95 -- BI-METALLIC ALUMINUM TO STEEL BASE PLATE

The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Annex is soliciting bids for the supply of eighty-eight steel base plates measuring 24-1/8" by 11-3/8" by 1-1/4". These plates must be fabricated from steel meeting ASTM A131 Grade DH36 specifications, with a thickness tolerance of plus or minus 0.060 inches. Each plate is to be explosion clad with an overlay material per ASTM B443 UNS N05525, at a thickness of 0.250 inches plus or minus 0.025 inches. Rigorous quality assurance is required, including bond shear strength testing for each clad plate and ultrasonic examination in accordance with MIL-J-24445SH standards. Additionally, vendors must provide certification of compliance for both chemical composition and mechanical properties. Delivery is to be made FOB Destination directly to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. The procurement is conducted under simplified acquisition procedures as per FAR Part 13, with a response deadline to be announced in the formal solicitation. Compliance with DFARS clause 252.204-7004 is mandatory, necessitating registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database for eligibility. Solicitation requests are strictly accepted only via mail or email, requiring the requester’s full mailing address, telephone, fax, and point of contact details. Requests must be directed to Nancy Hayden at the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, with fax and phone solicitations not being accepted. This contract relates to the manufacturing of bi-metallic aluminum-to-steel base plates and is identified under solicitation number N00181-04-Q-0506 by the Department of Defense’s Naval Supply Fleet Logistics Center in Norfolk, Virginia.