AI materials work at Wright-Patt leads to multi-million-dollar AFRL contracts

Brigadier General Scott A. Cain, assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Monday, June 5, 2023 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

Brigadier General Scott A. Cain, assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Monday, June 5, 2023 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

Two familiar Beavercreek defense contractors have picked up substantial contacts for work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

ARCTOS Technology Solutions LLC was awarded a nearly $12 million contract ($11,999,968) for the research and development of electronic materials for the Air Force, the Department of Defense said.

This contract provides for materials for integrated nano-electronic optoelectronic structures research and development, the DOD said.

This task order award was based on multiple-award contracts with a $75 million shared ceiling.

This is the new location of the AFRL Testing Lab at WPAFB. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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The focus here will be paving the way toward the realization of advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and electronic warfare capabilities for air and space applications at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at Wright-Patterson, where work will be performed.

Work is expected to be completed by July 30, 2029.

This contract was a competitive acquisition, and the DOD received three offers.

Similarly, UES Inc. was also awarded a nearly $12 million contract ($11,997,825) for research within the opto-electronic blueprint for emergent sensing systems program, the DOD said.

Agaoin, the contract provides for the acquisition of materials for integrated nano-electronic optoelectronic structures.

A $74.9 million shared ceiling is at work here, with a similar focus on realizing advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and electronic warfare capabilities for AFRL.

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