Arthur McMiler 
- AFRL has awarded Booz Allen a potential $85M IDIQ for aerospace system design research
- Work in Dayton, Ohio, runs through Sept. 22, 2036
- Leidos, Anduril, DCS and Peerless Technologies have also been named awardees in the AFRL program
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a potential $85 million contract supporting the Digital System-Level Mission-Driven Integrated Design Methods for Aerospace Systems program, also known as VOLARE. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award, the company will conduct research to advance vehicle system design products and design methodologies for thermal management systems, the Department of War said Tuesday.
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What Are the Terms of Booz Allen’s AFRL Contract?
Booz Allen will perform the work in Dayton, Ohio, through Sept. 22, 2036. AFRL, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, received eight bids for the competitively awarded contract. The base IDIQ carried no obligated funds at award, while the initial task order draws $75,000 in incremental R&D funding from fiscal year 2026.
Which Other Companies Received Awards Under the VOLARE Program?
The DOW on Monday announced that Leidos is also an awardee under the program to support multidisciplinary analysis spanning airframe, propulsion, power and thermal management systems. Anduril Industries, DCS and Peerless Technologies also received awards under the program.
How Is Booz Allen Expanding Its Air Force Research Portfolio?
The contract extends a series of recent Air Force wins for Booz Allen. In July, AFRL awarded the company a potential $25.3 million contract for quantum information science research, development, test and evaluation. In March, the Air Force Test Center tapped Booz Allen as lead system design integrator for an $81.5 million hypersonic test capability improvement project at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.
