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ERC provides R&D support, independent assessment support, IT support, and operations & maintenance support to customers from the US Department of Defense, NASA, and the commercial sector. A brief overview of our support to a portion of our customer base is provided below. FTD - Firing Test Division Redstone Technical Test Center, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama ERC tests, evaluates and analyzes aircraft and missile systems, assemblies, subassemblies, components and associated equipment for the Flight Test Branch, Airborne and Field Sensors Test Branch and Telemetry and Data Management Test Branch of the RTTC Firing Test Division. ERC designs, fabricates, installs, and preserves test setups; completes maintenance of data and inventory records of equipment and property; gauges calibration and verification to the Firing Test facilities; operates Government test and ancillary equipment for the test and evaluation effort to accomplish data reduction, analysis and management; and supports test article instrumentation and telemetry and document test efforts. ERC designs, develops, fabricates, modifies, installs, checks out, troubleshoots and demonstrates automated electronic test data storage/archival systems, test data distribution networks and test data analysis systems.   Aviation Technical Test Center Redstone Arsenal, Alabama ERC maintains, modifies and tests Army helicopters at Redstone with highly skilled mechanics, technicians, and helicopter test pilots. ERC provides logistics support, tool control and ground support equipment operation for the aviation activity. ERC also maintains the Flight Operations Center for ATTC at Redstone including flight scheduling, flight planning, and maintaining government and contractor flight crew records.   RPS - Research in Propulsion Sciences Edwards Air Force Base, California ERC conducts scientific and engineering research, development and testing in propulsion sciences (thermodynamics, structures, combustion, fluid flows, chemistry, propellants, materials, plasma devices, missile components/ systems, etc) for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate. ERC performs all aspects of applied research and development (R&D) including analysis, design, systems integration, fabrication, test planning, experimental methods, experiment conduct, data analysis and interpretation. Research includes development of new propellants, production and characterization of high temperature materials and investigation of combustion and aero-thermodynamic processes.   EMT - Electro-Mechanical Test Division Redstone Technical Test Center, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama ERC provides engineering, technical and administrative support to assess the functional performance of both R&D and tactical missile weapon systems. Test programs include R&D, flight safety, surveillance, engineering evaluation and exploitation and production tests such as First Article Test, Vendor Qualification Tests, Pre-Production Qualification Test, Performance, Reliability & Verification Tests and Periodic Production Inspection. The work encompasses advanced tasks supporting technology and instrumentation development, engineering design and analysis, test fixture and test set fabrication, testing, mission performance evaluation and facility development and sustainment.   ESTS - Engineering, Science and Technical Support Marshall Space Flight Center. Huntsville, Alabama The prime contract provides center-wide engineering, science and technical support services at Marshall Space Flight Center and other NASA sites. ERC’s scope encompasses both advanced theoretical and “metal bending” tasks in research, engineering, fabrication, testing, mission evaluation, facility development and sustainment, and several other types of technical support. Our efforts include developing innovative technologies for propulsion and guidance control systems; International Space Station environmental control and life support systems; and progressive flight mechanisms for microgravity experiments and payloads.   PP&C - Operations and Maintenance of Propellants, Pressurants and Calibration Marshall Space Flight Center. Huntsville, Alabama ERC supports MSFC’s Calibration Laboratory performing instrument calibration repair, standard maintenance and certification and O&M of calibration systems. ERC also supports the physical, mechanical and temperature sections of the laboratory. ERC has responsibility for engineering, quality, safety, pick-up and delivery, procedure development and all calibration. ERC generates procurement requests for all items that are shipped off-site for calibration and any new equipment as required.   METTS - Marshall Engineering Technicians and Trades Support Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama ERC provides MSFC engineering technicians and other trade skills to execute a wide variety of testing; ground and space based research; test operations; data analysis; machine and electrical shop operations; and other technical activities. Specifically, ERC provides support in the areas of materials testing; environmental testing; experimental fluid dynamics testing; structural testing, fabrication and assembly of R&D space flight and associated hardware; electrical fabrication, test, and assembly; calibration; space environmental effects testing; soil moisture testing; Environmental Gas Lab support; CAD drawing; optics support; tool crib operations; and trade services.   