AR COATING LAB

The contract award is for an AR Coating Lab under solicitation number 1460000281, issued by Federal Prison Industries under the Department of Justice. The opportunity was posted on August 3, 2026, and no set-aside designation was applied, meaning it is open to all eligible contractors without restrictions based on small business or other categories. The North American Industry Classification System code 333242 indicates the work relates to the manufacturing of other commercial and service industry machinery, specifically involving precision coating systems. The awarding office is located in Washington, DC, with the primary place of performance at the Butner, North Carolina facility, zip code 27509, suggesting the lab operations will be physically based at this correctional industry site. Primary point of contact is Chad Privett, reachable at chad.privett2@usdoj.gov, with Joshua Hassler listed as the secondary contact at joshua.hassler2@usdoj.gov for additional inquiries. The contract may involve the installation, operation, or maintenance of automated anti-reflective coating equipment critical to optical component manufacturing for federal use.