RFI_Titanium_FY-21.pdf

“Titanium RFI_FY‐21”

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Contracting Services Office – Fort Belvoir (F2) in support of DLA Strategic Materials is posting a request for information (RFI) seeking capability statements on how interested contractors could supply aerospace and defense-grade titanium ingots for stockpile.

Attachment A provides further description of the requirement detailing what is expected of vendors capable of providing “Titanium Ingots”. Attachment A is not final and subject to changes between issuance of this notice and issuance of the solicitation and is not binding to the Government.

The Government is not at this time seeking proposals or quotes and will not accept any unsolicited proposals or quotes. This is not a solicitation for proposals and there is no solicitation available currently. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to the RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This RFI does not constitute a commitment from the Government and any information provided in response to the RFI will be used for informational purposes only. It is the submitting party's responsibility to ensure any questions or comments do not contain proprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked.

Participation in this market research is not a promise for future business with the Government.

Interested parties shall email the information below to DCSO-F2Contracting@dla.mil and mark.andrews@dla.mil by May 7, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

All contractors are required to address each of the below assessment questions:

1) Company Name

2) Mailing Address

3) Is your company registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)? (https://www.sam.gov/).

4) Is your business small or other than small?

5) Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

6) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number

7) Point of Contact

8) Email address

9) Specifications of the titanium produced, sold, or required by your company. Specifications can be commercial or company specific. Proprietary specification information submitted to the Government will be held as Business Confidential and not disclosed outside of DLA Strategic Materials or the chain of command responsible for the operation of the National Defense Stockpile (NDS).

Specification information is important as it helps ensure that the materials potentially acquired for the NDS could be released to industry for the production of end items in the event of a National

Emergency.

“Titanium RFI_FY‐21”

10) Which titanium metal or alloy(s) would you recommend for aerospace/defense application, primarily rotating parts?

11) If needed, would you be able to supply multiple titanium metal or alloys?

12) What methods do you or any subcontractors use to test material composition?

13) How long and how much does compositing testing typically take and cost?

14) What are the different dimensions of your titanium ingots?

15) Do you supply the titanium ingots as they are produced (i.e., melted, forged, etc.)? If produced, can you succinctly describe your process?

16) Where do you source your titanium sponge, scrap and/or ingot from?

17) What is your production/delivery capacity per year?

18) Have you noticed any major disruptions in the market before and during Covid-19 pandemic?

19) Would acquiring approximately 500 MT of titanium or titanium alloy ingots disrupt the market in your estimation?

20) How do you typically price the material?

21) Are there frequent fluctuations in price for this material?

22) Do you offer prompt payment discounts?

23) If you were requested to provide sales data identifying the percentage of material sold to the

Government and the percentage of material sold to the general public, would you comply?

24) How do you typically package material? Do these methods change with larger quantities?

25) How do you typically deliver your material?

26) What are your typical delivery quantities?

27) How do changes in quantity change the method of delivery, if at all?

28) What is your typical delivery time from the date of receiving a contract/order?

29) Do you use subcontractors to produce/provide this material?

30) If sourcing from a foreign source, how is delivery impacted?

31) Do you provide spot deliveries? If so, typically how much could you provide and in what timeframe could you deliver?

32) While titanium or titanium alloy ingots are inert in any environment, do you have any recommendations on storing the material?

33) Do you have provisions for agreements longer than one year? If so, how long term is tolerable?

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34) Do you have an active iRAPT account for submitting electronic invoices in the Wide Area

Workflow System?

35) Would you agree to a contract that contains Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) clause 52.216-2

Economic Price Adjustment—Standard Supplies?

36) Please submit lessons learned from current or previous contract awards.