Contract Award: Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, Texas) – $13,499,937

Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, was awarded a $13,499,937 modification (P00002) to previously awarded (FA2394-23-C-B007) cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Hypersonics Supply Chain Research Phase II. This contract provides for the purchasing, installing, and exercising the equipment necessary for the research and development to demonstrate the vertical integration production of air-breathing scramjet propulsion system components. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $30,488,803 from $16,988,866. Work will be performed in San Antonio, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 29, 2028. This contract was a competitive acquisition and one offer was received. Fiscal 2024 research and development funds in the amount of $13,499,937 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, is the contracting activity.