US Government looks to create new Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute
May 29, 2012
The US federal government has issued a solicitation for proposals from teams led by non-profit organizations or universities to establish an Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which would serve as a pilot for their proposed National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
Deposited layer by layer, metal powder can be used
to create parts of different shapes and sizes.
NIST research projects focus on characterizing
the material properties of the powders used for
additive manufacturing and the resulting products
and improving the performance of additive
manufacturing equipment and processes.
Credit: YoungNIST
According to the Broad Agency Announcement issued by the Department of Defense (DOD), the US government anticipates awarding a total of $30 million over 30 months, with at least an equivalent cost-share contribution by the winning applicant. The pilot institute award and management will be a cross-agency effort, but will primarily be led by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, executed through the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Partnering with the DOD are the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Department of Energy (DOE), NASA and the National Science Foundation. After the awardee is selected, DOC’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will provide an additional $5 million.
Additive manufacturing is a group of technologies that build up objects by adding materials, usually by laying down many thin layers. It is so called to distinguish it from traditional machining that creates objects by cutting material away. The solicitation seeks proposals, including technical and business plans, detailing steps to accelerate research, development, and demonstration in additive manufacturing and transition technology to manufacturing enterprises within the United States.
The detailed solicitation is at number BAA-12-17-PKM at FedBizOps.gov.See https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=2bbada5cae4ab97438dc3f57fed050d0
The deadline for proposals is June 14, 2012.
Posted by: Paul Whittaker, Editor ipmd.net, [email protected]
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