensional (2D) materials for event-based imagery.
The objective is to advance the state-of-the-art in event-based dynamic vision sensors for tracking high-speed targets (such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAVs) with ultra-low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constraints.
Pennsylvania State University (PSU) will fabricate and characterize novel 2D materials, prototype devices, and optimize devices to be packaged in collaboration with NIWC Pacific.
The Government intends to negotiate solely with The Pennsylvania State University under the authority of 41 U.S.C.
1905 and 3305 as implemented by FAR (Overhaul) 13.101(b).
FAR (Overhaul) Part 13, Simplified Procedures for Non-Commercial Acquisitions, applies.
However, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
The applicable NAICS Code is 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology and the size standard is 1,000 Employees.
Capability statements, comments, questions, or concerns regarding this notice shall be submitted via e-mail ONLY to Stephen ONeill at [email protected] by 1700 Pacific Time Tuesday, 10 November 2026.
Questions by phone or fax will not be considered.
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Timeline
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Posted
Oct 29, 2026
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Status
Closing soon
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