Definitive Contract N0042126C0020
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- This firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to Wichita State University (WSU) for prepreg composite materials testing services. The contract has a ceiling value of $57,990.00 and is set to run through February 28, 2025. The original solicitation, N0042124Q0394, was issued as an intent to sole-source the prepreg testing requirement to the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at WSU. The government sought to...
- This is a $393,068 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center to Wichita State University (WSU) for testing and qualification of Ultem 9000 material for use in Navy aircraft. The contract has no set-aside designation and includes options for 10 additional test packages in each of the first two option years. WSU, through its National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), will provide a test plan, testing documentation, raw data, statistical analysis, and...
- This federal contract award is for ASTM D5656 lap shear testing services to be provided by Wichita State University (WSU) to the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR). The $27,600 firm-fixed price purchase order has a period of performance ending on September 20, 2024. The contract was awarded directly to WSU, which has expertise in materials testing and characterization, under the authority of FAR Parts 12 and 13. The original solicitation specified that WSU was uniquely qualified to perform this...
- This firm fixed-price purchase order contract, valued at $60,406.00, was awarded by the Shared Services Center (a civilian federal agency) to Wichita State University's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. The contract requires the delivery of DCB and SLS tests of a series of welded thermoplastic composites. This work was originally solicited through a Special Notice posting with no set-aside designation. Wichita State University is a comprehensive public research institution that...
- Wichita State University was awarded a $38.6 million cost-no-fee definitive contract by the U.S. Air Force on September 29, 2023, for research under the Manufacturing for Affordable, Sustainable Composites (MASC) and Modeling for Affordable, Sustainable Composites (MASC) programs. The contract, which extends through January 30, 2029, supports the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate by advancing structural materials technologies for aerospace applications. Work...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Wichita State University (WSU), a public research university, to provide mechanical testing of thermoplastic composites. The $45,442.00 contract was awarded on June 23, 2022 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Shared Services Center, with a completion date of September 1, 2023. The contract does not utilize any set-aside designations. WSU will leverage its expertise in engineering, materials science, and aerospace...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $56.7K firm fixed-price purchase order to Wichita State University (WSU) on August 22, 2023, for standard ASTM testing services related to HiCAM (High-speed Composite Aircraft Materials), an in-house NASA initiative. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, runs through February 28, 2025, and will be performed at WSU's location in Wichita, Kansas. The university was selected through a sole-source procurement process, reflecting its established...
- This is a definitive contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Wichita State University for $5,099,993.00 to provide advanced material characterization and structural certification services. The contract is for the period ending on February 28, 2021 and does not have a set-aside designation. Under this contract, Wichita State University is conducting research, testing, and development related to discrete damage modeling, fatigue testing, and...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center awarded a $116,123.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Wichita State University for sample blade piece testing. The contract was awarded on May 15, 2019 with a completion date of July 17, 2020. Wichita State University, an institution of higher learning located in Wichita, Kansas, has expertise in providing research, engineering, testing, and other technical services to federal agencies. The contract is not set aside for any...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters awarded a $522,692 firm fixed price delivery order to Wichita State University, doing business as the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Under this contract, Wichita State University will provide large representative test panels and post-test failure analysis to support an ongoing investigation of the vulnerability of composite structures subjected to blast loading. This work directly supports the Federal...
The Naval Air Warfare Center awarded a $580.9K firm fixed-price contract to Wichita State University's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs on January 30, 2026, for prepreg testing and qualification services. The contract, which extends through January 31, 2028, supports materials testing and reporting requirements at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division. Based on the originating pre-solicitation, the work encompasses comprehensive testing of composite panel specimens including nondestructive inspection, specimen machining, and testing across multiple temperature and moisture conditions. The contract requires equivalency testing aligned with prior data sets for AMS 3970 material, with deliverables including raw and reduced test data and material property B-Basis allowables generation reports. This is an unrestricted competition award with no set-aside designation, with performance to be conducted in Wichita, Kansas. Wichita State University, operating through its National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) and interdisciplinary academic capabilities, brings substantial expertise in composite materials testing and aerospace research to this engagement. The university has established a demonstrated track record executing materials characterization and mechanical testing contracts with Naval Air Warfare Center, as well as extensive work with NASA's Glenn Research Center on refractory composite materials and testing services. This contract aligns with WSU's core competencies in aerospace materials science and advanced manufacturing, and positions the university to support critical naval aviation modernization objectives through specialized technical expertise in composite qualification and performance validation.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Testing and Reports of Composite Panel specumens | N0042125R0042 | Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center | Pre-Solicitation 2/4 | 12/11/25, 2:18 PM | |
Testing and Reports of Composite Panel specumens | N0042125R0042 | Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center | Award Notice 4/4 | 2/11/26, 8:50 AM | |
Testing and Reports of Composite Panel specumens | N0042125R0042 | Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center | Solicitation 3/4 | 12/17/25, 9:27 AM | |
Testing and Reports of Composite Panel specimens | N0042125R0042 | Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command | Pre-Solicitation 1/4 | 4/9/25, 8:57 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $491.4k | 1/29/26 |