Opportunity

SAM #N0017326Q0403

NRL Procurement of Custom Thermionic Electron Guns and Engineering Services

Buyer

NRL

Posted

September 24, 2026

Respond By

October 01, 2026

Identifier

N0017326Q0403

NAICS

334419, 334513

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), part of the Department of the Navy, is seeking custom manufacturing of thermionic electron guns for advanced research applications. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Washington, DC - Products Requested: - Thermionic electron gun assemblies producing two round electron beams of 1.0 Amp each at 20 kV - 4 units required - Custom electrode geometry and pole piece design provided by NRL - Integrated vanadium permendur anode pole piece with precise mechanical and thermal tolerances - Must fit within a 1.890 inch diameter and withstand vacuum bakeout - Includes design, machining, heat treatment, and hi-pot testing - Non-Recurring Engineering charge (1 unit, part number MISC2171) - Unique Requirements: - Custom manufacturing to NRL-supplied specifications and drawings - Strict alignment, dimensional, and electrical tolerances - Heat-treated magnetic properties for the anode pole piece - Unique item identification per DFARS 252.211-7003 - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; opportunity is open to qualified manufacturers capable of custom electron gun fabrication

Description

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) requires a thermionic electron gun producing two round electron beams of 1.0 A each at 20 kV, designed to be transported by an external solenoid magnet in a shielded-cathode configuration, manufactured to a custom electrode geometry and pole piece design provided by NRL.

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