Environmental damage modeling and characterization of cmcs
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA865022F5286
- Awardee
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Bluehalo LLC UEI HE86H1JJJTK5 Part of Aerovironment, Inc.
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,974,668
Award facts
- Contract value 99% obligated
- $1,999,997.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Huntsville, AL 35806, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
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| Funding Only Action | -$16,564 | |
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| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $50,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $260,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $75,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $150,000 | |
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| Funding Only Action | $203,300 | |
| Funding Only Action | $110,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $25,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $101,210 | |
| Original award | $122,822 |
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About this award
Bluehalo, LLC was awarded a $2.0 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for environmental damage modeling and characterization of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). The work, performed in Kettering, Ohio, is scheduled for completion by June 1, 2026, and represents a non-set-aside competitive procurement. This delivery order falls under one of Bluehalo's seven significant indefinite delivery vehicles with AFRL, reflecting the agency's sustained investment in the company's advanced materials research capabilities. The company specializes in providing research, engineering, testing, and scientific services to Department of Defense and federal agencies, with a portfolio of contract and grant awards exceeding $1 billion in aggregate value.
The project involves collaboration with three academic research institutions as subcontractors: Purdue University, University of Utah, and University of Notre Dame. Purdue will explore combining 2D transition metal carbide MXene fillers with silicon carbide particles to improve sintering and functionality of SIC materials; University of Utah will conduct machine learning model development and validation for oxidation and volatilization of carbon and SIC at high temperature, and evaluate nonlinear solution methods for finite element problems involving cohesive zone models; and University of Notre Dame will investigate microstructural failure characteristics in continuous fiber-reinforced composites using deep learning architectures to model crack initiation and propagation. University of Massachusetts Lowell's subcontract focuses on expanding Virtual Textile Morphology Software to simulate compaction processes in textile manufacturing. These coordinated efforts support AFRL's materials science research priorities in characterizing and predicting environmental damage mechanisms in advanced ceramic composite systems critical to aerospace propulsion applications.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Purdue University | $90,000 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA865022F5286?
FA865022F5286 was awarded to Bluehalo LLC by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on March 1, 2022.
How much is contract FA865022F5286 worth?
The government has obligated $1,974,668 on FA865022F5286. Its current value, with exercised options, is $1,999,997.
Is contract FA865022F5286 an order under another contract?
Yes. FA865022F5286 is a delivery order under FA865021D5279, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract FA865022F5286 competed?
The extent of competition for FA865022F5286 was full and open competition.
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