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A -- STANDARD FOR THE EXCHANGE OF PRODUCT MODEL DATA (STEP) PROVEOUT SMALL/MEDIUM-SIZED DEFENSE MANUFACTURERS SOUGHT Sol SCRA/ISG - STEP '96. Due 051396. POC Dr. William B. Freeman, Director of Research & Development, Integrated Solutions Group, 803-760-3791 or Ms. Ann O'Hearn, Director of Contracts Management, Integrated Solutions Group, 803-760-3367. The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) is interested in identifying small/medium-sized manufacturers who currently or in the past have made mechanical part products for the Department of Defense to participate in the Rapid Acquisition of Manufactured Parts (RAMP) Program's STEP Proveout for Small/Medium Manufacturer (SP S/MM) Project. The objective of this project is to significantly improve the U.S. manufacturing industry's ability to meet Department of Defense requirements through a program of research, development, and technology transfer for small/medium-sized manufacturing industries which supply repair parts and materials. The project scope is the production of ten mechanical parts using STEP AP203 product model data filesets as source technical data packages for each part. The South Carolina Research Authority will select two interested defense manufacturers to participate in a six month proveout period. Selection of manufacturers will be based upon the following priority of items for SP S/MM concept implementation: (1) Current use of AutoCAD for design of 3D solid models, (2) Current Use of Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machine-tools in production, (3) Current Use of SmartCAM for manufacturing, (4) Proficiency in 3D solid model design for NC coding, and (5) Location of manufacturing proveout site, preferably in the southeast USA. As this project is scheduled to be performed under Government Contract No. N00612-95-D-6501, SCRA does not guarantee follow-on projects or business. Within 30 days of this announcement, interested small/medium-sized, defense manufacturers should Contact Dr. Bill Freeman, Director of Research & Development, Integrated Solutions Group, South Carolina Research Authority, 5300 International Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418. Telephone 803-760-3791. Facsimile 803-760-3250. Email freeman@scra.org. (103)

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