NFFS Launches New ICON Portal

The day has finally arrived—ICON’s much-anticipated expansion is officially live, bringing forging capabilities and the new Automated Contract Evaluation (ACE) tool into the platform. This milestone marks a major step forward in ICON’s evolution from a casting-focused portal into the defense industry’s leading digital network for castings, forgings, and machined products.

By uniting foundries, forges, and machine shops in a single platform, ICON makes it faster and easier for defense customers and suppliers to identify qualified partners with the right capabilities. The result is a more agile, efficient, and resilient defense supply chain that reduces lead times, leverages existing tooling, and improves overall component quality.

What’s New on ICON

A new look for a new program! Below is the official new ICON logo!

With the new forging sector and ACE product now active, users gain:

• Automated Contract Evaluations (ACE): An advanced tool that scans and organizes government solicitations, helping suppliers quickly identify relevant opportunities and respond more effectively to DoD requirements.

  

• Side-by-side sourcing: A powerful search function to easily locate suppliers of cast, forged, or machined products based on required capabilities.

• Improved visibility and connectivity: The Supplier Capabilities Database connects foundries, forges, and machine shops, creating a richer network of qualified partners across the defense supply chain.

• Expanded business opportunities: Forging facilities and machine shops can now join the ICON ecosystem, opening access to new government and commercial contracts.

• Streamlined RFQ processes: ICON standardizes and simplifies quoting, enabling suppliers to compete more effectively on complex projects.

Shaping the Future of Defense Manufacturing

ICON’s expansion is more than the addition of forging capabilities—it is a transformation of how critical suppliers are connected to opportunities. By integrating casting, forging, machining, and contract evaluation in one platform, ICON delivers unmatched efficiency and transparency across the defense industrial base.

As the Department of Defense continues to emphasize supply chain resilience, shorter lead times, and broader supplier participation within the domestic defense industrial base, ICON is well positioned to help industry meet that goal.

To explore the enhanced platform and discover how ICON can support your business, visit www.iconportal.com.