The U.S. Department of Commerce Manufacturing Extension Partnership’s (MEP) Supplier Scouting service posts requests from companies and government agencies seeking U.S. manufacturers for a wide variety of products or contract manufacturing services. Many of the requests require that the product complies with Build America, Buy America Act (“BABA”) requirements https://www.commerce.gov/oam/build-america-buy-america . Recent requests include:
- 36” and 48” tee bodies for pressure vessels
- Filling of 3-5ml bottles of facial oil
- Water heaters powered by heat pumps
- Various telecom components – conduit clamp, muletape, ground rod, coax cable, coax in conduit, splice connector, fiber cables, fiber cleaner, fiber splice tray & tray holder
- Die cast aluminum housing for gas regulator
- BABA-compliant Nitrile Butadiene Rubber gloves
- Domestic manufacturer of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber
- Glycol make-up unit to add glycol into pipe water
- Steel spur gears
- 8620 steel investment casted rifle components
- 12 Mil clear APET plastic bakery box lids
- Polymer concrete vault lid
- Plascoat Performance Polymer Alloy (PPA) 571 coating
- Inner/outer vessel manufacturers that can work with 304N/316 steel.
- Copacker of BBQ sauce and BBQ rub
- Duct plugs with rope tie for sealing vacant conduit
- Aerial slack storage system
- Aerial hanger bracket
- Electrolyzer stacks
- AC/DC 150W enclosed switching power supply
For each request, the MEP website posts a Supplier Scouting Opportunity Synopsis that details technical specifications and performance requirements, delivery requirements and cost and volume estimates.
New requests are received on a regular basis and generally have a required response date of 1-3 weeks. Contact Insyte Consulting if you would like to learn about how to submit your company’s capabilities in response to a request or if you would like to post a request to find suppliers for your company’s needs.
The Supplier Scouting service is one of many ways that Insyte Consulting helps WNY manufacturers to Innovate, Grow and Profit.
