Contract Award: General Electric Co. (Cincinnati, Ohio) – $8,757,093

General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded an $8,757,093 cost-type contract for materials research and development. This contract provides for an aggressive research and development project that advances understanding and maturity of high temperature ceramic matrix composites (CMC) and ultra-high temperature CMC. It establishes baseline properties of current CMC materials for hypersonics application while investigating development of future material and process technologies. Work will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by March 30, 2025. This contract was a competitive acquisition solicited through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Structural Materials Open Two-Step Broad Agency Announcement (BAA FA8650-18-S-5010), therefore one letter request for proposal was mailed and one offer was received. Fiscal 2021 research and development funds in the amount of $8,757,093 are being obligated at time of award. AFRL, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-22-C-5291).