Clamshell LAMS Liners
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA491324P0024
- Agency
-
Air Force
Department of Defense
- Awarded
- to American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- FA491324P0024 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 332311 Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5410 Prefabricated And Portable Buildings
- Place of performance
- Westminster, California 92683, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Award Notice announces the sole source contract award to American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc. (APPF, Inc.) by the Department of the Air Force for the procurement of LAMS (Low Observable Aircraft Maintenance Shelter) liners. The contract, valued at $2,970,000, is for the supply of these proprietary liners that are compatible with the existing LAMS units currently in government possession, which were originally manufactured by Clamshell Structures, Inc. The liners are necessary to maintain the appropriate temperature ranges inside the LAMS for low observable aircraft maintenance and operations, and the sole source award was justified due to the proprietary and specialized nature of the liners.
Notice text
This requirement was awarded as a firm-fixed-price, sole source contract. The requirement is for LAMS liners. The liners are for LAMS that are already in government possession. The brand of LAMS currently in government possession is Clamshell Structures, Inc.. Due to the proprietary nature of manufacturing liners that would fit the pre-existing stock of LAMS, it was determined to be in the best interest of the government to award on a sole source basis.
The jusification and approval has been attached to this notice. Originally, the sole source award was going to Clamshell Structures, Inc.; however, during the solicitation phase, Clamshell Structures, Inc. informed the Government that they have decided to shutdown their company. Clamshell Structures, Inc. is closing their company at the end of the year and has given permission for American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc. (APPF, Inc.) to continue manufacturing Clamshell panels. APPF, Inc. will be selling and marketing these panels under their name and cage code. They are buying the balance of the inventory from Clamshell Structures, Inc. for this purpose. APPF, Inc. has manufactured panels for Clamshell Structures, Inc. since 2007. They maintain Clamshell Structures, Inc. files and will continue producing the Clamshell liners for this requirement.
Other vendors would not be able to make a liner compatible with a LAMS built by Clamshell Structures, Inc. since Clamshell buildings are proprietary and covered by U.S. Patent #4,583,331 issued on 22 Apr 86.
Awarded contract FA491324P0024 to American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc. for 2970000.00 on 2024-09-11.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| LAMS Liners JA Final SIGNED Redacted.pdf |
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