The purpose of this action is to make an award under BAA W56KGU23RRTID for the proposal entitled "scalable stable perovskite solar cells for soldier and small unit tactical energy technology".
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- W56KGU24C0029
- Awardee
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University Of Delaware UEI T72NHKM259N3
- Awarding agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $4,500,000
Award facts
- Contract value 200% obligated
- $2,250,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Research Development and Engineering Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Newark, DE 19716, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Modification | $2,250,000 | |
| Original award | $2,250,000 |
About this award
The Research Development and Engineering Command (Defense) awarded a $2.25 million ceiling firm-fixed-price definitive contract to University Of Delaware on September 24, 2024, for research on scalable, stable perovskite solar cells for soldier and small unit tactical energy technology. The award was made under broad agency announcement W56KGU23RRTID with no set-aside.
Place of performance is Newark, Delaware 19716. The period of performance runs from the September 24, 2024 award date to an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2026. The work targets perovskite solar cell stability, including stress reduction, improved fracture toughness and interlayer adhesion to pass temperature cycling between -40 C and 85 C, and the development of flexible minimodules. The flexible minimodule goal is module efficiency comparable to rigid minimodules above 25 cm2, with less than 10 percent efficiency loss after 1,000 hours of 1 sun LED maximum-power-point stability testing and 5,000 bends.
Subawards dated May 19 through August 11, 2025, distribute the work. Swift Solar Inc. is translating lab-scale methods into industrial perovskite-silicon tandem designs, and The Regents of the University of Colorado is developing stress-reducing methods and tougher transport layers. Two additional university subawards cover AI-guided formulation and flexible minimodule testing.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| The Regents Of The University Of Colorado | $450,000 | |
| Swift Solar Inc. | $450,000 | |
| North Carolina State University | $450,000 | |
| University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill | $450,000 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract W56KGU24C0029?
W56KGU24C0029 was awarded to University Of Delaware by ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) on September 23, 2024.
How much is contract W56KGU24C0029 worth?
The government has obligated $4,500,000 on W56KGU24C0029. Its current value, with exercised options, is $2,250,000.
Which agency awarded contract W56KGU24C0029?
ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) awarded W56KGU24C0029, with funding from Research Development and Engineering Command (Army Materiel Command).
Was contract W56KGU24C0029 competed?
The extent of competition for W56KGU24C0029 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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