High Purity Aluminum (HPA)

The Defense Logistics Agency is procuring High Purity Aluminum (HPA) through multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to reduce supply chain risks for Department of Defense systems. The solicitation seeks three specific grades of aluminum ingots (P0101A, P0202A, and P0404A) with aluminum purity ranging from 99.92% to 99.98%, requiring stringent compositional standards, independent third-party laboratory testing, and comprehensive certificates of analysis. Contractors must demonstrate technical capabilities through 10-page technical proposals including draft safety data sheets, sampling plans, and testing plans, with evaluation conducted using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology. The evaluation criteria encompass technical approach (acceptable/unacceptable), past performance assessment based on relevancy and quality within the past three years, and pricing submissions using a specified CLIN structure spreadsheet. The solicitation deadline is September 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT, with questions due by August 28, 2025, and consolidated answers provided by August 29, 2025.

This procurement has no set-aside designation and is unrestricted under NAICS 331314 with a small business size standard of 750 employees. The contract structure includes a base period from October 3, 2025 through October 2, 2030, with estimated annual quantities ranging from approximately 7,000 to 27,700 pounds per grade and a minimum order threshold of $2.5 million with maximum orders up to $650 million. The CLIN structure indicates pricing that decreases from $55,990,020 in Year 1 to $38,453,352 in Year 5, though vendors must input their specific pricing details. Each IDIQ contract will include guaranteed minimum orders awarded immediately after contract selection, with delivery orders subsequently competed among awarded contractors. Performance locations include delivery to Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada and Hammond Depot in Indiana, with ingots required to weigh between 45-6,000 pounds and meet specific dimensional standards.