Rapid Assessment of Energy and Environmental Technologies (RATE)
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
-
Air Force Research Laboratory
- Awardees
- 3
- Task orders
- 6
- Obligated
- $7,920,869
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- FA865017S5012 Solicitation number
- Agency
-
- Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Combined task order value
- $5,275,710 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 16% used
- $49,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory established RATE as a Master IDIQ on January 26, 2018, to develop, assess, evaluate, demonstrate, and test alternative energy, energy-efficient, and environmentally safe technologies; ordering closed on January 25, 2023, and no new task orders may be placed against this vehicle.
Six task orders have been awarded with a combined potential value of $5.3 million, though $7.9 million has been obligated to date. The vehicle supported three prime contractors: Concurrent Technologies Corp holds three orders valued at $3.7 million combined potential value; Southwest Research Institute holds two orders at $1 million combined potential value; and University of Dayton holds one order at $500 thousand potential value. All six orders funded Air Force Research Laboratory programs, with no geographic or customer concentration issues—the customer base is monolithic, limited to the issuing laboratory.
Awarded work spans energy technology assessment across diverse applications: turbine-compressor-blade coatings for aircraft fuel efficiency, data-center energy modeling, vertical-windshield-wiper technology evaluation, energy-as-a-service framework development, and next-generation powerhead assessment. All task orders carried Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing and unrestricted set-aside designation. The most recent order, issued on June 3, 2021 to Concurrent Technologies Corp for next-generation powerhead work, carried a ceiling of $3.1 million and an ultimate completion date of May 30, 2025.
Ordering momentum declined after the initial three orders placed on award date: one order in 2019, one in 2020, and one in 2021. The most recent award is now over five years old. With the ordering period closed since January 2023, this vehicle is no longer available for new work pursuit; BD professionals should focus on incumbent primes seeking recompete vehicles or successor RATE-family programs if those are established.
Description
RATE is a research program to develop, assess, evaluate, demonstrate, transition, and perform physical, mechanical, operational, chemical, and environmental testing for new alternative energy, energy efficient, and environmentally safe technologies.
IDV awards
| Awardee | IDV award | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| University Of Dayton | FA865018D5670 | |
| Concurrent Technologies Corp | FA865018D5660 | |
| Southwest Research Institute | FA865018D5680 |
Latest task orders
| Task order | Awardee | Awarding agency | Obligated | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate to 1-hybrid halvorsen | Concurrent Technologies Corp | AFRL | $2,645,159 | |
| New generation powerhead | Concurrent Technologies Corp | AFRL | $3,116,991 | |
| Rapid assesment of energy technology on vertical windshield wipers | Southwest Research Institute | AFRL | $526,333 | |
| Rapid assessment of technologies and energy (rate) for framework development in… | Concurrent Technologies Corp | AFRL | $632,736 | |
| Coatings for turbine compressor blades rate to 2 | University Of Dayton | AFRL | $499,980 | |
| Data center modeling rate to 3 | Southwest Research Institute | AFRL | $499,670 |
Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concurrent Technologies Corp | $6,394,886 | 81% |
| 2 | Southwest Research Institute | $1,026,003 | 13% |
| 3 | University Of Dayton | $499,980 | 6% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | $7,920,869 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $84,328 |
| FY2023 | $1,241,931 |
| FY2022 | $478,044 |
| FY2021 | $2,162,686 |
| FY2020 | $918,511 |
| FY2019 | $601,264 |
| FY2018 | $2,509,036 |
Quick answers
What is the RATE contract vehicle?
Rapid Assessment of Energy and Environmental Technologies (RATE) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command), awarded on January 26, 2018.
Which companies hold RATE?
3 companies hold RATE's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to University Of Dayton on January 26, 2018. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Concurrent Technologies Corp, Southwest Research Institute and University Of Dayton.
How much has been spent through RATE?
6 task orders have been placed under RATE, obligating $7,920,869. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $5,275,710.
What is the shared ceiling of RATE?
RATE's shared ceiling is $49,000,000; its task orders have used 16% of it.
Which agencies use RATE the most?
The departments whose task orders under RATE obligated the most are Air Force ($7,920,869).
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