Definitive Contract 80NSSC24CA145
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- Polycharge America, Inc., a small business subsidiary of BorgWarner Inc. specializing in advanced capacitor technology, was awarded a $1.73M Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory on September 30, 2025. The contract, structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order, focuses on developing high energy density radiation hardened capacitors utilizing next-generation manufacturing methods. Work will be performed in Oro Valley, Arizona, with completion...
- NASA awarded a $40,602.40 firm-fixed price purchase order to Polycharge America, Inc., a subsidiary of Borgwarner Inc., for the delivery of 110 metallized polymer capacitors using the company's proprietary Miniature Micro-Layer (MML) film technology. The capacitors are intended for use at the Glenn Research Center. This purchase order was solicited as a small business set-aside, highlighting Polycharge America's capabilities as a key supplier of specialized capacitor solutions to federal...
- This is a $754,712.00 federal contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Powdermet Inc., a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the continued development of high energy density, high voltage, and wide temperature capacitor technology with applications in harsh aerospace environments, including for NASA's ion thruster propulsion systems. The contract builds on the successful Phase I...
- This $120,055.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Sigma Technologies International Group, Inc., a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of lightweight, high energy density direct current (DC)-link capacitors that can operate in extreme temperature ranges, which are a critical component of power processing units (PPUs) used in NASA's...
- This SBIR Phase I contract, valued at $124,325.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Powdermet Inc., a small business manufacturing company. The contract is for the development of an advanced nanocomposite capacitor that can operate reliably in harsh environments, with a wide temperature range (-100°C to 400°C), high voltages (over 1 kilovolt), and high energy and power density. This technology is intended to support NASA's aerospace exploration...
- This federal contract award to Nanoramic, Inc. (doing business as Nanoramic Laboratories) is for the development of an ultra-high power density and high frequency ultracapacitor capable of operating across a wide temperature range. The $124,623 fixed-price contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program, aims to design and prototype a hybrid system combining the ultracapacitor with a high energy...
- Powdermet Inc., a small business manufacturer, was awarded a $123,702 firm fixed price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to develop a high performance film capacitor with high temperature capability and high energy storage efficiency. The project aims to improve energy storage performance through the use of nanocomposite films, which have not been previously attempted. If successful, the proposed method could enable the scale-up of...
- This is a $125,000 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Thermosolv LLC, a limited liability company based in Laramie, Wyoming. The contract is focused on the development of novel ceramic dielectrics with a nanostructured architecture to enable high-energy-density, high-power, thermally stable, and long-lived capacitors for energy storage and power conditioning in space applications....
- Fastcap Systems Corp, doing business as Nanoramic Laboratories, was awarded a $724,208 firm-fixed price contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The objective of this Phase II SBIR contract is to develop a flexible, high-efficiency, and novel hybrid ultracapacitor module design to enable increased power capabilities in CubeSat spacecraft. This contract is set aside for small...
- This federal contract award is to Nanoramic, Inc. (doing business as Nanoramic Laboratories) for the development of a carbon nanotube (CNT) ultracapacitor capable of operating in extreme temperature ranges from -110°C to 80°C. The $119,315 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to advance this technology, which could enable significant improvements in spacecraft avionics, launch...
Polycharge America, Inc., a small business subsidiary of BorgWarner Inc., was awarded an $838.4K Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by NASA's Shared Services Center on June 6, 2024, to develop high energy density radiation tolerant capacitors for cryogenic temperature applications. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, carries a firm fixed price and is scheduled for completion by September 5, 2026. Work will be performed at the company's headquarters in Oro Valley, Arizona. This Phase II effort represents the continuation of earlier Phase I research and builds upon Polycharge America's established expertise in advanced capacitor technologies for aerospace and defense applications. This award reflects NASA's investment in innovative energy storage solutions critical for space missions operating in extreme thermal and radiation environments. Polycharge America's focus on radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant capacitor technologies positions the company as a specialized supplier within the federal contractor base, with the company having received approximately $2.83 million in active and recently completed SBIR contracts across multiple phases and agencies. The cryogenic capacitor technology developed under this contract will support NASA's mission requirements for reliable power delivery systems in demanding space applications.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/22/26 | |
| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/1/26 | |
| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/21/26 | |
| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 11/25/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $838.4k | 6/6/24 |