Auburn University was awarded a $180,000 firm fixed price purchase order by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) under Broad Agency Announcement 22-0023-U438260, with an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2025. This award represents open competition with no set-aside designation and derives from a rolling solicitation posted March 31, 2023, seeking pre-proposals for research and development across multiple engineering and scientific disciplines. The work will be performed at ERDC facilities in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where the center conducts research spanning hydraulics, coastal engineering, geotechnical engineering, military engineering, computer science, and environmental processes.
As a land-grant research institution with an established track record as a federal research partner, Auburn University brings specialized capabilities aligned with ERDC's mission. The university's prior work for the Army Corps of Engineers includes riverine fish ecosystem studies, and its broader federal research portfolio demonstrates expertise in materials science, advanced engineering technologies, and environmental research. This purchase order contract reflects ERDC's continued investment in research support across its core focus areas, leveraging Auburn's research infrastructure and technical expertise to advance the center's engineering and scientific objectives.