Pepin Associates Inc.

Pepin Associates Inc. is a veteran-owned, for-profit corporate entity based in Greenville, Maine, specializing in advanced materials research and development for aerospace and defense applications. Registered in SAM.gov since 2002, the company has established itself as a key innovator in materials science, focusing on complex manufacturing processes for ceramic matrix composites and high-performance structural materials. The company is primarily engaged in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, demonstrating a strong commitment to technological innovation and government-sponsored research initiatives.

Over the past several years, Pepin Associates Inc. has secured multiple federal contracts primarily from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and NASA, consistently focusing on advanced materials development for hypersonic and aerospace structures. These contracts, all set aside for small businesses, have included research into formable preforms for ceramic matrix composite hypersonic structures, improvements in carbon-silicon carbide (C/SiC) manufacturing processes, and development of complex-shaped hot structures. The company's recent contract awards include a $1,584,671 DLA STTR Phase II contract for developing formable, discontinuous preforms for advanced ceramic matrix composite hypersonic structures, a $999,999 STTR Phase II contract for similar research, and multiple NASA SBIR Phase I and Phase II contracts ranging from $124,719 to $749,890. These contracts demonstrate Pepin Associates' technical expertise in materials engineering, particularly in creating innovative solutions for aerospace and defense applications that require advanced structural materials capable of withstanding extreme conditions.