GIC Aluminum: government readiness, quoting, and inventory visibility.
A Florida manufacturer with legacy systems and manual workflows. We modernized readiness and operational visibility around the existing ERP — without replacing it — and documented the scope we actually reviewed.
Manual quoting, legacy data, and unclear inventory reality
GIC had the capabilities to compete, but operational details lived across legacy tools, spreadsheets, and tribal knowledge. The risk wasn't only missed bids — it was quoting the wrong spec, promising lead times without verified stock, or ordering material without clear demand.
- Quoting rules existed, but were not consistently enforced across products and conditions.
- Inventory movement was real — but reporting couldn't clearly separate sales vs. internal consumption.
- Purchasing status wasn't consistently reconciled (received vs. pending) in a review-friendly format.
Three workstreams — documented, scoped, and designed to be operated.
1) Government readiness
We connected registration, technical opportunity review, and submission preparation to the manufacturer’s real capabilities.
- SAM.gov + CAGE established and maintained.
- PIEE/SPRS: NIST 800-171 self-assessment filed (not a certification).
- DIBBS registration completed (Sep 1, 2026).
- First formal U.S. Army sources-sought response submitted (Jul 27, 2026).
2) Quoting workflow
A quoting ruleset aligned to material specs and commercial terms — scoped to approved products.
- Catalog rules for weight, conditions, and quote formatting.
- RFQ triage: check material requirements, specs, and capacity before quoting.
- A scoped product catalog with structured quote inputs.
- No exposure of internal costs, margins, vendor pricing, or private identifiers.
3) Inventory + purchasing visibility
An operator-friendly view to reconcile what's in stock, what's consumed internally, and what is pending receipt.
- Separates external sales vs. internal parent-to-child consumption (no double counting).
- Tracks returns and flags unverified or incomplete data rows.
- Reconciles purchase orders by received vs. pending (without showing PO numbers).
These numbers describe the review scope for this deployment. They are not claims about the full product catalog, full history, or ongoing autonomous monitoring.
Privacy and scope controls
Public artifacts are de-identified. We do not publish vendor names, internal item IDs, PO numbers, user identities, network details, SPRS scores, source documents, or private dashboards.
Clear milestones and human approval
This case study describes readiness and operational enablement, not contract wins. Readiness steps include registrations and assessments; we do not claim full compliance certifications unless documented.
On-site context matters: deployments are designed with operators, not just stakeholders.
Partnership starts face to face — then we translate workflows into automation you can run.
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