Purchase Order W9132T25P0013
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- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to Humboldt Mfg. Co., a small business manufacturer of construction materials testing equipment. The $168,066.15 contract is for the delivery of a Material Testing System - U435CEI, with a completion date of December 15, 2023. This purchase order supports the ERDC's testing and evaluation of construction materials such as soil, concrete, cement, asphalt, and...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) awarded a $215,292.00 firm-fixed price purchase order contract to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) through its Instron division for the supply of a Universal Testing Machine Controller System. This sole-source award was made to upgrade the ERDC's obsolete concrete characterization equipment to meet its ongoing research needs. The ERDC, which conducts research to support both force protection and civil works efforts,...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to GFS Supply & Services Company, Inc., a for-profit organization registered in SAM.gov. The $80,025 contract is for the delivery of Constant Rate of Strain Equipment. This equipment procurement supports the USACE's engineering research and development activities at the ERDC facility in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The contract has no set-aside...
- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) awarded a $204,528 firm fixed-price purchase order to Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s Instron division on July 14, 2025, for an Instron SR20 Capillary Rheometer. This instrument will be deployed at the ERDC's Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to support force protection research and development programs focused on advanced manufacturing and material characterization. The rheometer will be utilized to analyze...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) awarded a $143,360 firm fixed price purchase order to Germann Instruments, Inc. for MIRA 6000 and 3D PROS nondestructive testing systems. The contract, issued on July 30, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 19, 2025, represents a non-set-aside procurement of equipment designed for on-site concrete evaluation and structural analysis. Germann Instruments, a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Hispanic...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center awarded a $66,708 firm fixed price purchase order to Aantilia LLC. The order is for constant rate of strain equipment to fulfill a requirement originally solicited under a combined synopsis/solicitation seeking commercial items. Performance will occur in Vicksburg, Mississippi between September 2023 and January 2024. The associated North American Industry Classification System code is 334516 for analytical laboratory...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) for the delivery of an Instron 68FM-30 materials testing system. The $168,624.00 contract will provide the ERDC's Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory with a new testing machine to support evaluations of pavement construction materials such as geosynthetics and matting. This is a sole source award, as the ERDC requires...
- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) awarded a $78,928.42 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Admet, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Norwood, Massachusetts, for an upgraded control system for their Riehle 300,000-pound Universal Testing Machine (UTM). The contract, which has an ultimate completion date of October 10, 2025, requires the installation of an automatic servo-hydraulic system with dual load ranges, real-time data display, and multiple test...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, specifically the Engineer Research and Development Center-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL), has awarded a $217,290.16 Firm Fixed Price purchase order to Surface Measurement Systems LTD North America (SMS) for a Dynamic Vapor Sorption (DVS) Analyzer. The equipment must include a specimen pre-heater, heated water reservoir, software for instrument control, and at least five independent micro-balances capable of simultaneous specimen...
- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) awarded a $234,651 firm fixed price purchase order to MTS Systems Corporation for an electromechanical material testing load frame system and accessories. The contract is being carried out by MTS at its Eden Prairie, Minnesota facility to fulfill requirements issued in a solicitation by ERDC's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL). Products and services to be delivered include an electromechanical load frame, load cells,...
The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) awarded New Venture Research Corporation a $28,679 firm fixed-price purchase order on May 2, 2025, for a Universal Uniaxial Mechanical Tester Model U435CEI, with performance completion scheduled for August 25, 2025. The contract is not set aside for any specific business category. This specialized scientific laboratory equipment is designed for testing soft materials and biological tissues, featuring integrated capabilities including a fluid bath system to prevent sample dehydration and a non-contact strain measurement system for real-time image analysis. The equipment will be delivered to and support research operations at ERDC's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, Illinois. New Venture Research Corporation, a small business contractor based in Kennesaw, Georgia, and registered in SAM.gov since 2006, was selected following a pre-solicitation notice issued in February 2025. The solicitation originally indicated intent to procure the equipment on a sole-source basis from Waterloo Instruments Inc., though the government opened the procurement to capability statements from other vendors. The award to New Venture Research Corporation suggests the company either successfully demonstrated equivalent capability or served as the awarded vendor. This procurement supports ERDC-CERL's research mission focused on construction engineering and materials science, falling under NAICS category 334519 for measuring and controlling device manufacturing.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Uniaxial Mechanical Tester | W9132T25Q0016 | Department of the Army Corps of Engineers | Pre-Solicitation 1/1 | 2/26/25, 11:21 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $28.7k | 5/2/25 |