Renaissance Services Inc., based in Fairborn, Ohio, has won a contract to provide
engineering and manufacturing services to the US Air Force for
rapid sustainment of aircraft and related weapon systems.
Renaissance is one of 67 companies selected to be part of a 5-year,
nearly $1 billion IDIQ contract
("Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity").
FAIRBORN, Ohio, Aug. 19,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Renaissance Services Inc.,
based in Fairborn, Ohio, has won a
contract to provide engineering and manufacturing services to the
US Air Force for rapid sustainment of aircraft and related weapon
systems. Renaissance is one of 67 companies selected to be part of
a 5-year, nearly $1 billion IDIQ
contract ("Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity").
The Renaissance Services team congratulates
the other firms who the Rapid Sustainment Office found worthy to
join the ultimate team – the team helping ensure America's Air
Force will always be Number One.
A Boeing E-3 Sentry land-based AWACS aircraft is flying over
Alaska with two F-22 Raptor
fighter escorts. Renaissance Services reverse-engineered and made
gearbox covers for the AWACS aircraft. Credit: US Air Force
This multi-award contract, led by the Air Force Rapid
Sustainment Office (RSO), is for Renaissance Services and other
selected contractors to assist the US Air Force in the rapid
manufacture of spare parts for legacy aircraft such as the F-15,
F-16, B-1, B-2, B-52, KC-135, and others. In addition, the selected
contractors will also support the RSO in the use of automation and
robotics, advanced composites, artificial intelligence, digital
engineering, and other technologies that can improve logistics and
sustainment.
RSO is a component of the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management
Center, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the
Dayton area. RSO's mission is to
find "ways to save money and improve efficiencies in the
sustainment of aircraft and other weapon systems throughout the Air
Force fleet."
Renaissance Services is a pioneer in the use of additive
manufacturing of tooling to enable the rapid manufacture of
castings for legacy parts. Renaissance has previously leveraged
additive manufacturing technology to produce rapid cast parts for
several Air Force systems. Some of the examples are depicted below
and include an electrical chassis for the F-15, torque convertor
for the F-16, gearbox housing for the E-3, and the air inlet guide
for the KC-135.
Example rapid cast parts made for the US Air Force. Credit:
Renaissance Service
Other organizations selected for the multi-year contract include
well known prime contractors such as Lockheed and Raytheon, as well
as smaller companies such as Arctos Technology and Essentium.
Dan Z. Sokol, Managing Partner of
Renaissance Services, remarked "It's gratifying to be selected as a
sustainment supplier to the US Air Force. It's a reflection of the
positive reputation that the Renaissance team has developed over a
decade of work with the various components of the Air Force." Dan
added, "The Renaissance Services team's goal is to help the US Air
Force maintain global dominance in the skies."
The Renaissance Services team congratulates the other firms who
the Rapid Sustainment Office found worthy to join the ultimate team
– the team helping ensure America's Air Force will always be Number
One.
Renaissance Services is a systems engineering firm focused on
the aerospace & defense industry with two primary areas of
service: a) rapid delivery of low volume, hard-to-get cast parts,
and b) integrating the latest digital technologies for engineering
and manufacturing. For more information visit
https://www.ren-services.com/about-us/.
Media Contact
Paul Morris, Renaissance
Services, Inc., 1 937.586.7277, pmorris@ren-services.com,
https://www.ren-services.com/
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