The Corporation of Mercer University, doing business as Mercer Engineering Research Center (MERC), has been awarded a $213,720,524 Indefinite Delivery Contract by the U.S. Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex to provide essential engineering services in support of Robins Air Force Base. MERC, a non-profit research organization, will leverage its expertise in areas such as structural analysis, avionics, modeling/simulation, diminishing manufacturing sources, and software development to deliver a wide range of engineering capabilities and research and development support for aircraft sustainment and modernization. The contract has a period of performance through December 31, 2026 and is not set aside for any specific business type. MERC holds several significant Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with the Air Force Materiel Command and Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, streamlining the procurement of its specialized services across platforms like the C-130, F-15, B-1, B-2, KC-46, and various rotary-wing aircraft.
The contract originated from a Request for Information issued by the Air Force Materiel Command seeking capabilities from educational institutions or Federally Funded Research and Development Centers to support Robins AFB. The RFI aimed to identify potential sources with expertise in areas such as aircraft structural integrity, avionics, reliability centered maintenance, reverse engineering, and obsolescence management. As a result, MERC has been awarded multiple delivery orders under the Indefinite Delivery Contract to provide essential engineering services, conduct research and development, and deliver specialized products like the AIRCAT software tool and life rafts in support of the Air Force's aircraft modernization and sustainment efforts.
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