Supporting the Warfighter through Testing
What is CBITEC?
Located at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, CBITEC is a premier research and development facility operated in partnership with ERDC’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory and affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Spanning 70 acres, CBITEC is fully equipped to support a 400-soldier base camp, offering a real-world military environment for testing and evaluating contingency base capabilities and technologies, including power, water, waste, and construction.
Mission
The CBITEC field office is a venue for training, assessing, evaluating, and integrating ERDC capabilities in the areas of Warfighter Support and Installations into transferable technologies that enhance government capabilities in support of the Army’s Modernization Research Priority Areas.
CBITEC focuses on operational energy and storage, construction engineering, autonomous platform infrastructure and infrastructure life cycle management techniques and capabilities (from cantonment to contingency).
Capabilities
Operational Energy
Testing and integration of advanced power generation and storage technologies for resilient operations
Operational Water
Assessment of water generation, treatment, reuse, and reclamation technologies for operational sustainability
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Evaluation of 3D printing technologies for construction, repair, and materials innovation
Tactical Microgrids & Power Distribution
Evaluation of prime power, microgrids, and electrical distribution for reliable energy delivery
Joint Construction & Modular Infrastructure
Testing of conventional, modular, and rapidly deployable construction methods
Autonomous Infrastructure
Integration of autonomous systems and sensing technologies to enable intelligent infrastructure operations
Partnership & Collaboration
Inquiries from interested parties will be received directly by the ERDCWERX team. Following initial discussions, ERDC will determine which agreement mechanism is the most appropriate.
Potential Partnership Pathways
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)-
Testing Service Agreement (TSA)
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Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) (Government)
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Form 7600 A/B (Government)
Learn more about the available pathways to work with ERDC.
Request Information Form
Organizations interested in sponsoring or funding reimbursable services may submit the form below to inquire about collaboration opportunities. Parties interested in submitting solutions for potential funding consideration may visit ERDCWERX.org.
