The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a delivery order valued at approximately $12 million to MRL Materials Resources LLC for the Alloys and Metallic Material Processing Early Applied Research (AMP-EAR) program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order, awarded on September 21, 2021, represents work performed under a larger $72 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract between AFRL and MRL. The contract carries an ultimate completion date of August 24, 2028, and will be performed at MRL's facility in Xenia, Ohio. The award was not designated as a set-aside contract.
MRL Materials Resources LLC, a small business specializing in advanced manufacturing and metallic materials research and development, will focus on metallic materials processing and early-stage research activities to support aerospace applications across propulsion, airframe, sustainment, and space technologies. Under this delivery order and the broader IDIQ vehicle, AFRL has tasked MRL with materials discovery, selection, screening, and design activities related to alloys and advanced metals processing technologies. The work encompasses collaborative materials research, materials processing and testing activities, and the development and transition of new or improved metallic materials for Department of Defense aerospace applications.