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  • ARCTOS Announces Back-to-Back, Major Contract Wins in April

    ARCTOS Announces Back-to-Back, Major Contract Wins in April

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    May 3, 2022


    DAYTON, Ohio, May 3, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    ARCTOS Technology Solutions, LLC (ARCTOS) has been awarded two major contracts in the month of April 2022, including (i) an $869M contract with the U.S. Army to provide responsive research and development and engineering support for chemical and biological defense missions and (ii) an $63M contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to support the accelerated development and transition of structural materials, processing, and inspection technologies for defense applications.

    On 8 April 2022, ARCTOS was one of 26 companies awarded a seat on the Scientific, Technical, Engineering, and Program Support Services (STEPSS) program. Administered by the Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, STEPSS is as an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (ID/IQ) with up to 10-year period of performance and an $869M ceiling supporting the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center.

    The base contract award recognizes ARCTOS capabilities in automated chemical monitoring, chemical analysis and agent detection, expeditionary system prototyping, and specialized engineering services. 

    “We’re working to apply advanced sensor technologies to a wider array of environmental and defense missions,” said Dr. Willie Steinecker, ARCTOS Director of Airbase Technologies, “Combined with artificial intelligence and internet-of-things technologies, these sensor networks provide unparalleled real-time information to detect and mitigate emerging threats.”

    Then, on 22 April 2022, the AFRL awarded ARCTOS a $63M contract to support Rapid Assessment, Maturation, Prototyping and Transition of Emerging Structural Technologies (RAMPTEST). This program will provide the necessary framework to advance structural materials technologies in a rapid and responsive manner, enabled by a flexible data analysis and visualization framework to identify and bridge the gaps between emerging needs of the United States Air and Space Forces and industrial base capabilities.

    The RAMPTEST contract leverages prior ARCTOS work in data analysis, data visualization, additive manufacturing, and non-destructive inspection, spurred by Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) funding. While not the first SBIR Phase III success for ARCTOS, RAMPTEST is the company’s largest Phase III contract to date. 

    “We’re excited to work with our research partners and AFRL sponsors,” said Dr. Ty Pollak, Senior Vice President for ARCTOS operations in Dayton. “RAMPTEST provides a great opportunity to prove out new technologies more rapidly to meet pressing needs.”

    The program builds on the ARCTOS team’s experience and expansive partner networks in advanced materials, manufacturing, non-destructive evaluation, propulsion, and flight technologies. ARCTOS currently serves as prime contractor for a variety of key contracts supporting AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, and other Department of Defense customers.

    “I am extremely proud of the innovative work that our ARCTOS scientists, engineers and program managers perform in support of these mission critical technology areas for the Department of Defense,” said Chris Greamo, President & CEO. “STEPSS and RAMPTEST are just two great examples of how our teams continue to delivery new capability in partnership with our customers.”

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    About ARCTOS: Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, ARCTOS (www.arctos-us.com) provides innovative digitally-integrated technologies and agile mission-focused solutions for the defense and aerospace markets. ARCTOS solutions span the systems life cycle, including technical studies and analysis of alternatives; research, technology development, and prototyping; product design, testing, integration, and deployment; and system sustainment and logistics planning and support. 

    For more information, please send inquiries to websiteinfo@arctos-us.com or visit www.arctos-us.com.

    Source: ARCTOS, LLC

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  • Penn College, NJIT Get Nearly $8 Million for Apprenticeships

    Penn College, NJIT Get Nearly $8 Million for Apprenticeships

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    updated: Jul 1, 2019


    WILLIAMSPORT, Penn., July 1, 2019 (Newswire.com)
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    ​Pennsylvania College of Technology (www.pct.edu) and New Jersey Institute of Technology (www.njit.edu) have been awarded a $7,996,530 federal grant to develop industry-driven strategies for apprenticeships in advanced manufacturing fields.

