History of MEI

Edelmiro (Ed) Muñiz founded Muñiz Engineering, Inc. (MEI) in 1992 to provide engineering and technical service contracting work to government entities and private sector businesses. With one full-time and one half-time employee at his side, he made MEI stand out from the competition by focusing on high-quality, best-value, ethically based support.

After a few months, MEI landed its first client, SRS Technologies, to provide specialized engineering support for the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization. The SRS purchase order, along with a consulting subcontract from Eagle Aerospace, Inc. to support proposal preparation, led to modest revenue in MEI’s inaugural year.

In late 1992, MEI began teaming with other companies to pitch for business. This strategic move helped to reduce MEI’s risk of being perceived as a start-up, minority-owned and managed firm. The strategy paid off when NASA selected MEI as part of Eagle Aerospace’s team on the Program Office Support Services Effort contract in 1993. Later that year, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected MEI for prime contractor on the Shuttle Payload Support Contract.

In January 1995, MEI purchased all of the assets of Eagle Aerospace Inc., a large, well-known and respected company that had been mentoring MEI since its launch. This acquisition tremendously boosted MEI’s credibility in the marketplace. The employee based soared from approximately 15 to more than 65 individuals. Revenues increased from $30,000 in 1992 to $5 million in 1995. MEI was also named in the top 10 of Houston’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies.

Over the next four years, MEI acquired new prime contracts and subcontracts, with a total revenue increase of 233 percent. In addition, the company grew to 250 employees and expanded throughout the United States, opening offices in Colorado and New Mexico.

In 2001, MEI earned its ISO 9001:2000 certification, a tedious task of reviewing internal policies, procedures and processes to ensure quality performance with the adhering to the International Organizational Standards. Since that time, the company has continued to experience growth through the addition of high-profile contracts, including the following in 2004-2005: the $450-million Electrical Systems Engineering Services (ESES) contract at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center; Engineering Services sub-contract with Jacobs Sverdrup (ESC) at the NASA/Johnson Space Center. In 2006, MEI added the a subcontract to Jacobs Sverdrup for NASA's Test and Evaluation Contract (TEC), a subcontract to Lockheed Martin for the Engineering Development and Sustainment 2006 program for Kirtland Air Force Base, and a subcontract to CSC for the NASA Shared Services Contract (NSSC). The employee base now stands at 750 individuals nationwide. Revenues have skyrocketed from $18 million in 2000 to a projected $116 million in 2007. Revenues for 2008 are projected at $121 million with employees and offices in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, and Texas.

Because of its superior service and extraordinary growth, MEI has garnered dozens of regional and national accolades since its launch in 1992. Among this extensive list include the following:

• 2005 and 2006 Aggie 100 Award Recipient
• 2005 Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) Texas Alliance Partner of the Year
• 2004 National Supplier of the Year-National Minority Supplier Development Council
• 2003 Minority Subcontractor of the Year- Science Applications International Corporation
• 2003 Hispanic Business 500/ Ranked 150-Hispanic Business Magazine
• 2002 Administrator’s Award for Excellence - U. S. Small Business Administration
• 2001 National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s 2001Minority Subcontractor of the Year
• 2001 National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.-Recognized as one of 38 US Minority Business Enterprises recognized for outstanding performance and growth

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