Contract: Applied Research, $18.8M

Applied Research Associates Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., has been awarded an $18,845,422 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide research and development for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center in the development and evaluation of enhanced and emerging technologies under robotics and automation. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be complete by April 30, 2020. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with seven offers received. Fiscal 2015 research and development funds in the amount of $450,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The 325th Contracting Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, is the contracting activity (FA4819-15-C-0002). (Source: DoD, 05/05/15)