    ​Penn College, a leader in innovative apprenticeship programs and a special mission affiliate of Penn State, and NJIT, New Jersey’s public polytechnic university, received the funding as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s awarding of $183.8 million in grants to 23 academic institutions and consortia nationwide. The goal is to further expand apprenticeships and address the skills gap. The educational institutions are partnering with companies that provide a funding match. The ultimate aim is to satisfy the industry’s enormous demand for trained American workers.

    “Penn College has been addressing the skills gap for a long time,” said President Davie Jane Gilmour. “In the past few years, we’ve added apprenticeship training as an integral part of this effort. We are pleased to partner with New Jersey Institute of Technology to expand the reach of apprenticeship. Collectively, we anticipate providing training to more than 3,000 apprentices over the next four years. This collaboration will extend Penn College’s mission of creating ‘tomorrow makers’ and meeting significant industry demand for skilled workers.”

    “We are extraordinarily pleased to be partnering with Pennsylvania College of Technology to provide on-ramps to New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York citizens to high-demand jobs in advanced manufacturing,” said New Jersey Innovation Institute Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Timothy Franklin, who also serves as NJIT’s associate vice president for business and economic development and special advisor to the president. “The apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs we will be able to offer through this grant will help employers in biopharma, lightweight metals, plastics and other advanced manufacturing industries meet the rapidly increasing demands associated with new technologies and processes.”

    The advanced manufacturing sector will benefit from apprenticeship training for mechatronics technicians, computer numerical control operators, plastics process technicians, light metals machinists and welders, biological technicians, as well as shorter-term programming to fill gap needs in areas such as project management and front line supervisor.

    ​Penn College’s innovative approach has led to many firsts, including unique multicentered delivery models, never-before-apprenticed occupations and blended training approaches. With a mutual focus on technology education and complementary programs in niche industries, Penn College and NJIT are ideally matched to address employers’ skills shortages through development of a multistate program.

    Aligned with the Department of Labor’s interest in scalability, Penn College will share successes from three years’ experience with apprenticeship programs as it works with NJIT through development and launch, serving new industries, locations and occupations.

    ​Penn College and NJIT have been designated for grant funding to create Modular, Industry-Driven Apprenticeship Strategies (MIDAS).

    Goals for MIDAS are:

    ·       Reinvent apprenticeship models by reconfiguring existing, inflexible structures into leading-edge systems designed to meet the complex, rapidly changing needs of advanced manufacturing. This will involve the use of smaller training modules that are flexible, customizable and stackable to meet employer needs for multiple occupations and have seamless options for registered programs and academic credit for prior learning.

    ·       Retrofit and expand current registered apprenticeships and develop complementary programs applicable across the sector.

    ·       Create new modular apprenticeships in specialty advanced manufacturing industries aligned with Penn College and NJIT’s expertise.

    ·       Create pre-apprenticeships to increase the number of people entering high-demand occupations.

    ·       Continuously improve program effectiveness and scalability.

    This grant program is designed to assist companies who have committed to building their skilled workforce and provides assistance toward the cost of training.

    “The apprenticeship model of earning while learning has worked well in many American industries, and today we open opportunities for apprenticeships to flourish in new sectors of our economy,” U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta said in announcing the grants. “With 7.4 million open jobs and job creators searching for skilled job seekers, apprenticeship expansion will continue to close the skills gap and strengthen the greatest workforce in the world – the American workforce.”

    For more about New Jersey Institute of Technology, a leader in STEM education, research, economic development and service, visit www.njit.edu.

    For more about Penn College, a national leader in applied technology education, visit www.pct.edu. For more information about the grant, please contact workforce@pct.edu or call 570-327-4775.

    Press Contact: 
    ​Joseph Yoder
    ​Associate Vice President for Public Relations & Marketing at Penn College
    570-320-2400 x. 7218
    ​jyoder@pct.edu 

    Source: Pennsylvania College of Technology

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