M48 Filter Coating and Painting

The Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) is soliciting quotes for cleaning, coating, and painting M48 filter components. This requirement involves specialized metal treatment for six parts, including the outer mesh, inner mesh, channel, cap, and filter body. There is no incumbent contractor. Work includes applying chromate treatments and Green 383 or Tan 686A paint according to MIL-STD-171 and FED-STD-595. Performance requires salt fog testing for corrosion resistance under MIL-STD-810. Deliveries are scheduled for Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas from June 2026 through May 2028. Seven amendments have been issued to date, primarily to extend the response deadline to June 12, 2026. The solicitation package includes a Performance Work Statement, pricing matrix, technical drawings, and military standards. Seven amendments have been issued since April 6, 2026, to extend the deadline and clarify that there is no incumbent contractor. ACC-RI requires cleaning, treating, and coating services for M48A1 filter components at Pine Bluff Arsenal. The scope covers six metal parts: outer mesh assembly, inner mesh assembly, channel, outer gas mesh assembly, filter inlet cap, and filter body and outlet assembly.