MTech Wins Multi-Year Prototyping, Instrumentation and Experimentation Contract

July 2024 | 2 minute read

Photo Courtesy – Dane Wiedman, www.navy.mil

 MTech, has been awarded a $175,438,705 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The services will be delivered to the Aircraft Prototype Systems Division (APSD) within the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD’s) Prototype, Instrumentation and Experimentation (PEI) Department.

The scope of work will be to provide engineering and infrastructure, technical services, technical shops, and aircraft modification and installation teams to support the manufacturing, airworthiness, rapid reaction and transition, experimentation, concept demonstration, research, spiral development, prototyping, and test and evaluation programs and deliverables to meet prototyping requirements of the NAWCAD’s PEI Departments APSD.

Additionally, this requirement supports potentially new systems and existing systems within the manned and unmanned aircraft inventory. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland (80%); and California, Maryland (20%), and is expected to be completed in August 2029. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set-aside. There were three competing bids.  

“I’m very excited for my team,” Mike Magee, President MTech said. “We have been investing in our rapid prototyping capabilities as well as acquiring the industry’s most experienced engineers. This contract allows us to perform this type of work now on a much larger scale. It also allows us a chance to attract even more top industry talent as we continue to grow.” An open house for this program will be held on July 31st. Interested candidates should reference the careers page link below for more details.

Participating Partners

Capabilities

MTech’s experience and expertise ensures its customers receive the most cost-effective, optimal solutions in a timely manner. MTech specializes in aero-structure strength and stability, durability & damage tolerance, and finite element analysis. From full scale analysis plans to SME consultants, MTech personnel have the experience to take any project from conception through production, certification and installation.

HII is a global engineering and defense technologies provider with a 135-year history of trusted partnerships enhancing U.S. national security. The HII MT C5ISR Systems Group actively supports design, development, integration & management of sensors, systems, and subsystems to support ISR operations, exploitation, and analysis. 

ASI provides engineering, logistics, and information technology systems services to form complete life cycle support including assessment of system reliability, service life assessment, service life enhancements, asset management, logistical supply chain support, development of aircraft modifications, engineering modifications and upgrades to existing structural, electrical and mechanical systems, reverse engineering of existing systems, analytical substantiation reports for flight clearance support, and technical manual development/updates.

3RGI is a small business that provides customized aircraft, airborne systems, sensors and platforms for the Department of Defense and Commercial activities. Staff includes fixed wing aircraft pilots, operators, engineers, and technicians with 30+ years of experience in design, integration, operation, and evaluation of various airborne sensors and complex ISR systems.