Scouting Opportunities

Current MEP National Network™ Open Scouting Opportunities

Companies interested in being match with a current open opportunity follow the directions below:

  1. Review the below current scouting opportunities from around the country and Puerto Rico.
  2. If there is an opportunity you are interested in responding to, email your information to scouting@impactwashington.org. Be sure to include the following information in your email
  • Company Name
  • Primary Contact
  • Title 
  • Phone
  • Email 
  • Linkedin 
  • Website
  • Address 
  • Services / Capabilities
  • Please note one of the pick one of the following options: 
    • We currently produce this exact item,
    • We currently manufacturer a similar item,
    • We have produced this item in the past and could produce it again,
    • We possess the capabilities to product this item.
    • We can product this item with minimal retooling

Your information will be submitted to NIST MEP to be delivered to the company seeking a supplier. If there is a match, they will contact you directly.

Current Open Opportunities

 

OEM for Outdoor Furniture Brand - NEW

  • Our company designs and manufactures outdoor furniture for the Hospitality, Multifamily, and Commercial industries. We currently work with factories overseas and are looking to see if it makes sense to produce our products domestically.
  • Bending, cutting, and welding of aluminum extrusions, sheets, etc. As well as upholstery of cushions and sling materials for sun lounger and outdoor products.
  • We will provide certain shop drawings as needed to understand our business needs. Beyond that, a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) needs to be in place.
  • 10,000 + units per year
  • Posted: 12/11/2024; Closes: 12/11/2025

Pultruded Plastic Pipe Supports - NEW

  • Pultrusion for manufacture of fibre-reinforced plastic pipe supports with constant cross-section. Including but not limited to: Fiber Preparation Resin Impregnation Forming and Curing Cooling and Cutting
  • Additional information and specifications are available via the following link (https://liftoffpipe.com/designs/lor/)
  • Posted: 12/11/2024; Closes: 01/04/2025

Gear Drive Wheel 

  • A robotics company seeks a second supplier for Gear Drive Wheels for a trailer unloading robot. The full assembly must be composed of motor, gearbox and physical wheel, integrated together. Brake hall and encoder to be integrated to the design. The company can provide much more detail after signing an NDA.
  • 300mm (l) x 254mm (diameter) x 250mm (depth) Power input for gear drive is 40V DC Max speed: 0.25 m/s The gear drive wheel has to be able to handle static weight of 1800lbs and should be able to handle shock and impact loads going over cracks and bumps. Testing could include driving the robot over 1.5 inch bump strips more than 10,000 times. Going up and down 10 degree ramps. Robot weight is 4200 lbs +/- 10%. There are 2 drive wheels in the front and a swivel caster in the rear. 
  • Posted: 12/4/2024; Closes: 12/19/2024

 High Resolution Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometer 

  • High Resolution (HR) Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Mass Spectrometer (MS) similar in form and function to Thermo Electron North America Element XR HR-ICP-MS consisting of computer controller, jet interface kit, ESI Apex Omega Quartz desolvating nebulizer, isotope dual-syringe autosampler, and PC3x Peltier heated and cooler cyclonic chamber.
  • The HR-ICP-MS system footprint should be approximately 76.5" L X 55" H x 44.5" W to fit the existing unit's space. Counts per second (cps)/ppm >1x10^9 ln with concentric nebulizer, >3x10^9 with Jet Interface or >20x10^9 with Jet Interface with desolvation. Mass Stability of <25ppm drift in 8 hours of operation. Dark noise <0.2cps, Dynamic Range o f>10^12 linear with automatic gain calibration, Mass resolutions of 300, 4000, and 10,000, Signal Stability of <1% RSD over 10 minutes and <2% RSD over 1 hour, and Electric Scan Speed of 1ms/jump. Power requirements 3 phase, 230/400V +/-10%, 50/60 Hz fused 32 A per phase. Must work in an environment of 18-24 Celcius and 50-60% humidity. Exhaust requirements; 90 m^3/h for plasma and 800 m^3/h for electronics. Heat in operation should be 3kW.
  • Main Instrument (Mass Spectrometer), Controller Computer (Dell Optiplex), Jet Interface Kit, ESI Apex Omega Quartz Desolvating Nebulizer, Isotope Dual-Syringe Autosampler, and PC3x Peltier heated and cooler cyclonic chamber.
  • Posted: 11/20/2024; Closes: 12/20/2024

Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) System 

  • WAAM system with Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) welding capability. Do not want a Plasma Arc-based process.
  • Approximately 2.5x2.5x2.5 m machine size Print volume at least 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 m At least 4 Motion Axes (i.e. X-Y-Z gantry with a rotary table) Accuracy ~ 0.25 mm
  • Standard manufacturing process for wire arc welding machines (Mechanical / Electrical Assembly) by a company meeting BABAA requirements.
  • Posted: 11/20/2024; Closes: 12/20/2024

