Manufacturing
June 6, 2025
SBA Launches New Onshoring Portal
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler recently announced the launch of the Make Onshoring Great Again Portal, a free tool designed to help small businesses identify U.S. manufacturers and producers. With a database of more than 1 million American suppliers, the searchable portal will empower job creators to source domestic suppliers to support their operations – which will in turn support American jobs and reconnect our supply chain with U.S-based production.
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May 22, 2025
DOD Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Deskbook
The Department of Defense announces the release of the 2025 version of the Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Deskbook. MRL criteria and metrics provide a standardized scale and vocabulary for assessing and discussing manufacturing maturity and risk. Using these tools, an MRL Assessment offers a structured method to evaluate manufacturing processes, procedures, and techniques across technologies, components, items, subsystems, and systems—fostering innovation and efficiency in rebuilding our military.
This document details best practices for conducting manufacturing assessments using the MRL criteria. It targets individuals responsible for performing these evaluations, including acquisition project managers, systems engineers, manufacturing managers, and leaders of technology development and demonstration projects. View the deskbook here: https://dodmrl.org/
April 4, 2025
The Link – Connecting Suppliers with DLA – Issue 36
Articles in this issue:
• DLA Supply Chain Alliance Symposium & Exhibition • Vendor Shipping Module (VSM) Web Services Update, Mandatory Changes • Tracking Devices in Shipments • DLA Distribution Industry Day • Tariffs and Quoting Duty Free • Understanding the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
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