ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
Funding Agency:
- Department of Defense
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) includes the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), the Environmental Laboratory (EL) and the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, Illinois, and the Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) in Alexandria, Virginia. The ERDC is responsible for conducting research in the broad fields of hydraulics, dredging, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography, remote sensing, geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, soil effects, vehicle mobility, self-contained munitions, military engineering, geophysics, pavements, protective structures, aquatic plants, water quality, dredged material, treatment of hazardous waste, wetlands, physical/mechanical/ chemical properties of snow and other frozen precipitation, infrastructure and environmental issues for installations, computer science, telecommunications management, energy, facilities maintenance, materials and structures, engineering processes, environmental processes, land and heritage conservation, and ecological processes. This research is conducted by Government personnel and by contract or agreement with educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and private industry partners.
The COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LABORATORY (CHL) has nationally - and internationally - recognized engineering and scientific expertise related to inland waterways and the estuarine and coastal zones. CHL has foremost capabilities in prototype data collection, experimental research and numerical modeling and simulation of processes involving water levels, current, winds, waves and tides, and their interaction with sediments and structures.
Specific and unique expertise exists in the engineering, hydrodynamics, sediment transport, dredging and dredged material disposal, physical processes associated with environmental analyses, groundwater modeling, military hydrology, harbor engineering, and riverbank and shore protection. CHL has the Tri-Service Reliance mission for Logistics-Over- the Shore (LOTS) for Sustainment Engineering. CHL conducts R&D to advance engineering guidance such as the Coastal Engineering Manual, an internationally recognized authoritative source of engineering design and guidance for the coastal engineering profession, with modern delivery methods such as fused numerical model technologies with embedded knowledge as well as online training, best practices and case studies.
The GEOTECHNICAL and STRUCTURES LABORATORY (GSL) performs research, development and testing in many areas such as: soil mechanics, foundation design, slope stability, seepage analysis, pavements (both expedient and permanent), rock mechanics, engineering geology and geophysics, earthquake engineering, vehicle mobility and trafficability, structural dynamics, explosion and weapon effects, survivability, earth dynamics, construction materials, impact of high-velocity projectiles, development of methods for installation of fixed installation camouflage, concealment and deception, and design and analysis of structures to resist static and dynamic loading. The Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory is equipped to perform any type of laboratory testing, including centrifuge applications, needed to assist in the types of research described herein.
The ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY (EL) conducts Military and Civil Works R&D for the Corps of Engineers, other Department of Defense elements, and other Government agencies in the general areas of Environmental Restoration (Clean-up) and Environmental Conservation. Areas of research include: (a) environmental sensing development, (b) hazardous waste site characterization and treatment, (c) sediment geochemistry and biological effects, (d) water quality modeling, and unexploded ordnance (UXO).
Environmental Conservation deals with sustaining natural resources entrusted to DoD for continued use through improving and developing tools and technologies of fundamental and applied process level research, use of modeling and statistics for
forecasting; all which conserve, protect, and enhance natural and cultural resources and foster stewardship. Areas of research include: (a) environmental database development; (b) environmental impact prediction, assessment, and management; (c) environmental criteria for stream channel alteration; (d) natural resource management, and animal movement behavior response to environmental (aquatic, terrestrial, aerial, social) patterns; (e) aquatic nuisance species management; (f) threatened and endangered species protection and management; (g) ecology, restoration, and management of plant communities in aquatic ecosystems; (h) water quality; (i) outdoor recreation; (j) cultural resources; and (k) ecosystem simulation.
The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (ITL) conducts research, development, and studies and provides technical assistance and operational support in information technology (IT) and closely related fields, with particular emphasis on the areas of computer-aided interdisciplinary engineering, computer-aided design and drafting, building information modeling, computer-aided facilities management, computer science, high performance computing, advanced computer security, general-purpose computing, and sensor and instrumentation systems. These activities are conducted to support and enable execution of missions of USACE, the Army, and DoD.
The CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORY (CERL) offers research and development (R&D) support, as well as technical assistance, to a variety of customers throughout the Department of the Army (DA) and other Government agencies. CERL is the lead Army facility for conducting R&D on infrastructure and environmental issues for installations. CERL’s research is directed toward increasing the Army’s ability to more efficiently construct, operate, and maintain its installations and ensure environmental quality and safety at a reduced life-cycle cost. To accomplish the mission, CERL has two Divisions: Infrastructure Science and Engineering and Operational Science and Engineering. Researchers in these Divisions are matrixed across the ERDC organization in multi-disciplinary teams that bring the best expertise to bear on solving problems for the Department of Defense.
The mission of the COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LABORATORY (CRREL) is to solve interdisciplinary, strategically important problems of USACE, Army, DoD, and the Nation by advancing and applying science and engineering to complex environments, materials, and processes in all seasons and climates, with unique core competencies related to Earth's cold regions. As a national resource for cold regions science and engineering, CRREL promotes understanding to support mission success through development and delivery of transformative technical solutions that meet operational challenges. Key technical areas of research and development include signature physics, terrestrial and cryospheric sciences, biogeochemical processes, environmental fate and transport geochemistry, force projection and sustainment, cold regions infrastructure, water resources/geospatial applications and hydrology and hydraulics.
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December 31, 2025
ALLISON HUDSON
Grantor
Phone 601-634-5337