The University of Maine System (UMS) has been awarded a $5,742,117 definitive cost-no-fee contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for the "Composites for Advanced Maritime Structures 2 (CAMS-2)" project. This is a follow-on to previous ONR research efforts into advanced composite and hybrid materials for naval applications. The contract has no set-aside designation, reflecting UMS's broad capabilities and competitiveness in open federal contracting. As the state's land-grant...
The University of Maine System (UMS), through its University of Maine Division doing business as Research & Sponsored Program, was awarded a $9,000,000 definitive contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to investigate and enhance the manufacturing technologies used for the fabrication of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and related maritime structures. The contract also requires UMS to develop digital manufacturing software tools that are process-aware and drive design choices...
The University of Maine System (UMS), through its University of Maine Division doing business as Research & Sponsored Program, has been awarded a $18,943,212.00 Cost No Fee definitive contract (Contract # W911QY20C0053) by the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) for research and development services. This contract has no set-aside designation and is set to run through June 22, 2025. UMS, as a land-grant and sea-grant institution, has extensive experience...
This is a $5,221,000.00 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) awarded by the U.S. Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to the University of Maine System (UMS) for a "PERFORMANCE PREDICTION MODEL" project. The contract has no set-aside designation. UMS will serve as the prime contractor, and the project will be performed in Orono, ME. UMS has extensive experience delivering research, education, and public service initiatives through federal contracts and grants, frequently...
This is a federal contract award to the University of Maine System (UMS), a public university system in Maine, for research and development services. The contract, awarded by the Army Contracting Command (ACC) Aberdeen Proving Ground, has a ceiling value of $13,876,867.00 and a performance period ending on December 14, 2022. UMS, through its University of Maine Division doing business as Research & Sponsored Program, has extensive experience delivering services across areas such as...
This is a $8,423,590.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a defense agency, to Seemann Composites, LLC, a small disadvantaged business manufacturer based in Gulfport, Mississippi. The contract supports the identification of critical technologies and the fabrication and testing of composite propulsor prototypes for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs). This work is not set aside for small businesses. Seemann Composites has extensive experience supporting...
This federal contract award, NNX16AT60G, was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to the University of Maine System (UMS) to maintain an in-line system for measuring hyperspectral absorption, attenuation, and backscattering of particles, as well as CDOM fluorometry, on board the R/V Tara during its Tara Pacific Expedition. The contract also includes the use of a UCSD-provided radiometer for obtaining remote-sensing reflectance along the track. This 12-month,...
This is a $348,491.06 firm-fixed price definitive contract awarded by the Department of the Navy's Naval Air Systems Command to Cambium Biomaterials Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to fabricate and test biosynthetic composite materials in support of an Office of Naval Research program. The contract has a performance period of five years, with a completion date of December 16, 2022. The work involves resin synthesis, carbon fiber composite fabrication, drone airframe assembly and testing to...
This is a firm fixed price delivery order awarded by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, a component of the Department of Defense, to the University of Maine System for tuition and fees. The $5,223 contract has a completion date of March 14, 2024 and does not utilize a set-aside program. The University of Maine System has a long history of delivering research, education, and public service initiatives through prime and sub-federal contracts and grants across a range of technical areas. Beyond...
This federal contract award is for $4,079.00 in tuition and fees, awarded by the Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to the University of Maine System, University of Maine Division, doing business as Research & Sponsored Program. The contract is a Delivery Order with a Firm Fixed Price type. The period of performance runs from the award date of March 1, 2024 through April 30, 2024. This award was not set aside for any specific socioeconomic program. The University of...
This federal contract award, valued at $9,515,293.00, was issued by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to the University of Maine System (UMS) for the Composites for Advanced Maritime Structures (CAMS) project. The contract is a definitive contract with a cost-no-fee pricing type, and has an ultimate completion date of September 14, 2025.
The CAMS project involves the development of advanced composite materials and structures for naval applications. As part of the contract, UMS has issued a $6,793,285.00 sub-award to Gibbs & Cox, Inc., a naval architecture and marine engineering firm, to design an in-water scientific demonstrator vessel to support the research objectives. The CAMS project aligns with ONR's broader focus on long-range science and technology (S&T) projects that offer potential advancements for Navy and Marine Corps operations.