Charcoal Grinding

The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) is conducting market research to identify potential contractors capable of grinding 9,000 pounds of charcoal in accordance with specification AA 59138 Class D. This pre-solicitation notice is issued by the Department of the Army Materiel Command and does not represent an actual solicitation; no contract will be awarded from this announcement. Interested vendors must submit an email response by November 4, 2025, to the point of contact listed in the notice. The response must include company name, mailing address, web address, CAGE code, NAICS code(s), business size and socioeconomic status eligibility, and an estimated lead time for processing the 9,000 pounds of ground charcoal from the date the government provides the raw material. This market research effort falls under NAICS code 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing) and PSC code 6810 (Chemicals), and technical drawings or data will not be provided during this preliminary phase.

This pre-solicitation notice includes no set-aside designation, meaning it is open to all qualified contractors regardless of socioeconomic status. No current contractor or incumbent information has been identified in the notice, and no specific contract award value or budget range has been disclosed at this stage. The critical numerical parameter is the requirement for processing 9,000 pounds of charcoal to the specified Class D standard. The lead time for completion, which respondents must estimate, will be a key factor in evaluating vendor capabilities for any future formal solicitation. Interested contractors should use this market research window to express their interest and demonstrate their operational capacity to handle this grinding requirement.