 Wind Turbine Generation Tower 

  • Wind Turbine Generation Tower roll 3/8 to1/2 inch thick steel to 20 foot diameter, weld and paint. The tower height is 265 feet. Per Fig's 12 and 13 of attached patent, two or three of the sections will be welded conesin the shop. The lower sections will be shipped in quarters, bolted in the field.
  • Process of rolling/bending tower sections for 21st Century Wind turbine generator’s 300-foot-high CONICAL tower. • Per the attached drawings, this tower will be comprised of half-a dozen or so lengths. The diameter of the top cylinder will be approximately 18 feet. When field assembled, the diameter of the bottom length which will be bolted to the foundation, will be approximately 26 feet in diameter. Per the drawings, we are calling the 6 to 8 “lengths” those differentiated by the horizontal lines. • The top length will be what the nacelle is placed on, along with the yaw bearing. That length will be comprised of two or three sections, which are wielded into a cylinder shape by the fabricator. Each section will be painted per the paint spec provided. • The half-a-dozen or so lengths below that will be comprised of three, four or five sections. Each section will be comprised of three or four plates, approx. 10 feet long, which will be welded together into sections. the curved section may be formed either on a brake, or a roller. • We seek existing metal fabrication shop(s) that can fabricate, weld and paint those component sections for field assembly.
  • 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick steel to 20 foot diameter. 265 foot field assembled tower.
  • Posted: 11/20/2024; Closes: 12/20/2024

Smokeless Gunpowder Manufacturers 

  • Fast-burning, Single-Base Smokeless Gunpowder manufacturers
  • Smokeless powder manufacturers need to be licensed properly.
  • Posted: 11/20/2024; Closes: 12/20/2024

Used Shipping Containers 

  • TSWAN is a non-profit organization. I am attempting to purchase: Used 40' High Cube Container 9.5'H x 8'W x 40'L (External) must be Wind and watertight. Price quoted was $4000 ea. delivered. We will need 8 total, two containers delivered to four separate locations, for four different Tribes in this region. Colville Confederated Tribes, Couer d'Alene Tribe (Idaho), Kalispel Tribe, and Spokane Tribe. To support recycling programs. We are unable to find used containers that are BABA-compliant.
  • Posted: 12/5/2024; Closes: 01/04/2025

Stainless Steel Sheets 

  • 1/8" stainless steel sheet metal. 304 ss
  • Includes but is not limited to melting, casting, hot rolling, cold rolling, annealing, pickling, and finishing
  • 4' x 8' x 1/8" stainless steel sheet metal.
  • 304 ss sheet metal
  • Posted: 10/09/2024; Closes: 01/07/2025

Fingerprint Table 

  • Woodworking, to build tables made from hand laminated wood. Open to painted, composite and other options that may be cleanable as well.
  • Table Top: 21.25" x 9.5" Front: 10.25" x 21.25" Side: 10.25" x 9.5" Please see attached photos.
  • Currently tables are made from laminated wood. Open to painted, composite and other options that may be cleanable as well.
  • Posted: 09/11/2024; Closes: 01/09/2025

 Non-Sparking Bronze Manganese Hammer Heads 

  • Non-Sparking Bronze Manganese Hammer Heads, Seeking a foundry to cast heads made of Bronze Manganese which is a non-sparking material.
  • Die-Casting Bronze Manganese Hammer heads with and without logo/marking stamp of "USA"
  • CDA 67500 Bronze Manganese Alloy sizes: 1.5lbs, 2.6lbs, 3.8lbs, 4lbs
  • Product Name: Copper Alloy C86500 (58-39-1-1-1) ASTM B30-Alloy C86500 Trade Name/Synonyms: No. 1 Manganese Bronze 65,000 Tensile Manganese Bronze 421, 8A
  • Posted: 11/20/2024; Closes: 01/19/2025

Coils for fan coils 

  • We are looking for water to air heat exchangers, made of copper tubes and aluminium fins. They are intended to be used in fan coils for residential and commercial appliances.
  • BABA compliant
  • An exemplary size would be 820x250x130 mm (32x10x5 in), among many other similar dimensions. Standard fin thickness is 0.1 - 0.15mm. Standard pipe diameter is 8-14 mm. It is possible to used US standard dimensions and components instead of the European standards in the drawing.
  • The heat exchangers should work at 145 psi (10 bar) operating pressure / 189 psi (13 bar) test pressure.
  • Posted: 02/07/2024; Closes: 02/06/2025

Fans for fan coils 

  • These items are intended to be used for residential and commercial appliances. We are looking for radial fans and fan coils.
  • BABA complaint 
  • Referral drawing available upon request
  • Certification required: UL 
  • We are looking for fans operating at 100-130V and 200-240V, 50Hz-60Hz. An exemplary air flow would be 530 cfm at 0 in H2O.
  • Posted: 02/07/2024; Closes: 02/06/2025