IVD Aluminum Coating Application (Cadmium Replacement)

The contract mandates the application of Ion Vapor Deposition aluminum coating as a non-toxic substitute for cadmium plating on landing gear components, ensuring full compliance with specified technical data and inspection standards. This effort is driven by the need to eliminate hazardous materials while maintaining or exceeding performance, durability, and corrosion resistance requirements critical to aviation safety and mission readiness. The coating process must adhere strictly to approved methodologies and quality controls to guarantee consistency across all components and meet military-grade specifications. This is a small business set-aside subcontract under the SBA program, classified under NAICS code 332813, and is open exclusively to small businesses as defined by federal guidelines. The solicitation was posted on July 6, 2026, with responses due by July 21, 2026, and is managed by the Department of Defense through the W6QK Acc-Rsa office. The place of performance and specific site details are not provided, but the work is expected to occur at the contractor’s facility under rigorous oversight to ensure alignment with defense material standards and supply chain integrity requirements.