JOHNSTOWN — Concurrent Technologies Corp. announced Friday it has been awarded several contracts during the annual Showcase for Commerce, a nationally renowned business and industry trade show and defense contracting exhibition.

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Concurrent Technologies Corp. the first option period to a prime contract to demonstrate the practicality of producing obsolete critical castings through 3D printed sand-casting mold technology. In addition, the project will further develop the science and technology of 3D printed sand-casting molds. CTC is working with subcontractor ExOne Operating LLC, a subsidiary of Desktop Metal, as well as DLA, and metal casting foundries on the project.

The project originated several years ago with the identified need for a cost-

effective and rapid method to produce outdated yet critical metal castings for the Department of Defense. These castings have been challenging to source due to the unavailability of original designs, patterns, or manufacturers.

This option period is valued at $4.3 million. The total contract, which includes a base year and four one-year options, is valued at a potential $15 million.

Strengthening cybersecurity

The U.S. Marine Corps Installations Command has awarded Option Year 4 and a modification of the Facility Related Controls Systems Programmatic Support Contract to Concurrent Technologies Corp.

CTC’s diverse and dedicated project team, which includes their small business partner, Risk Mitigation Consulting, will continue providing Policy, Architecture, Cyber and Community of Practice expertise.

The Marine Corps FRCS program consists of 350-plus networked systems, including energy, utilities, fire and life safety, electronic security, and several other platforms associated with the operation of an installation. CTC’s activities under this contract are designed to secure the infrastructure and optimize the usage of Installation FRCS data.

Energy resilience

The U.S. Marine Corps Installations Command has awarded Concurrent Technologies Corp. an option year on its competitively bid prime contract to ensure energy resilience in USMC headquarters, regions, and installations. This option year also includes modification funding that will be specifically directed toward accelerating the delivery of energy resilience and utilities infrastructure modernization projects for the Marine Corps.

Under this contract, CTC will assist the Marine Corps in efforts to generate, distribute, and effectively manage reliable, resilient, and efficient energy infrastructure to support the warfighter’s continuous mission requirements.

CTC is working with subcontractors Sain Engineering Associates, SKJ and Barbaricum, who will provide additional technical, analytical, and support services.

AFRL awards $3.5M contract

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $3.5 million contract modification to Concurrent Technologies Corp. to build on direct current microgrid technology at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The new work will facilitate overarching control of multiple DC microgrids and add generation and storage capacity. This technology solution will save energy when connected to the utility grid and provide resilient power when utility power is lost.

CTC will continue implementing a resilient DC microgrid design around Kirtland’s mission requirements. The use of the DC microgrid and overarching controller will improve system efficiencies and reliability over conventional alternating current microgrids by reducing the reliance on DC/AC inverters, a common failure point for traditional microgrids. CTC will execute a demonstration plan documenting technical achievements and cost savings attributable to the microgrid type and configuration to serve as a basis for the transition of this approach beyond Kirtland AFB.

EVC working on subcontract

Enterprise Ventures Corp. is working on a $2.4 million subcontract to Akita Innovations for a Defense Threat Reduction Agency Joint Science and Technology Office project that is designed to enhance warfighter effectiveness in a chemically or biologically contaminated environment.

DTRA-JSTO launched this prototype project to optimize and scale up a waterless decontamination fluid that can be effectively applied to chemically or biologically contaminated equipment in the field. Current decontamination systems require large amounts of water and manpower for application or are highly corrosive. Therefore, a decontamination area with chemical containment must be available, which is not always feasible in the field and results in equipment downtime. The government has successfully developed a waterless decontamination fluid at the laboratory scale and launched this project to engage the private sector to produce the material at a pilot scale of 3,000 gallons.

Enterprise Ventures Corp. is the technology transition affiliate of Concurrent Technologies Corp.