Definitive Contract FA865019C5217

This is a $2,833,376.00 definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Hill Engineering LLC, a for-profit limited liability company and small business manufacturer. The contract is for nondestructive evaluation research, quality assurance, and surveillance of cold-expanded fastener holes. The contract was not set aside for a specific business size or type. The award is associated with a larger Department of the Air Force Defense Production Act Title III program to expand domestic production capabilities and capacities for critical materials and components through cooperative agreements up to $25 million each over 10 years. The program aims to sustain critical production, commercialize technologies, and scale emerging capabilities domestically.