Mandel Metals, Inc.

Franklin Park, IL

UEI
UJXTSWGYML78
CAGE
1RT88
Primary NAICS
423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
  • Subchapter S Corporation
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
11400 Addison Ave, Franklin Park, IL 60131, USA
Founded
1968
Employees
51-250
Estimated annual revenue
$10M-$50M
Industry
  1. Materials
  2. Metals & Mining
SIC code
33 Primary Metal Industries
Profiles

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Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $0
FY2026 $409,794
FY2025 $253,677
FY2024 $216,923
FY2023 $283,969

Top agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Department of Justice $409,794

Contract awards

Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Metal for signs 15UCUM26F00000381 Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland (BOP) $164,065
Metal for signs 15UCUM26F00000172 Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland (BOP) $47,292
Metal for signs 15UCUM26F00000085 Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland (BOP) $64,053
Metal for signs 15UCUM26F00000011 Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland (BOP) $134,384
Emergency metal order 15UCUM25P00000351 Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland (BOP) $131,750

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About the company

Mandel Metals Inc., doing business as US Standard Sign, supplies aluminum sheets, plates, strips, and foils to the federal government as a prime contractor on indefinite-delivery contracts and individual delivery orders, with 100% of its recent award footprint in the prime role and no subcontracting activity. The company is a small business incorporated in Illinois, headquartered in Franklin Park, Illinois, and competes predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides on single-award IDIQs issued by the Bureau of Prisons and Department of Homeland Security.

Customer concentration is extreme and geographically narrow. The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons accounts for 93% of recent award count (75 awards, $5 million combined potential value), nearly all of that flowing through the Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland. The Bureau also holds a second active relationship under its Central Office (2 awards, $1.7 million combined potential value), bringing total Bureau exposure to 77 awards and $6.7 million in combined potential. The remaining 7% of awards scatter across the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Comptroller—Legacy (15 awards, $1.1 million), the Department of the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (34 awards, $569 thousand), and smaller Army entities. Work is performed primarily at the vendor's Franklin Park location or delivered to UNICOR Cumberland Sign in Cumberland, Virginia, with one historical location in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.

Mandel Metals holds two active indefinite-delivery vehicles. A September 17, 2025 Total Small Business single-award IDIQ from the Bureau of Prisons Central Office carries a $928,768 ceiling through September 17, 2027, with deliveries required to UNICOR Cumberland Sign and an Economic Price Adjustment mechanism tied to the Producer Price Index for aluminum products. A second IDV (July 30, 2024, ceiling $389,816.20, expiration July 29, 2025) has matured and is approaching or past term-out. Beyond these primary vehicles, the vendor places task orders under two historical IDIQs: 15UC0C21D00001661 (23 task orders, $722 thousand combined potential value) and 15UC0C19D00001666 (21 task orders, $580 thousand), both indexed to the Department of Homeland Security. Representative recent work includes a $164,065 delivery order from FCI Cumberland for metal for signs (September 9, 2026, completion October 29, 2026), a $47,292 order for metal for signs (April 1, 2026, completion May 26, 2026), and a $134,384 order for various metals (October 16, 2025, completion November 21, 2025), all under the September 2025 IDIQ.

Activity has declined materially: nine awards in 2022, ten in 2023, seven in 2024, five in 2025, and three in 2026. The recompete cliff is minimal—only one award ($164 thousand combined potential value) expires within the next twenty-four months. Combined potential value across all 145 awards is $8.6 million, with $5.1 million obligated to date (59% burn rate). The vendor's capability portfolio is narrowly defined by NAICS 325991 (Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing), with 85 of 145 awards in that category and a secondary concentration in alumina refining and primary aluminum production (38 awards), reflecting commodity-market positioning rather than value-added manufacturing or service integration.

Quick answers

Is Mandel Metals, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Mandel Metals, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through October 5, 2027.

How much has Mandel Metals, Inc. received in federal contracts?

Federal contracts obligated $253,677 to Mandel Metals, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $1,164,363 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

How does Mandel Metals, Inc. rank among federal contractors?

Mandel Metals, Inc. ranked #5 in NAICS 331315, #11 in NAICS 3313 and #21 in PSC 9535 in FY2025.

What is Mandel Metals, Inc.'s most recent federal award?

Mandel Metals, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Metal for signs (15UCUM26F00000381), from Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland (BOP), on September 9, 2026.

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