Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
Sources Sought response
A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
NIST-OAAM-AMD-TPO-SN-26-10
Notice type
Special Notice
NAICS
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-10
Response deadline
Aug 24, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC
Place of performance
Gaithersburg, MD
Contracting contact
robert.singman@nist.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce ACTION: Notice; prospective grant of exclusive patent license. SUMMARY: This is a notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i) that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), U.S. Department of Commerce, intends to grant to Bouligand LLC, of Mount Airy, Maryland an exclusive license in the United States of America, its territories, possessions and commonwealths, to NIST's interest in the invention embodied in the following patents: a. US Patent Application Number: 63/857,863 International Application Number: PCT/US2026/036934 Title: SOLAR-REFLECTIVE COMPOSITION U.S. Application Filing Date: 08/05/2025 International Filing Date: 07/16/2026 b. The grant of the license would be for development and sale of products and services in the areas of UV protection for skincare, industrial coating, composite and polymer film products. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Cecile Pham, Patenting and Licensing Manager, btp@nist.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published Notice, NIST receives written evidence and argument which establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Dates: Only written comments or applications for a license (or both) which are received by the NIST Technology Partnerships Office on or before August 24, 2026, will be considered. Bethany Loftin Director, Technology Partnerships Office
Contact
Point of contact
Robert Singman
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
robert.singman@nist.gov
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Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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