>Even with aluminum molds at a low cost focused prototyping CM, which are MUCH cheaper than steel molds, I think the pricing for just one set of tooling is goin

>Even with aluminum molds at a low cost focused prototyping CM, which are MUCH cheaper than steel molds, I think the pricing for just one set of tooling is going to exceed your $15k budget. It really depends on where you go. I've got vendors in China that could easily do 2 dual cavity production tools in that budget.