Fastening Systems International

Fastening Systems International, a small business corporation headquartered in Sonoma, California, specializes in the manufacture and distribution of aerospace fastening systems, blind rivet installation tools, sheet metal repair equipment, and related maintenance tools for the aerospace, military, and commercial industries. Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since November 2001, the company has established itself as a reliable supplier to the Department of Defense and civilian federal agencies. FSI provides comprehensive maintenance and operational support equipment that enables critical aircraft and facility maintenance operations across both defense and civilian sectors.

Through its prime federal contract awards, FSI has delivered an extensive range of specialized products and services to numerous federal agencies. The company has supplied composite material repair kits and tool kits to the U.S. Army, complete with vacuum systems and specialized aerospace tools for fastener removal, surface preparation, and installation. The U.S. Air Force has been a significant customer, receiving laser engravers, laser etchers, laser marking systems, PT-4500 tool kits, and reamers, countersinks, and bushings through multiple contract vehicles. FSI has provided similar equipment to the U.S. Navy, including Huck Power Rig hydraulic units and laser marking systems through the Naval Sea Systems Command. The company has also delivered products to the U.S. Coast Guard, Air National Guard, and the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation. Specific product deliveries have included sheet metal aviation tool boxes, sheet metal rivet tool kits, metal worker tool kits, blind riveter kits, pneumatic riveters, and hydraulic riveting equipment. Contract awards have been distributed across various agencies including the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command (particularly the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Ogden Air Logistics Complex), Air Combat Command, Air Education and Training Command, Army Test and Evaluation Command, and US Fleet Forces Command. Many of these awards carried total small business set-aside designations, reflecting FSI's status as a small business prime contractor. Additionally, FSI has served as a subcontractor to major defense primes including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Defense Systems and Solutions, providing rivets and materials in support of their contracts.

FSI maintains two primary federal contract indefinite delivery vehicles. The company holds a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, valued at up to $4,000,000 with an ultimate completion date of November 29, 2028, covering the procurement of reamers, countersinks, and bushings for aircraft and facility maintenance. This BPA has generated numerous task orders supporting operations at Tinker Air Force Base and other Air Force installations. Additionally, FSI holds a General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract under Special Item Number (SIN) 333TOOL, awarded April 1, 2022, with a ceiling value of $475,000 and an expiration date of March 31, 2027. The MAS contract encompasses industrial fastening systems, tools, tool kits, and accessories including hand and power tools, sheet metal repair kits, blind riveter systems, pneumatic and electric riveters, laser etching systems, composite material repair equipment, and metal worker tool kits. This GSA schedule contract vehicle has served as the procurement foundation for dozens of delivery orders issued by federal civilian and defense agencies, including the Federal Acquisition Service, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Air National Guard, Naval Sea Systems Command, Air Combat Command, Air Education and Training Command, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces. Individual delivery order values under the MAS contract have ranged from less than $400 for specialized component parts to $252,498 for PT-4500 tool kit procurements, with approximately half designated as total small business set-asides. Performance locations have primarily been FSI's Sonoma, California facility, supplemented by delivery to various military installations including Luke Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and other Department of Defense locations nationwide.