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DVIRC utilizes expertise and resources from NIST MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership) to connect our manufacturers with resources, opportunities, and the supplies they need to succeed. Request a supplier or browse the open opportunities below.

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Opportunities

Supplied Material - 2023-038

A small company in New York is seeking domestic manufacturers to supply machining services for Supplied Material - Opportunity 2023-038
Various parts for machining. Company manufactures irradiation detector instrumentation used in nuclear reactors.  Seeking machining services using customer supplied material and customer supplied drawings. Matched company must have a documented Quality System for maintaining material traceability.

Reason
2nd Supplier

Volume
Customer has been in business for 50+ years and is a high variety low volume type business. We seek a wide variety of different machined parts.

Pricing
There is a wide variety of parts for machining. Price will need to be estimated based on part complexity and volume of parts.

Timing
Unclear

Location
Horseheads, NY


Submission Due Date: June 12, 2023

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Sterile Nasal Saline Solution - 2023-039

A small company in Georgia is seeking domestic manufacturers to produce/supply Sterile Nasal Saline Solution - Opportunity 2023-039
Client is seeking a third party to manufacture sterile nasal saline solution, 0.9% sodium chloride. This item will be ordered via the client's website as an accessory to the existing pediatric nasal device already manufactured and distributed by client

Reason
New product start up

Volume
Annual volume not yet known, as this is a new product. Client is expecting to procure around 30K in the initial purchase and determine on-going requirements after that point.

Pricing
$2.00 - $2.50 EA

Timing
Target is August 2023 (earliest), or 4Q 2023

Location
Atlanta, GA


Submission Due Date: June 12, 2023

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Eyeglass Frames - 2023-040

A small company in Michigan is seeking domestic manufacturers to supply Eyeglass Frames - Opportunity 2023-040.
The company incorporates laser-absorbing dyes into polycarbonate lenses. These lenses are typically encased in molded frames of nylon, or other thermoplastic resins.
Current frames are produced overseas. They are looking for domestic suppliers willing to manufacture frames for these laser and medical lenses.

Reason
Re-shore

Volume
>160,000 frames annually across all styles

Pricing
Current overseas price $3 to $5 per frame. They understand domestic pricing will be higher

Timing
The client seeks to add new suppliers to its vendor base; developing a new supplier takes time, 3-6 months is an estimated time frame, longer if molds and tooling are needed.

Location
Michigan


Submission Due Date: June 19, 2023

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Food Safe Geomembrane Bags - 2023-041

A small company in Pennsylvania is seeking domestic manufacturers to supply Food Safe Geomembrane Bags - Opportunity 2023-041
72 inch high by 42-inch diameter food grade geomembrane bag, filled with one ton of sand to act as a water filter.

Reason
New product start up

Volume
Unknown

Pricing
Unknown

Timing
Unknown

Location
New Paltz, NY


Submission Due Date: June 19, 2023

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Photoacoustic Aerosol Black Carbon Mass Analyzer - 2023-042

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking domestic manufacturers to produce/supply a single Photoacoustic Aerosol Black Carbon Mass Analyzer - Opportunity 2023-042.  This is a procurement to acquire a photoacoustic BC mass analyzer for use at the EPA’s National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL).

Reason
2nd supplier

Volume
1 unit

Pricing
$150,000

Timing
3 months

Location
Ann Arbor, MI 48105


Submission Due Date: June 19, 2023

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PVC Tubing - 2023-043

A small company in Pennsylvania is seeking domestic manufacturers to produce/supply PVC Tubing - Opportunity 2023-043 It is an extruded PVC tube approximately 100cm long, made in both 40F and 36F in diameter. The tube has two interior lumens, with a hole pattern drilled into the distal end of the tubing in one of the lumens only. The tube also comes with a rounded tip that is used to cap the distal end of the tube. The tube is pad printed with measurement markings.

Reason
Market Research

Volume
5,000-10,000 units annually for the first year, with anticipated growth

Pricing
Unavailable - New Product Startup

Timing
1 month

Location
Pittsburgh, PA


Submission Due Date: June 19, 2023

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If you know of a supplier that may be able to support this opportunity, please reach out to Teri Grumbrecht at tgrumbrecht@dvirc.org .

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