Mandel Metals Inc.

Mandel Metals Inc., doing business as US Standard Sign, is a small business incorporated in Illinois and registered in the System for Award Management since September 7, 2001. The company specializes in the supply of nonferrous metal products, particularly aluminum sheets, plates, strips, and foils, to support the operational and maintenance requirements of federal agencies. Based in Franklin Park, Illinois, Mandel Metals Inc. has established itself as a reliable supplier of industrial metal materials to the federal correctional system through an extensive history of federal contract awards dating back more than five years.

Mandel Metals Inc. has demonstrated consistent performance in providing aluminum and nonferrous metal products to the Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland, a facility operated by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons. The company has received numerous delivery order awards and purchase order contracts ranging from approximately $10,656 to $134,384, with the majority of orders valued between $15,000 and $55,000. These awards have included firm fixed-price delivery orders for aluminum sheets, emergency metal orders, and various metal materials designated for facility maintenance, construction, and operational support at correctional facilities. Performance locations have typically been in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina and Franklin Park, Illinois, with all awards issued as non-set-aside contracts under existing Indefinite Delivery Vehicle agreements. The contractor has maintained consistent relationships with the Bureau of Prisons through multiple contract vehicles, delivering materials that support the daily operations and infrastructure maintenance needs of federal detention facilities. No subcontracting details were identified in the available award documentation, indicating Mandel Metals Inc. has performed as the prime contractor on all recorded awards.

Mandel Metals Inc. currently holds three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Bureau of Prisons, each designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. The most recent IDV, awarded on September 17, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $928,768 with an ultimate completion date of September 17, 2027, and procures aluminum materials including sheets, plates, strips, and foils organized into separate lots based on product line specifications. The contract incorporates an Economic Price Adjustment mechanism tied to the Producer Price Index for aluminum products and requires delivery within 45 calendar days from receipt of delivery orders to UNICOR Cumberland Sign in Cumberland, Virginia. A second active IDV was awarded on July 30, 2024, with a ceiling value of $389,816.20 and an expiration date of July 29, 2025, focused on supplying various metals and nonferrous base metal products to support correctional facility operations. A third IDV, awarded on July 1, 2021 with a ceiling value of $747,580, expired on December 30, 2023, and previously served as the primary contract vehicle for issuing monthly delivery orders. All three IDV contracts have supported the Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland's procurement requirements for metal materials, with delivery orders consistently issued on a monthly or as-needed basis to address facility maintenance and infrastructure needs.