Blanket Purchase Agreement 80GRC018A0003

This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), awarded to American Manufacturing & Engineering Company (doing business as Ameco USA) on December 7, 2017, establishes a single-award, non-set-aside vehicle with a ceiling value of $32 million to provide comprehensive fabrication and manufacturing services to the Glenn Research Center. The contract encompasses a broad range of disciplines including machining, fabrication, welding and metal joining, instrumentation, inspection and non-destructive testing (NDT), coating and surface treatments, and heat treating materials. These services support the Glenn Research Center's mission in aeronautics research, propulsion systems development, and related advanced technology initiatives that require specialized manufacturing and inspection capabilities. The BPA operated under an ultimate completion date of October 13, 2021, with task orders issued against the established ceiling throughout the performance period.

As an indefinite delivery vehicle, this BPA provided Glenn Research Center with on-demand access to a full spectrum of fabrication and manufacturing services through a pre-negotiated contract with Ameco USA, eliminating the need for separate competitive solicitations for routine or emergency manufacturing requirements. The single-award structure streamlined procurement processes while the vendor's multi-disciplinary capabilities across machining, welding, material treatments, and quality assurance functions enabled the research center to efficiently address complex manufacturing and fabrication needs associated with experimental hardware, test components, and prototype development activities typical of NASA's research and development operations.