Aircraft Coatings and Sealants On-Site Walk Through

This is an announcement to invite Contractors who responded to the sources sought and or attended the Coatings and Sealants Industry Days previously held on 19 March 2025 to attend an onsite walkthrough at Hill AFB. Other interested Contractors are also welcome to attend.

When: June 24th, 2025

Time: 10:00AM Mountain Time

Where: Hill AFB, Utah.

The purpose of the onsite walkthrough is to show the physical locations of the buildings where coatings and sealants will be delivered and used and for Contractors to gain additional knowledge of the scope of effort.

If you plan to attend, please provide the names of those who will be attending, date of birth, driver's license numbers, and state of issue. This information is needed to get on base. Please limit atttendees to 3 or less per Contractor. This information must be received by 17 June 2025 in order to attend on the 24th. Specific building and map location information will be provided once responses are received.

The onsite walkthrough date is subject to change prior to 17 June 2025.

Walkthrough Q&A Responses:

Question 1. Do you have specific details regarding the ITAR compliance scope we are looking for outside of the norms?

Response 1. The Statement of Work for this contract dictates that FMS-3600 coating must be stored under lock and key, an appropriate ‘chain of custody’ provided upon delivery, and receiving personnel must be present at time of coating exchange. This is to provide proof of compliance with ITAR requirements and the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C. Sec 2751 et seq.), as amended.

Question 2: Is there any incumbent information you can share?

Response 2: We can share the current contract number and Contractor name and cage code. Current contract is FA822424D0006 with Automotive and Industrial Supply Company, cage code 1FVZ3.

Questions 3: To ensure we’re properly aligning our inventory with the square footage requirements of our secure warehouse, could you please confirm the estimated coverage per gallon kit for the following coatings: 36375, 35237, 17925 (both historic untinted and Rev C tinted), and 37038.

Response 3: Each gallon kit consists of a gallon can of paint base and up to a quart of a curing solution, having footprints of approximately 0.30 sq ft and .13 sq ft, respectively (stored in standard-sized paint cans).

Question 4: Volume of paint needed to ensure we have the proper square footage for our secure warehouse.

Response 4: You should plan on having capacity to store upwards of 500 gallons of paint at a time. For more detailed estimates on total volume of paint and sealants per year, see Appendix D of the contract.

Question 5: When will the RFQ be released?

Response 5: Our current timeline estimate has the solicitation being posted in Nov 2025 with responses due in January 2026 and award by July 2026

See C&S Appendix list and yearly quantity expectations attached.