Almen strips

Description: ****ATTENTION*****ALL FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS
ACQUISITION MUST BE DIRECTED TO JERRY MONROE CONTRACTING SPECIALIST, CCAM‐ALR email: jerry.a.monroe10.civ@mail.mil. No telephone requests will be accepted. The Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal anticipates issuing a brand name firm‐fixed price IDIQ contract for the procurement of:

Almen Strip Type A1S Date: February 2018 - February 2022

Extimated
Min 300 Quanity
Max 1500 Quanity 

Almen Strip Type N1S Date: February 2018 - February 2022 

Extimated
Min 300 Quanity
Max 1500 Quanity

Delivery Schedule in Boxes
Description                 Jan - Mar    Apr - Jun      Jul - Sept      Oct-Dec
Almen Strip Type N1S      75              75              75                 75
Almen Strip Type A1S      75              75              75                 75

Electronics Inc. "A" strips for medium intensity applications.
Electronics Inc. "N" strips used for low intensity applications.

Type of Strips:
"A" is used for shot peening with cast shot or cut wire shot.
Thickness "A‐1S" = .051" (1.3 mm)
Flatness (Pre‐Bow) "A‐1S" =± .0005″ (±0.0127 mm)
Hardness "A‐1S" =45‐48 Rc
Thickness Tolerance "A‐1S" = ± .0005″ (±0.0127 mm)

"N" strips are used for low intensity applications.
Thickness "N‐1S" = .031" (0.79 mm)
Flatness (Pre‐Bow) "N‐1S" =± .0005″ (±0.0127 mm)
Hardness "N‐1S" =45‐48 Rockwell C Hardness
Thickness Tolerance "N‐1S" = ± .0005″ (±0.0127 mm)

The purposed contractual action will be a Five (5) year, firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract.
The use of a brand name justification in this acquisition is crucial to the maintenance mission of CCAD. CCAD's mission is to assess, evaluate, repair, and return rotary wing aircraft and components to various units across the Department of Defense. The shot peening process is essential to hardening various aerospace components and extending the life of metals. Electronics' Inc. brand of Almen strips meets and exceeds CCADs Process Regulation I.02. EI's Almen Strips has proven reliable in previous applications and meet all Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) industry nationalization standards listed in SAE J442 and J443. EI holds U.S. Patent No. 6,568,239 for "The Coverage Check Finish" which helps with visually checks for lapses in coverage and contributes to proper peening techniques.

This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Offers are not solicited from other than small business concerns. By U.S. Law, participation in Small Business Set Asides is restricted to U.S. Small businesses; therefore, foreign requests for this solicitation will not be honored. It has been determined that the Government's needs can be met by items available in the commercial marketplace; therefore, FAR Part 12 will be used. No telephone requests for solicitation will be accepted. Request for solicitation will be by fax, email or mailed. You may mail your request to Jerry Monroe, CCAM-ALR, Bldg 5303, 2nd Floor, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000; fax number 256-313-8194. Email requests should be sent to: jerry.a.monroe10.civ@mail.mil. Proposals will only be accepted by mail. No datafax or emails will be accepted for proposals. This requirement is currently unfunded. Award will be withheld pending receipt of sufficient funds. The closing date annotated is an estimate date and may be adjusted dependent upon the date of release of the solicitation; however, the solicitation will not close prior to the closing date stated above.

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Jerry Monroe, jerry.a.monroe10.civ@mail.com.