Global Engineering & Materials Inc.

Global Engineering & Materials Inc., operating under the division name Global Engineering And Materials, Inc. and doing business as Gem-Innovation, is a for-profit subchapter S corporation headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. The company specializes in advanced research and development services for the federal government, with particular expertise in composite materials, multiscale modeling, advanced simulation techniques, and X-ray CT exploration. Gem-Innovation provides innovative technological solutions primarily to the Department of Defense, leveraging its capabilities in materials engineering and modeling to support naval aviation systems and aircraft development programs.

Gem-Innovation has established itself as a strategic partner to the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR), receiving numerous prime federal contract awards across multiple Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program phases. The company's contract portfolio demonstrates significant engagement in Phase I exploratory research efforts, Phase II development and refinement work, and Phase III commercialization and implementation activities. Notable Phase II contracts include a $1.6 million SBIR award from NAVAIR (May 2025), a $2 million SBIR award from ONR (January 2025), multiple $1.3 million STTR Phase II contracts from NAVAIR, and a $1.05 million STTR Phase II contract (June 2024). The company has also received multiple Phase I awards valued at approximately $240,000 each for both SBIR and STTR programs, with recent awards in October 2025. Additionally, Gem-Innovation completed an Air Force Research Laboratory contract valued at $749,998 for coupled infusion-cure modeling simulation for low-cost composite materials. All of these awards have been designated as total small business set-asides, reflecting the company's status and the government's commitment to supporting small business innovation in defense technology development. The research and development efforts supported through these contracts focus on advanced materials engineering, simulation technologies, and innovation applicable to naval aviation modernization and capability enhancement.

Gem-Innovation holds a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with the Naval Air Warfare Center for Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase III work, which was awarded on January 21, 2022, with a period of performance extending through January 20, 2027. This single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract carries no set-aside designation and enables NAVAIR to issue task orders for research and development services supporting naval aviation systems and aircraft development programs. Under this BOA authority, NAVAIR has already awarded a $954,999.73 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to Gem-Innovation for SBIR Phase III research and development activities, performed at the company's Princeton, New Jersey facility. The BOA structure allows the Naval Air Warfare Center to leverage Gem-Innovation's prior SBIR-funded innovations and established capabilities in materials engineering and advanced simulation for ongoing technology development, testing, and evaluation activities without the requirement for competitive re-competition, thereby facilitating continuity in the company's support to critical naval aviation technology advancement initiatives.

Computational Fatigue and Fracture, Composite Damage Assessment, Structural Reliability, Dynamic Fracture, Software Development, Extended Finite Element Technology, Stochastic Finite Element Method