Engineering Mechanics Corporation Of Columbus

Engineering Mechanics Corporation Of Columbus, doing business as EMC2, is an employee-owned engineering research and development consulting firm specializing in technical support services for federal agencies. The company is registered in SAM.gov and has been actively receiving federal contract awards since 2001, with a focus on providing advanced technical and scientific services primarily to civilian federal agencies. EMC2 offers sophisticated engineering consulting, research, and development support, with a particular emphasis on nuclear energy, materials science, and specialized engineering assessments.

EMC2 has consistently secured federal contract awards from agencies like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), delivering a range of technical services. These contracts have included technical support for risk-informed dry fuel storage canister integrity assessments, prototype development of structural building materials from waste thermoplastics, and advanced research on non-light water reactor materials. The company has been awarded both small business set-aside contracts and unrestricted contracts, with award values ranging from approximately $95,000 to nearly $2.3 million. Their work typically involves complex technical analyses, including flaw analysis, component integrity assessments, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) code case reviews, and evaluations of advanced materials like carbon fiber reinforced polymers.

The company holds a significant Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, valued at approximately $3.7 million and running through July 2025. This single-award IDC serves as a primary mechanism for the NRC to issue delivery orders for technical assistance in nuclear regulatory research across materials, waste, and reactor programs. Under this IDC, EMC2 has received multiple delivery orders supporting various critical research activities, with work primarily performed at their facilities in Ohio and Maryland. The contract allows for flexible, task-order-based engagement, enabling the NRC to leverage EMC2's specialized engineering expertise for complex technical support services related to nuclear safety, regulatory compliance, and advanced reactor technologies.

Engineering Mechanics Corporation of Columbus is employee owned engineering research and development company focused on materials, structural integrity and reliability of complex systems. We provide high quality engineering services and products that are innovative and responsive to our clients' schedule and budgetary requirements. Emc2 nurtures creativity, continually invests in staff and new technologies, and collaborates with our clients to assemble the best combination of experts to solve critical problems for commercial and governmental communities.

Since our founding in the last century, Emc2 has always taken pride in our leadership role on various national and international organizations such as ASME, Codes and Standards setting committees. We remain committed to our mission to provide experimental, computational, reliability and analytical solutions to client needs while also supporting societal goals of insuring safe operations of systems of all sizes and complexity.