Purchase Order FA860126P0007
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- This federal contract award, valued at $128,750.00, was issued by the United States Air Force Academy to Aero Research Instruments, Inc. for the delivery of a 0.50" tri-sonic wind tunnel force balance that measures 6 degrees of freedom. Aero Research Instruments, a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of specialized aerospace testing equipment, will provide this wind tunnel force balance to support the Air Force Academy's testing and evaluation needs. The contract is...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC) awarded a $50,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Aerolab Inc., a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business headquartered in Jessup, Maryland, for procurement of an Aerolab Educational Wind Tunnel (EWT) system and associated wind tunnel control software. The contract, awarded June 3, 2025, was issued under a sole-source determination and will be performed at the contractor's Jessup facility with an...
- This is a Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract awarded by the Bureau of Naval Personnel, a component of the U.S. Department of the Navy, to Aerolab LLC, doing business as Aerolab Supply Co, to replace and install a wind tunnel. The contract has a ceiling value of $4,000.00 and was awarded on August 23, 2013 with a final completion date of September 23, 2013. The contract did not have a set-aside designation. Aerolab LLC is a Minority Owned Business, For Profit Organization, Limited Liability...
- The U.S. Air Force Academy awarded a $5.48 million firm fixed price purchase order to North Wind Test LLC, doing business as Calspan Aerosystems, for the upgrade and repair of the Trisonic Wind Tunnel facility located at the Academy in Colorado Springs. The contract, awarded on September 30, 2023, carries an ultimate completion date of January 15, 2026 and does not utilize a small business set-aside designation. North Wind Test LLC, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based aerospace and transportation safety...
- This is a firm-fixed price contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center to Aantilia LLC, a small, minority-owned, and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) based in Austin, Texas. The contract is for the procurement of a Spinning Vane Anemometer Calibrator (Wind Tunnel) system, which will be used to calibrate vane-type anemometers. The system must have a minimum 12-inch square or 12-inch diameter test section and be capable of...
- The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $149,600.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Aerolab LLC, doing business as Aerolab Supply Co, for preventative maintenance on the internal infrastructure of the large wind tunnel in use at the Sterling Field Support Center in Sterling, VA. Aerolab LLC is a minority-owned, for-profit limited liability company that designs, fabricates, installs, and calibrates research-grade wind tunnels and...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Orb Aerospace Inc., a small business manufacturer specializing in aerospace components, an $1.8 million firm fixed-price contract on October 1, 2023, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract, designated as Total Small Business set-aside, calls for the development and delivery of full-scale high-fidelity wind tunnel models. Work will be performed in Lowell, Michigan, with an ultimate completion date of...
- This is a $48,028.19 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded to Tri Models Inc., a small business manufacturer of aerospace hardware and wind tunnel models, by the Air Force Test Center. The contract is for the fabrication of balance blocks referenced in technical drawings. The requirement was originally posted as a sources sought notice, with no set-aside designation, seeking vendors with the capability to produce precision-machined parts from specialty alloys and match the material...
- The U.S. Air Force Test Center (AFTC) awarded a Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract to Materials Research & Design Inc. (Mr&D), a for-profit subchapter S corporation based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, to analyze specified Mach 14 hardware at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel No. 9 Facility. The contract has a ceiling value of $74,819 and is scheduled for completion by February 28, 2025. This award is not set aside for any specific business...
- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $336,685 firm fixed-price purchase order to Balance Technology Inc., a woman-owned small business, on July 14, 2025, for the procurement and delivery of two static measurement machines designated VNR-500 and VNR-2500. These precision instruments will be utilized by the 402d Commodities Maintenance Group at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia, to measure static unbalance on C-130J propeller and blade assemblies. The contract was...
The Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $76.8K firm fixed price purchase order to Aerolab Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Jessup, Maryland, on January 22, 2026. The contract calls for the delivery of one aerodynamic wind tunnel balance system to the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, with final completion scheduled for August 1, 2026. This small business set-aside procurement was conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and solicited a six-component wind tunnel balance measuring 0.50 inches in diameter and 3–7 inches in length, capable of measuring forces of 50–100 pounds-force and moments of 75–100 pound-force-inches across three axes. The deliverables include a static calibration matrix, stress analysis documentation, engineering drawings, a protective travel case, and an electronic data acquisition system interface. Aerolab Inc. brings substantial expertise to this engagement, having previously supported Naval and NASA aeronautical research facilities through specialized wind tunnel infrastructure projects. The contractor must deliver the balance system within six months of award, ensure all products are manufactured in a qualifying country source per Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement requirements, and provide a one-year warranty covering defects in material and workmanship. Payment will be made upon invoice submission through Wide Area Workflow following final inspection and acceptance at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Wind Tunnel Balance | FA860126Q0004 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Wright Patterson Air Force Base | Solicitation 1/1 | 11/24/25, 11:07 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $76.8k | 1/21/26 |