The Department of the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command awarded a $344,686 firm fixed price purchase order to GF Machining Solutions LLC George Fischer Corporation Division for a CIP wire electrical discharge machine. The machine will replace existing equipment at the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center in Rock Island, Illinois. The solicitation requested a bridge-type wire EDM with five axes of motion and capabilities such as automatic wire threading and tension control, able to cut within 31.5 by 21.6 by 20 inches and at a minimum rate of 17 square inches per hour of D2 steel. The total small business set-aside contract supports the Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center's mission and has an end date of August 20, 2021.