The University of Dayton Research Institute will perform research and evaluation of complex solutions that could improve the effectiveness of operational and urgent systems under a $499.99 million cost-plus fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
The contract provides for the development, testing, prototyping, demonstration and transition of technologies to improve operational effectiveness through improved energy technology and the reduction of manufacturing and lifecycle sustainment burden of coatings, materials, inspections, repairs, energy, and resource technologies and processes, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and in Dayton, Ohio, through May 17, 2032. The AFRL obligated $18.86 million in fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time of the award.
Air Force Contract Wins
UDRI previously won R&D contracts with the Air Force. In 2018, the university was awarded a six-year, $72 million contract to support the AFRL’s Quick-Reaction Evaluation of Materials and Processes program through component failure analysis, material and mechanical property evaluations and corrosion assessments.
In 2023, UDRI secured a three-year, $12.5 million contract to design, develop and transfer augmented reality tools to the Air Force to support its use of extended reality resources for systems maintenance activities such as spraying, coating and robotics control.
