United States Air Force

Jacobs’ provides support to DOD agencies through the DESP IDIQ contract, managed by the U.S. Air Force at the Ogden Air Logistics Center, UT. Using the DESP, Jacobs provides a variety of engineering and technical services for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army. Typical projects and activities include A-10 structural analysis and repair tooling/procedures; engineering services in support of munitions sustainment; development, design, and installation of equipment and tools to enhance depot maintenance for the C-5, C-130, C-17 and F-15; technical support to improve efficiency of depot maintenance for aircraft such as the C-5, C-130, C-17, F-15, and KC-135; support for advancement of future technologies for U.S. Army ground vehicles; and technical support to U.S. Air Force test and training ranges.
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Jacobs provides Experimental Capabilities Support (ECS) for the U.S. Air Force’s Trisonic Gasdynamics Facility, Subsonic Aerodynamic Research Laboratory, Vertical Wind Tunnel, and Free Surface Water Tunnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. Within these facilities, various experimental capabilities are provided to support experimental tests designed to develop and verify the capabilities of various advanced technology demonstration programs.
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Jacobs provides engineering and design (E&D) support and architecture and engineering (A&E) services for a multitude of projects to sustain and enhance the U.S. Air Force’s aerospace infrastructure and testing facilities around the world. We offer a wide range of U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) schedules to provide our customers easy access to Jacobs’ expertise. Our services encompass analysis, design, construction management, and commissioning for projects ranging from the automation and upgrade of an existing system to the design/build of state-of-the-art, first-of-its-kind facilities and systems. Representative projects include the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex Data Acquisition Systems at Moffett Field in San Jose, CA; the H-3 Arc Heater Facility Model Positioning System at AEDC near Tullahoma, TN; and the A/F37T-11 Air Force Jet Engine Hush House/Noise Suppressor Upgrade at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. – hide

Jacobs provides acquisition of engineering and technically-related advisement and assistance for the ESC – a dynamic organization that has provided command, control, and information systems to the U.S. Air Force for more than 40 years. The ETASS workforce provides a broad range of services in engineering, provisioning and logistics support, modeling and simulation, configuration and data management, test and evaluation, and integrated master planning and scheduling. Beginning with seven discrete task orders, this contract will expand to incorporate work on 14 task orders at Hanscom, Wright-Patterson, Maxwell-Gunter, Peterson, Langley, Lackland, Robins, Offutt, and other Air Force bases nationwide. – hide

Jacobs provides landing gear component testing to customer supplied specifications for the Landing Gear Test Facility located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. Equipment in the facility can simulate real-world operating conditions for aircraft wheels, tires, brakes, and entire landing gear assemblies. Engineers and technicians provide support in all aspects of testing from the planning stages to report generation in order to provide the customer with accurate, reliable, and impartial data. We maintain in-house capabilities for instrumentation, design and fabrications, and complete data reduction and reporting. Jacobs also provides support for all test operations and equipment maintenance. – hide

As managing partner of the Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) joint venture, Jacobs provides operation, maintenance, information management, and support of processes, facilities, and infrastructure at the U.S. Air Force’s AEDC near Tullahoma, TN. AEDC is the world’s largest and most advanced complex of flight simulation test facilities, comprised of nearly 60 aeronautical testing facilities with a replacement value in excess of $9B. ATA conducts aerodynamic, aeropropulsion, and space testing and operates and maintains wind tunnels, engine test facilities, rocket test facilities, ranges, and space chambers. ATA also provides base operating support for utilities systems operation and maintenance, civil engineering, operation of fire and police departments, dispensary operation, and environmental remediation and stewardship. – hide

Jacobs provides research operations support for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, including planning, scheduling, management, and evaluation of liquid, solid, hybrid, electronic, and chemical propulsion system tests. Jacobs’ experts utilize cutting-edge technology in the design, modification, operations, and maintenance of rocket facilities and laboratory facilities to include system predictive, preventative, and on-call maintenance. By forming strong partner-driven and procured subcontract relationships, we are responsible for component, subsystem, and system cleaning, calibration, and certification. Our support of laboratory activities for propulsion system research and development is measurable, garnering ever-increasing award fee scores and praise from Government as well as commercial customers. – hide

Jacobs provides technical and acquisition management support for the SAF/AQ. We provide expert consultant services in disciplines such as acquisition management, systems engineering, technology development, program management, policy development, requirements analysis, and strategic planning. In addition to concentrating on special programs and space systems within SAF/AQ proper, Jacobs provides dedicated and focused technical and program management support to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office. – hide

Jacobs provides systems engineering and integration support to the research, development, acquisition, test, and sustainment of virtually all U.S. Air Force air-launched weapon systems, test and training range systems, and numerous air combat support systems. The objective of this contract is to augment AAC’s organic capabilities for developing, testing, and fielding armament and armament support systems, including programs to support critical missions. We provide support to programs in all phases of the acquisition cycle, ranging from basic research and technology to deployment and sustainment engineering. Our services include systems engineering, requirements analysis, analysis of alternatives, technical risk assessments, modeling and simulation, information technology, test and evaluation, verification, and lifecycle support. – hide

Jacobs has supported the TR&V contract in Dayton, OH since 1987. The objective of this contract is to provide scientific and technical services to support the verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) of models and simulators of foreign weapon systems used by the DOD for training and electronic warfare systems development testing. Our support includes providing a detailed evaluation of engineering designs; working with various contractors and Government organizations during system development and integration; assessing and making recommendations regarding system modifications, maintenance, and repair; and supportive operations and processes. – hide

Jacobs has partnered with the AFRL Sensors Directorate (AFRL/RY) for two decades in sensor exploitation technology performance assessment, embodied by support to the COMPrehensive Assessment of Sensor Exploitation (COMPASE) Center. Our technical and engineering personnel support technology development in radio frequency (RF), electro optics (EO), multi-sensor fusion (SF), Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) algorithm development, and performance assessment (PA). We conduct PAs by developing tools that measure system performance across a range of scenarios and operating conditions and by establishing metrics to measure progress toward program goals. Services include research; expert analyses; algorithm PA; target, scenario, and ATR modeling; exploratory and advanced development; and engineering assessments for AFRL and its customers. – hide