M48 Filter Coating and Painting

The U.S. Army Contracting Command–Rock Island Arsenal seeks coating and painting services for M48 filter components, with proposals due August 6, 2026. This is a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside under NAICS 325510, Paint and Coating Manufacturing.

Place of performance is Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The requirement encompasses cleaning, treating, and coating six distinct filter component assemblies per MIL-STD-171, including outer mesh assemblies, inner mesh assemblies, channel finishes, outer gas mesh assemblies, filter inlet caps (part 5-19-7355), and filter body/outlet assemblies (part 5-19-7437). Components receive either chromate conversion coating only or chromate conversion coating with CARC paint in green (Color Number 34094) or tan (Color Number 33446) per FED-STD-595, depending on the line item. Salt fog testing per MIL-STD-810 Method 509.5 is required, consisting of two 96-hour exposure cycles with acceptance criteria requiring no deformation, cracking, or flaking. All parts must meet minimum shipment quantities of 250 units.

The base year contract includes ten contract line items covering five distinct part numbers with minimum quantities ranging from 1 to 1,000 units and maximum quantities from 277 to 2,546 units. Option Year 1 contains ten parallel CLINs with adjusted quantities (minimum of 1 and maximum of 2,000 units per CLIN). The government will provide the first shipment within two weeks of award; the contractor must return the first shipment within 30 days, with subsequent shipments following 60-day and 30-day delivery schedules. All packages are FOB Destination to Pine Bluff Arsenal, 10020 Kabrich Circle, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71602, with quoted pricing inclusive of shipping costs.

Award will be made to the responsive and responsible contractor offering the lowest firm-fixed price. Quoters must submit a completed price matrix with tiered pricing across four quantity ranges, a Property Management Plan addressing FAR 52.245-1(b) requirements, and Certificates of Conformance with salt fog test results before commencing work. Price quotations must remain valid for 60 days. The incumbent contractor is not named; this is a new contract requirement. Payment will be made via DFAS through Wide Area Workflow.