Contracts

AMCOM EXPRESS Contract

Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Expedited Professional and Engineering Support Services (EXPRESS) Contract

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The AMCOM EXPRESS contract, which began in September 2008, is a multiple award, BPA program (Blanket Purchase Agreement). It issues task orders to Federal Supply Schedule contractors to provide advisory and assistance services across technical, programmatic and logistics domains to AMCOM and its customers. This contract also provides the same level of support to the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), the Program Executive Offices (PEO) and allies for fielded Army aviation and missile systems.

MEI Technologies develops Test and Evaluation (T&E) documentation through all phases of the acquisition cycle. Sample tasks include developing test requirements, writing statements of work, developing models and simulations and validating them, creating test evaluation strategy and more. In addition, we provide engineers and technical support personnel who plan, coordinate, conduct and evaluate the test.

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ARGONAUT Contract

Applied Research ReGarding Operationally Novel and Unique Technologies Contract

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The U.S. Air Force uses wargame simulation exercises to evaluate the effectiveness of enhancements to its weapon systems and procedures against comparable enemy forces. Under this contract, MEIT supports AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate (AFRL/RD). We develop and execute a continuing series of Advanced Concept Event (ACE) wargames specifically devoted to next-generation capabilities, with the focus on directed energy (laser weapons). ACE operates as a distributed event, with system simulators playing interactively from any location on the globe. MEIT has helped incorporate space systems into the event, playing alongside and interactively with air, ground and Naval systems.  MEIT also provides support in conducting systems engineering and analysis as well as managing and maintaining the Directed Energy Simulation Laboratory. 

MEIT began work on this contract in 2011, and the contract runs through August 2015. Our work has helped increase participation in the wargame from four weapon systems a few years ago to nearly 20 systems in ACE 2011. 

Prior to this contract, MEIT supported the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract with work that began in 2002.

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BIO Contract

Bioastronautics Contract

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Under the BIO contract, MEI Technologies supports the NASA-Johnson Space Center’s space and life sciences initiatives surrounding the health and productivity of crews living and working in space. Our engineers, scientists and technical personnel perform tasks ranging from biomedical research, operational space medicine and human factors engineering to space food laboratory operation, biomedical flight hardware production and payload and hardware integration with shuttle and the International Space Station, just to name a few. We have successfully worked on the Anthropometry and Biomechanics Facility, the Habitability Design Center and the Low Impact Docking System (LIDS) test.

MEI Technologies’ prime customer on the BIO contract is Wyle Labs. The contract began in 2003.

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CISS Contract

Center Institutional Safety Services Contract

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The CISS contract, which began in July 2009, provides safety and fire protection services to the NASA-Johnson Space Center in accomplishing its institutional safety program objectives. Major areas of the contract include safety, fire protection, training, maintenance of fire protection systems, test safety, safety information systems and special projects. As a subcontractor to Anadarko Industries for CISS, MEI Technologies specifically supports the JSC Safety and Test Operations Division, whose mission is to help line management and employees in reducing and preventing injuries to NASA personnel and damage to NASA equipment.

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DHEP Contract

Department of Defense (DoD) Human Exploration Payloads Contract

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The company's first prime contract win was with the U.S. Air Force performing payload integration, integrating DoD experiments on the shuttle.  We are proud to still hold that work today, now known as the DHEP contract.

The DoD requires services and hardware to conduct research/fly payloads on NASA’s manned space vehicles, as well as other available space transportation systems, including the space shuttle, International Space Station, Automated Transfer Vehicle, Russian Launch Capabilities (i.e., Progress/Soyuz), the HII Transfer Vehicle, and any commercial launch capabilities in support of human spaceflight/exploration or other goals.

Specifically, MEI Technologies provides DHEP support to the U.S. Air Force. We help the USAF execute a series of processes to assure their DoD experiments meet NASA standards. Our tasks include hardware design reviews, quality control, astronaut/ground crew training, real-time flight following and many other activities. The contract began in July 2009.

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ESC Contract

Engineering and Science Contract

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ESC, which began in February 2005, provides design, test and evaluation, facility maintenance and operations, systems engineering and integration support to NASA-Johnson Space Center projects supporting the space shuttle and International Space Station Programs. Tasks performed include evaluating electrical, electronic, and electromechanical parts, performing analysis of parts obsolescence, environmental stress screening, and failure analysis of custom hardware and one-of-a-kind prototypes. Specialty engineering disciplines employed include risk management, reliability and maintainability engineering, thermal engineering, and electromechanical interference and compatibility (EMI/EMC) analysis, thermodynamic modeling and investigations to ensure safe return of the Space Shuttle during de-orbit transition to Earth.

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ESES Contract

Electrical Systems Engineering Services Contract

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ESES provides critical support to the Applied Engineering & Technology Directorate at NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. As the ESES prime contractor since February 2005, MEI Technologies provides electrical engineering support services for the study, design, development, fabrication, integration, testing, verification and operations of spaceflight, airborne, and ground system hardware and software. Additionally, we provide support for the development and validation of new technologies to enable future space and science missions.

