Indefinite Delivery Contract W15QKN08A0078

This single award Indefinite Delivery Contract was issued by the Ammunition and Armament Center at Picatinny Arsenal, a Defense agency, to Struers Inc. (a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, Inc.) on May 15, 2008, with a ceiling value of $500,000 and ultimate completion date of May 15, 2013. The contract encompasses metallography services performed on metals, supporting the Department of Defense's materials characterization and failure analysis capabilities. No small business set-aside was utilized for this award. An administrative modification was issued to incorporate Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.222-50 into the Blanket Purchase Agreement structure, ensuring compliance with labor standards and prevailing wage requirements applicable to defense contracting.

Struers Inc. provides comprehensive metallographic laboratory services and equipment, including precision cutting machines, grinding and polishing systems, hardness testers, and mounting presses necessary for advanced materials testing and failure analysis. The contractor's established federal presence, dating to 2001, demonstrates proven capability in supplying specialized metallographic equipment and consumables to multiple Department of Defense components, including research and development entities responsible for materials characterization missions. Under this contract vehicle, Picatinny Arsenal and other authorized Defense agencies could issue delivery orders for metallographic services and related equipment to support weapons systems development, maintenance, and technical investigation activities requiring materials analysis and failure analysis expertise.