Innovative Engineering: University of Dayton’s $16M Turbojet Project

University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio, was awarded a $16,097,284 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for small expendable turbine phase two risk reduction experimentation. This contract provides assessing advanced manufacturing techniques and designs for technical feasibility and cost effectiveness when applied to small turbojet engines. Work will be performed in Dayton, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 17, 2026. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2023 research and development funds in the amount of $12,978,268; and fiscal 2023 procurement funds in the amount of $1,840,253 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8684-24-C-B026). (Awarded Sept. 19, 2024)