Purchase Order 80NSSC23PA634
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- This is a $43,729 firm fixed price purchase order awarded to Symmetry Resources Inc., a small disadvantaged business, by NASA's Shared Services Center. The contract is for 3 test methods for detecting lithium-ion 18650 battery cells. Symmetry Resources Inc. is a for-profit subchapter S corporation that provides specialized battery testing and consulting services to NASA, focused on evaluating lithium-ion cell technologies for use in future manned space missions. The contract does not have a...
- Symmetry Resources, Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Arab, Alabama, was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $191,850 by NASA's Shared Services Center on July 7, 2021, to perform calendar life portion testing on four commercial lithium-ion 18650 cell designs. The contract, which is not designated as a set-aside procurement, reflects the selection of Symmetry Resources based on technical merit and specialized capability rather than small business preferences. The...
- This is a $152,913 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Symmetry Resources Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for lithium-ion battery testing and analysis services, including calendar life testing, cycle life testing, seal integrity testing, performance calorimetry, and overall performance benchmarking. The services are in support of NASA's evaluation of lithium-ion cell...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $62,953 firm fixed-price purchase order to Symmetry Resources, Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Arab, Alabama, on July 2, 2024. The contract calls for comprehensive lithium-ion cell characterization testing on 240 cylindrical cells from three different manufacturers, including rate versus temperature discharge testing using adiabatic calorimetry, cycle life testing, capacity and energy versus rate testing, and acceptance testing. Additionally,...
- This is a $260,903 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Johnson Space Center to Symmetry Resources Inc., a for-profit, small disadvantaged business subchapter S corporation. The contract is for the provision of lithium-ion battery testing and consulting services, including calendar life testing, cycle life testing, seal integrity testing, performance calorimetry, and overall performance benchmarking of various...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $26,680 firm fixed-price purchase order to Symmetry Resources, Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Arab, Alabama, to assemble and test a lithium-ion superbrick battery module for the agency's LEMS-A3 program. The contract, awarded on January 14, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of April 8, 2026, represents a sole-source procurement conducted under FAR Part 12 and Part 13 authority. Symmetry Resources will assemble one superbrick utilizing a...
- Symmetry Resources, Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Arab, Alabama, has been awarded a $42.94K firm fixed-price purchase order by NASA's Shared Services Center for the assembly and acceptance testing of two 112-cell lithium-ion battery bricks. The contract, awarded April 17, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 25, 2025, supports the LEMS-A3 project and requires the contractor to assemble superbricks with precise dimensional specifications (5"x17"x3") using...
- This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract, valued at $99,500.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Amprius Inc., a for-profit organization specializing in silicon anode lithium-ion battery technology. The contract is for the evaluation of an innovative current collector to prevent thermal runaway responses to cell internal short circuits. This sole-source contract is not set aside for any particular business type. Amprius has...
- This is a $125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to NEI Corporation, a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Piscataway, New Jersey. The contract aims to develop advanced lithium-ion battery technologies to meet the energy storage needs for NASA's extravehicular activities. The program seeks to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of a new class of lithium-ion batteries that...
- This is a $17,208.80 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to American Lithium Energy Corp. (ALE), a small business manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and energy storage solutions. The contract is for the delivery of battery cells to be used in the development and testing of prototype electrified aviation battery modules. This contract award is the result of a small business set-aside...
This federal contract award to Symmetry Resources Inc., a small disadvantaged business, was issued by NASA's Shared Services Center. The $232,240.00 fixed-price purchase order contract requires Symmetry Resources to test the performance of new larger cylindrical lithium-ion cell designs, with and without plastic current collectors, and to provide battery design consulting support for manned mission applications. The work under this contract aligns with NASA's efforts to evaluate various lithium-ion cell technologies for use in future crewed space missions. Symmetry Resources has previously received other NASA contract awards, including a small business set-aside contract valued at $152,913, to test and analyze the performance and life cycle of different lithium-ion cell products.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/16/24 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $116.1k | 6/24/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $116.1k | 3/3/23 |