FBO_Market_Survey_Questions_-_M1_Abrams_Aluminum_Road_Wheel_Blanks.doc

Market Survey for Axis-Symmetric Close-Formed 2014 Aluminum Alloy Forgings (M1 Abrams Tank Road Wheel Blanks)

Red River Army Depot

ALUMINUM FORGING QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Company Name:

2. Are you considered a small business under any NAICS codes related to Aluminum Forging?:

a. If yes, are you registered with the Small Business Administration as a Small Disadvantaged Business (e.g. 8(a), HUBzone, SDVOSB, WOSB)?

3. Mailing Address:

4. E-Mail Address:

5. Point of Contact (POC)/Title:

6. Telephone No:

7. What types of aluminum forging capabilities does your company currently possess? Please provide information on forged part sizes, weights, and monthly quantities your company can provide.

8. How long has your company been producing build-to-spec machined aluminum forgings? Which market segments do you typically serve (e.g. automotive)?

9. What aluminum types does your company typically forge and machine? What products have you successfully produced in quantity from 2014 aluminum?

10. What is your company’s highest-volume product that is similar in size and complexity to the required road wheel blanks? Engineers have described the road wheel blanks as “axis-symmetric close-formed 2014 aluminum alloy forgings weighing 50-80 lbs, with wall thickness varying between 0.5 and 2 inches, and a negative-draft complex internal surface left on the inside of the forging” – please explain the similarity.

11. Do you perform your own machining of forged items, or do you outsource this process?

12. Please provide an estimate of lead times for completed road wheel blanks per the drawing included with this announcement. What drives this lead time? Is there anything the Government can do to reduce this lead time?

13. How many completed road wheel blanks could your company produce and ship in a month? Is this contingent on anything?

14. Does meeting the tolerance and other quality requirements on the attached Quality Assurance Requirements document present any unique challenge?

15. Please provide any additional information or comments you would like to share.