The University of Dayton is part of a new 20-year, $300M Air Force contract

University of Dayton Research Institute headquarters on South Patterson Boulevard. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

University of Dayton Research Institute headquarters on South Patterson Boulevard. TY GREENLEES / STAFF
Local News
By
May 6, 2021
X

The University of Dayton Research Institute will have a share in a significant new Air Force contract to work on aircraft landing gear.

UDRI will join Engineering and Software System Solutions, of Clearfield, Utah, and Southwest Research Institute, of San Antonio, Texas, in sharing a combined ceiling $300 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for what the Department of Defense called the “comprehensive landing gear integrity program.”

A UDRI researcher inspects the landing gear of a C-130 cargo plane during work for a commercial sponsor in 2016. UDRI photo

icon to expand image

Work will be performed in Utah, Texas and Dayton. The research and work are expected to be completed by May 2041, two decades from now.

These awards are the result of a competitive acquisition and three offers were received, the DoD said.

Consolidated sustainment activity group working capital funds in the amount of $3,000 are being obligated at the time of award.

The contract came from the Air Force Sustainment Center, based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

In Other News
1
1 injured in single-vehicle crash Sunday in Vandalia
2
Warren County community considers restricting noise levels
3
Ohio nears NIL update to allow schools to directly pay student-athletes
4
Missing West Carrollton teen found safe
5
Dayton man indicted for murder; gunshot victim crashes car into pole

About the Author

Follow Thomas Gnau on facebookFollow Thomas Gnau on twitter

Thomas Gnau is a business reporter who joined the Dayton Daily News in 2007. He has reported for daily newspapers in Ohio since 1991.