Definitive Contract SP470126C0060
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- Spark Thermionics, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced thermionic energy conversion technologies, was awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract (#L25D-003-0056) by the Defense Logistics Agency's Troop Support office on July 28, 2025. The $100,000 firm fixed-price purchase order supports research into affordable integrated surface modification of ceramic and refractory substructures under topic #DLA25D-003, with work to be performed in Albany, California and...
- Spark Thermionics, Inc., a small business based in Berkeley, California, was awarded a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory on February 9, 2024, for the development of power generation systems for hypersonic vehicles using thermionic technology. This total small business set-aside contract is structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of June 9, 2026. The work will be performed at...
- This federal contract award, valued at $1,099,986.97, was issued by the U.S. Army's PEO Soldier organization to Spark Thermionics, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced thermionic energy conversion technologies. The contract is for PHASE II YEAR 1 of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is a Firm Fixed Price, Definitive Contract. The contract aims to advance Spark Thermionics' thermionic technologies for applications in hypersonic vehicles, space systems, and soldier...
- The Department of the Air Force awarded Spark Thermionics, Inc. a Definitive Contract valued at nine hundred forty-seven thousand seven hundred ninety-six dollars ($947,796) for THERMIONICS FOR HYPERSONICS. The prime contractor Spark Thermionics, Inc. will provide thermionics products and services in support of hypersonic systems from their place of performance in Albany, California under a firm fixed price contract structure set aside for total small businesses. The period of performance is...
- This is a new $149,979.37 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Spark Thermionics, Inc., a for-profit small business. The contract is for a project titled "Applying Novel Materials and Fabrication Techniques to High Efficiency Thermionic Energy Conversion", which supports DARPA's research and development efforts in areas like hypersonic systems and soldier equipment. Spark Thermionics has extensive...
- This is a $167,401.11 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to the small business Spark Thermionics, Inc. The award is for Phase I of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract under Topic A19-137, which is focused on developing a highly efficient, compact thermal system to enable high performance solid state energy conversion based on thermionics. As a registered small business, Spark...
- This federal contract award, W911QX22C0011, was granted to Spark Thermionics, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced thermionic energy conversion technologies. The contract, valued at $1,699,972.86, is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM). The contract is for the development of thermionic technologies for applications in hypersonic vehicles, space systems, and soldier equipment. Spark...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase II contract awarded to Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC, a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Tucson, Arizona. The $1,799,999.00 fixed-price level of effort contract was awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support for the development of "HIGH ENTROPY TPS MATERIALS" under STTR Proposal Number L2-0506. The contract has a total period of performance ending on December 21,...
- This is a $99,999.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Defense agency Troop Support to Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC, a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I effort "HIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMIC INSULATION THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR HYPERSONIC WEAPONS," which is focused on developing advanced ceramic insulation materials for hypersonic weapon applications. The contract...
- This is a $2,343,763.86 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the small business contractor Spark Thermionics, Inc. The contract is for a DARPA SBIR Phase II effort titled "Applying Novel Materials and Fabrication Techniques to Thermionic Energy Conversion" under Solicitation DOD 17.1 SBIR. The contract has a total small business set aside and is focused on developing advanced thermionic energy conversion technologies...
The Defense Logistics Agency's Troop Support office awarded a $1.2 million definitive contract to Spark Thermionics, Inc., a small business, for affordable integrated surface modification of ceramic and refractory substructures with ultra-high-temperature ceramics (UHTCs) for high-temperature resilient thermal protection system (TPS) materials on March 30, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. Place of performance is Berkeley, California. The contract runs through October 27, 2027, on a firm fixed-price basis. This effort builds on Spark Thermionics' prior Phase I SBIR award from Troop Support focused on the same surface modification scope, completed in July 2026. The company specializes in advanced thermionic energy conversion and high-temperature materials science, operating a dedicated test facility in Berkeley capable of thermionic device testing at temperatures ranging from 1,000 to 1,500 degrees Celsius, with access to specialized laboratory infrastructure including vacuum chambers and high-temperature furnaces. Spark Thermionics maintains collaborative relationships with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and has executed a substantial portfolio of federal prime contracts and SBIR awards across Air Force Research Laboratory, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Army PEO Soldier, and NASA since 2021.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.2m | 3/29/26 |