$1,729,798
VERSATILE AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Department of the Air Force
- PIID
- FA812525C0002
- PSC
- 3680 - FOUNDRY MACHINERY, RELATED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
Federal NAICS Codes
NAICS 331524
Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 331524.
NAICS 331524 federal market metrics
- Total obligations
- $7.1M
- Total awards
- 227 awards
- Active obligations
- $1.7M
- Size standard
- 550 employees
What this NAICS covers
NAICS 331524 covers metalworking facilities that cast aluminum parts by sand casting, investment casting, permanent-mold, and other non-die-casting methods, producing finished or semi-finished aluminum castings for industrial, structural, and equipment use.
Federal opportunities under 331524 typically involve production contracts for aluminum castings including pattern and mold fabrication, coremaking, melt and pour operations, fettling and heat treating to specified metallurgy and dimensional tolerances, and inspection and certification to drawing requirements.
FY2025 snapshot
- Obligations
- $1.7M
- Awards
- 2
- Average award
- $866.5K
- Change from FY2024
- +628.5%
Federal obligation trend
FY2024
$237.9K · 2 awards
FY2025
$1.7M · 2 awards
Recent awards
$3,139
EHB SUPPLY
Defense Logistics Agency
- PIID
- SPMYM225P1179
- PSC
- 5136 - TAPS, DIES, AND COLLETS; HAND AND MACHINE
FAQ
What work fits NAICS 331524?
- Produce sand-cast aluminum housings and structural castings to drawing tolerances, including pattern fabrication, coremaking, gating, and finishing to specified metallurgy.
- Supply permanent-mold aluminum castings with required heat treatment and chemical composition certification for repair and replacement parts.
- Provide prototype and low-volume investment-cast aluminum components with pattern shop support, first-article inspection, and material certifications.
- Perform fettling, gating removal, dimensional inspection, and delivery of raw or semi-finished aluminum castings for downstream machining under a production order.
When is NAICS 331524 a weak fit?
- Die-casting operations - missing high-pressure die-casting equipment and processes used for high-volume, thin-walled castings produced by die casting.
- Wrought and forging manufacturers - missing forging, rolling, extrusion, or continuous casting and subsequent wrought-product operations rather than mold-based casting.
- Contract machine shops that only machine purchased castings - missing primary casting operations such as melting, molding, and core production that define foundry work.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 331524?
- Line items controlled by drawing and specifying casting method (sand, permanent-mold, investment), part weight, gating/riser allowances, and acceptable porosity levels.
- Quality requirements listing chemical composition certificates, heat-treatment records, nondestructive inspection (X-ray or magnetic particle), and first-article inspection reports.
- Requests for vendor capability details such as pattern shop capacity, coremaking methods, melt capacity, and applicable environmental permits and certifications.
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