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ESES Interim Contract

Electrical Systems Engineering Services Interim Contract

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MEI Technologies provides electrical engineering support services for the study, design, development, fabrication, integration, testing, verification and operations of hardware and software for space, air and ground systems. This includes development and validation of new technologies to enable future missions in support of the Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate at NASA—Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD.

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GPSW Contract

Air Force Space Command Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC), GPS Wing SE&I Contract

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The GPSW contract, which began in March 2007, provides systems engineering and integration support to the Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC) and the GPS Wing’s space and ground control segments. As a subcontractor to SAIC on this contract, MEI Technologies manages specialty engineering disciplines, conducts oversight of prime contractor quality assurance programs, witnesses integrated systems testing, and performs interoperability analysis. Specialty engineering disciplines employed include quality engineering, risk management, reliability and maintainability engineering, system safety engineering, test and verification, engineering data analysis management and reporting.

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ITAMS Contract

Information Technology and Multimedia Services Contract

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Through the ITAMS contract, MEIT provides IT Security and Data Center Operations for NASA’s Johnson Space Center. MEIT supports IT security investigations and has developed a patent-pending security event management application developed to catch criminals and hackers. MEIT also manages over 600 institutional systems at the Center, from the enterprise firewalls that protect NASA’s data to complex engineering application systems used to design and analyze NASA spacecrafts.

Under this contract, MEIT is responsible for performing engineering tasks involving computer hardware and software. These tasks include system administration, account management, data backup and system performance monitoring, as well as the installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of all assigned software. MEIT also performs technical assessments, security testing, as well as develop and update JSC Information Technology Security Plans. Prior to the ITAMS contract, MEIT performed a majority of this work supporting the JETS contract, starting in 2004.

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LM Orion Contract

Lockheed Martin Orion Program Contract

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The Orion contract provides systems engineering and engineering specialty support to the NASA Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) development effort. Tasks performed include requirements analysis, risk management, evaluation of aero-coefficients, base environments, aerothermal heating during reentry and launch vehicle ascent, and wind tunnel data analysis and planning.

MEI Technologies assists Lockheed Martin Astronautics in defining thermal requirements for passive thermal control. To define these requirements, we develop thermal analytical models in support of integrated ORION thermal analyses. MEI Technologies also provides Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) requirements verification and conceptual level design for the ascent, abort and reentry phases, as well as dynamic loads and environments analysis.

In the Safety and Mission Assurance area, MEI Technologies provides system safety, software safety, risk management, mechanical engineering CADCAM services, mechanisms design, and analysis and planning.

Lockheed Martin awarded MEI Technologies the Orion sub-contract in September 2006.

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MITS Contract

Marshall Information Technology Services Contract

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Under MITS, MEI Technologies provides IT security services and end-to-end IT computing services—from development and installation to operations, maintenance, storage and more. In addition, we provide application and Web services for various science and engineering tools that support NASA’s space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research activities.

All MITS contract work supports NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, the National Space Science and Technology Center in Huntsville, AL and the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, LA. MEI Technologies won the five-year subcontract from Dynetics in February 2010.

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SETAC Contract

Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance Contract

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SETAC supports the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) and other Army and DoD organizations supported by the Command. It was created to ensure timely, energetic and cost-effective technologies for defense against evolving threats. It also strives to develop technology that maximizes benefits for strategic and theater missile defense and air/space technology programs, as well as to ensure all programs are in regulatory compliance.

Services provided under SETAC include engineering support, such as independent assessments, analyses, software verification, simulations and special studies associated with USASMDC/ARSTRAT missions.

As a subcontractor to System Studies and Simulation Inc. for SETAC, MEI Technologies helps plan, coordinate and accomplish tasks that support the warfighter. We prepare, review and analyze test requirements for multiple levels of aircraft-launched missile systems, perform on-site testing support to National Test Ranges, coordinate and approve Test and Evaluation Master Plans, and prepare and implement test/qualification/certification plans, test and test data analysis procedures. MEI Technologies was awarded the sub-contract in December 2007.

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TEST Contract

Test Evaluation and Support Team Contract

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The TEST contract is the follow-on to the TEC Contract.  TEST contract started May 2011 and MEIT is proud to continue to support NASA’s mission at the White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) in New Mexico. This contract provides materials and components testing, propulsion testing, and depot activities. Systems engineered include propellant and pressure, instrumentation, control and data collection systems. MEIT’s projects at WSTF encompass a broad range, including:

•      Rocket engine and propulsion systems-related tests, which consist of altitude and ambient testing of liquid rocket engines and integrated propulsion systems using various types of propellants including (but not limited too) N2O4, MMH, LOX, Methane, and Hydrazine.

•      Refurbishment, repair, and acceptance of testing of flight hardware for International Space Station Oxygen and Life Support System components.

•      Testing and analysis of propellants or other hazardous fluids to define ignition and combustion properties

•      Materials and components testing to determine compatibility with aerospace fluids to enhance safe use.

•      Component testing to determine life cycle issues to include qualification and acceptance testing of flight hardware

•      Testing low velocity and hypervelocity impact effects on spacecraft structures.

•      WSTF infrastructure maintenance and upgrades

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