Baseline
Document current exterior process at your production pace. No forced automation day one.
Manufacturing partners
Bounded exterior pilot on your line
Stage 5 only · your pace for baseline · non-binding LOI until HUD award
For manufacturing partners
One HUD demonstration—not our whole company
PEAD is a proposed 36-month technical demonstration (HUD PD&R, solicitation PDR-2600-DC-029Q, under review). Osprey Exterior remains a Pacific Northwest exterior contractor; PEAD asks for a bounded Stage 5 exterior pilot on your line—not a takeover of your plant.
Letters of intent are non-binding until HUD award. No capital commitment, no exclusivity, no obligation to purchase equipment from any vendor we introduce.
What we need from your factory
| Item | Typical ask |
|---|---|
| Line access | Stage 5 exterior bay or agreed completion zone |
| Baseline period | Months 1–3 — your pace, current process documented |
| Production liaison | Plant mgr or eng point of contact (~2–4 hrs/week during pilots) |
| Volume | ~350 envelope completions (program total, shared across partners as awarded) |
| Safety | Your site rules + our trade insurance; JHA coordination |
What you get
- Estimated factory subaward on the order of ~$620K (ballpark; final per HUD budget and negotiation)
- HUD visibility as a manufacturing partner on an industrialized-housing demonstration
- Measured labor-hour and cycle-time data on your line—not generic industry averages
- Process improvements scoped to exterior finishing only (siding, trim, flashing, sealing)—we are not restructuring your whole operation
Timeline
Pilot
Introduce agreed methods/tools; university PI tracks metrics independently.
Scale & report
Expand completions; interim (Mo 18) and final (Mo 36) evaluation products.
Off-site & panelized manufacturing
We know the factory floor—not just the scaffolding
Field LF metrics prove envelope competence. PEAD applies that discipline inside a controlled production environment with different velocity, staging, and lift constraints.
Upstream
Panel close-in / dry-in
Structural, sheathing, WRB
Stage 5 · PEAD scope
Exterior finishing bay
Siding · trim · flashing · sealing
Downstream
Wrap & logistics
QC hold · crane pick · module load-out
Line velocity & takt
Baseline months document completions per shift, not “crew-days” on an open lot. We align instrumentation to your takt—whether panels move on rollers, skis, or overhead crane.
Jigs, bridges & crane clearance
Exterior work is sequenced around factory jigs, automated nailing bridges, and hoist paths—not ladder staging on occupied sites. We coordinate method changes with your production engineer before touching cycle time.
Volumetric vs. panelized
Panelized lines: envelope often completed before module mate-up. Volumetric: finishing bay inside the hall. We scope pilots to one agreed completion zone so throughput protection stays measurable.
Field vs. factory scale (honest contrast)
| Context | Typical pace | What we measure |
|---|---|---|
| Field multi-family (e.g. Boardwalk) | 2,130 LF over multi-week tenancy-safe schedule | Material handling, access, inspections |
| Factory Stage 5 bay | Multiple panel/module completions per shift | Cycle time, rework at station, line stops avoided |
If baseline data shows we are treating your hall like an open-air site, you pull the plug—that is the point of Months 1–3.
Why we are credible on a line
Before automation rhetoric: field work at scale—$646K+ in documented installation contract value, Boardwalk Condominiums at $53,950 (2,130 LF), and Island Habitat (974 LF). We understand occupied sites, inspections, and schedule pressure—and we translate that into off-site production discipline.
University evaluation partners run the protocol; we integrate in the plant. Federal program administration covers prime fiscal and reporting capacity.