Structures Engineering Research Program (SERP)

The Structures Engineering Research Program (SERP) is a Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle administered by the Aerospace Vehicles Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory. The contract supports advanced research and development (R&D) activities focused on air and space vehicle structures technologies, with a comprehensive scope that includes conceptual design studies, experimental test planning and execution, model fabrication, analytical and experimental data analyses, systems engineering assessments, and computational analyses. The program covers ten technical competencies including Structural Response Prediction, Structural Life Forecasting, Structural Integrity, Geometry Modeling and Design, Multidisciplinary Modeling and Analysis, Adaptive Structures, Multifunctional Structures, Hybrid Structures, Thermal Structures, and Experimental Validation.

The task orders under SERP consistently demonstrate a focus on aerospace systems research, with ceiling values ranging from approximately $400,000 to $10 million and typical performance periods extending to December 2025. Key prime contractors include the University of Dayton Research Institute, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., and Arctos Technology Solutions, LLC, who have been awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery orders. The contracts do not utilize small business set-aside designations and are predominantly performed in locations such as Dayton, Ohio, McLean, Virginia, and Beavercreek, Ohio. Research activities frequently involve systems modeling, design analysis, multi-disciplinary aerospace technologies, digital engineering, and specific technical domains like airframe digital twin development, structural concepts experimentation, and advanced computational frameworks for aerospace structures optimization.