Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- FA700024R0003
- Agency
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Air Force Academy
Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force Academy's Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking contractors to support the Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) through an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This solicitation, posted on August 15, 2024, seeks research and development services in the physical, engineering, and life sciences to support CAStLE's dual mission of conducting research on material degradation in aging structures and systems while educating future Air Force leaders. The center focuses on delivering critical science and technology products to understand material degradation for government, academic, and commercial sponsors, with primary emphasis on Department of Defense systems and structures. The contract aims to provide analysis, tools, solutions, information, and expertise for the safe and economical sustainment of military systems while integrating Air Force-relevant research into the Academy's educational programs. Proposals are due by March 21, 2025, though the solicitation notice does not specify evaluation criteria or deadlines for questions.
This opportunity operates under NAICS code 541715 for Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences and PSC code AJ12 for General Science and Technology R&D Services, with no set-aside designation applied. The solicitation does not identify any current incumbents or potential contractors, nor does it specify award values, budget ranges, or contract quantities typical of IDIQ arrangements. The timeline for services and specific performance requirements are not detailed in the available information. The place of performance will be at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado, where CAStLE operates within the Department of Mechanical Engineering to support both the Academy's educational mission and broader Air Force structural sustainment needs.
Notice text
The Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) is located in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DFME) at The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). The Academy is the Air Force training ground for many of its future leaders. More specifically, the USAFA mission is to educate, train, and inspire men and women to become leaders of character, motivated to lead the Department of the Air Force in service to our nation. The CAStLE has a two-fold mission that supports aging structures and material degradation. First, is to perform a wide range of research and technology development projects focused on delivering critical science and technology products required to understand material degradation in structures and systems to various Government, academic and commercial sponsors. Second, but no less important, is to educate, train, inspire and otherwise prepare future generations that might become the core of the science and technology community within the Government and the general professional population. Successful execution of the CAStLE mission provides analysis, tools, solutions, information and expertise to the safe and economical sustainment of systems and structures--primarily those of the Department of Defense (DoD). The CAStLE mission also supports the USAFA mission by bringing Air Force-relevant research and engineering activities into the classroom, thus better preparing cadets to be Air Force engineers and officers upon graduation.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| FY24 Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) Engineering & Research Activities for Aging Systems | Pre-Solicitation | |
| FY24 Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) Engineering & Research Activities for Aging Systems | Pre-Solicitation |
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