Tunable Laser
Solicitation # W911S226U4464Updated Sep 18, 2026
This RFP closed on Sep 24, 2026.
Closed
Sep 24, 2026
Responses were due Sep 24, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
- Closed
- Sep 24, 2026
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Summary by RFP Detector
What this RFP is about
Department of the Army (W6QM MICC-FT DRUM), part of the Department of Defense, posted a combined synopsis/solicitation titled “Tunable Laser” under solicitation number W911S226U4464. It was first posted on Sep 10, 2026 and has been updated once since. The response deadline was Sep 24, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT. It is classified under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and product/service code 6640. The set-aside is listed as Small Business Set Aside - Total. The listed point of contact is Brian Holloway.
Key facts
- Issuer
- Department of the Army
- Department / office
- Department of Defense›Department of the Army›W6QM MICC-FT DRUM
- Sector
- Federal
- Category
- Supplies, Equipment & Furniture
- PSC
- 6640
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Place of performance
- Not stated
- ZIP 10996
- Value
- Not statedTypical award in this market ≈ $100.7K
- Solicitation #
- W911S226U4464
- Listing
- Official federal notice
Score at publication
Score breakdown
Every RFP starts at 50. Each factor adds or subtracts points compared with a typical RFP; unknown data counts as neutral.
Frozen at publication: closed RFPs are not re-scored.
Starts at 50
- Value−7.7estimated
No value published. Typical award is about $101K: the median of 576 Army contracts over $25K awarded in NAICS 334516, FY24–FY26.
- Competition & access+12.9measured
Total small-business set-aside. The largest recipient took 11% of these dollars in FY24–FY26, and spending is spread across many vendors.
- Issuer & market+3.0measured
Army obligated $155M on NAICS 334516 across 808 contracts in FY24–FY26. 2,008 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
- Time & stage+6.8measured
Solicitation, bids due: 14 days to respond (due Sep 24, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT).
- Clarity & completeness−3.4estimated
Documents not listed, named contact with email and phone, 58-word description.
- Freshness+9.0measured
Posted today.
50 + contributions = 71 (B, Strong)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Sep 10, 2026.
Requirements & submission
Eligibility · Small Business Set Aside - Total
Small-business set-asides reserve a contract, or part of it, for businesses that meet the size standard for the NAICS code on the notice. "Total" set-asides restrict the whole requirement; "partial" set-asides restrict part of it.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
Description
Amendment reason: Updated Product Service CodeTunable diode laser at 852 nanometers and tunable between 830 and 870 nanometers, with a minimum power output of 85 milliwatts at 852 nanometers, and anti-reflective coating. The laser chassis includes both the diode laser and a Faraday optical isolator capable of 60 dB of attenuation. The diode laser controller must be digital.
Documents
No documents are listed for this notice.
Contacts
Brian Holloway
Primary
Points of contact as published on the notice.
Timeline & history
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation posted
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation posted
Responses were due
Federal award history
Market context
Department of the Army · NAICS 334516 · FY24–FY26
- Typical award (over $25K)
- $100.7K
- Contracts awarded
- 808
- Total obligated
- $155.4M
Largest recipients in this market
- ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$17.6M11%
- PENDAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC$8.9M6%
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$8.2M5%
Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.
View as table
| Fiscal year | Obligated ($) |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | 72,709,332.2 |
| FY2023 | 69,043,685.33 |
| FY2024 | 62,514,304.34 |
| FY2025 | 51,465,556.49 |
| FY2026 | 41,398,378.27 |
Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.
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Official federal notice. Updated Sep 18, 2026.
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