TEC - Test and Evaluation Contract White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces, New Mexico NASA’s White Sands Test Facility specializes in testing and evaluation of potentially hazardous materials, components, and rocket propulsion systems with services available to other governmental and commercial customers. ERC supports materials and components testing, propulsion testing, depot level repair of flight hardware, and maintenance and repair of the test systems required for these activities. Contract activities include: test system safety, quality assurance, technical training, precision cleaning and fluid component refurbishment, calibration, machining and welding, maintenance of special personal protective equipment, photo and video, electronic and audio-visual equipment maintenance, and technical editing.   ESC - Engineering and Science Contract Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas ERC supports Johnson Space Flight Center’s engineering, and other technical directorates, in support of their missions. The Engineering Directorate provides products and technical services related to human operations in space through development and integration of a broad spectrum of engineering requirements. This includes providing technical expertise, investigative and analytical skills, and program experience. Co-location of laboratories, test, simulation, and manufacturing facilities provides for: Human Spacecraft Flight and Flight Development products; Human Exploration Mission Planning for the Agency; Institution Support Services; Technology Development, Application and Transfer. ERC provides personnel in support of all program activities, including research, analysis, design, development, test and evaluation, facilities management and other technical services.   ISAS - Institutional Services and Support Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California ERC provides technical support services in the area of Computer System Administration, including engineering for Information Technology Solutions and other support as may be needed to assist with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ISAS contract. ERC provides network engineering, network administration and system administration services for a wide range of JPL customers such as the Deep Space Network, Cassini, Mars Odyssey and other space programs such as the JPL Project Design Center and the JPL Proposal Center. ERC implements Computer Security policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Automated Information Security program requirements.   PSD - Propulsion Components, Propellants and Instrumentation Development and Evaluation Redstone Arsenal, Alabama ERC provides propulsion mechanics, propulsion system test and evaluation, propulsion research and related systems engineering. ERC supports Government scientists and engineers in solid, liquid and gel propellant formulation, processing and testing and equipment maintenance; electrical, structural, engineering and ballistic tests, analysis and hardware integration; computer hardware integration and programming; and performance of service life testing and analysis.   TOC - Test Operations Contract Stennis Space Center, Mississippi ERC provides the engineering, operation, maintenance, and management of test core capabilities at Stennis Space Center and Marshall space Flight Center. Support includes consumable propellant and pressurant forecasting, planning, procurement, receipt, and handling, ensuring each test facility/site is provided the quantity and quality of commodities. ERC tracks, monitors, and installs mechanical and electrical components to meet test needs (including lifecycle cost, tracking, installation, and inventory); provides management of data, including delivery, storage, dissemination, and archiving of test data; performs test stand operator maintenance and integrates all maintenance activities; develops test project plans and management of test projects through closeout review.   ROSS - Research Operation Support Services Edwards Air Force Base, California The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) test facilities perform static firings of rocket motors ranging in size from small reaction control system thrusters up to Titan stages, with some firings conducted in atmospheric chambers to simulate conditions in space. ERC provides technical and engineering support for design, construction, reconfiguration, modification and maintenance of these experimental propulsion research facilities and infrastructure, including propellant handling systems, vacuum and pressure chambers, industrial and process gas systems, electrical systems, mechanical structures, hydraulics, instrumentation and data acquisition/control systems. ERC personnel fabricate, modify, install, make operational and maintain specialized hardware to adapt test systems to specific test articles and/or to provide new capabilities required by specific projects. ERC also supports safety and environmental management functions, including responsibility for operating the Safety Operations Control Center and the AFRL Hazardous Materials Pharmacy.