Purchase Order 80NSSC26P0136
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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...
- This is a $191,850 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded to Symmetry Resources Inc., a small disadvantaged business, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for Symmetry Resources Inc. to perform calendar life testing on 4 commercial lithium-ion 18650 cell designs. This testing supports NASA's evaluation of lithium-ion cell technologies for future manned space missions. The contract has an ultimate completion date of...
- NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA) awarded a $132,877 purchase order to Arbin Instruments, Inc. of College Station, Texas. The firm fixed price contract is for the delivery of an Arbin battery module testing system to an unspecified NASA center between September 2023 and March 2024. Per the original solicitation, Arbin will provide the testing system, deliver it to the NASA center, install and set it up, train NASA staff on its use, and provide...
- 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 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...
- Edward Buiel Consulting LLC, operating as Coulometrics, was awarded a $85,000 firm fixed-price purchase order by NASA's Shared Services Center on September 19, 2025, for the design, assembly, screening, and delivery of 4680 lithium-ion battery cells with specialized specifications. The contract encompasses 61 cells total, with 12 cells implanted with internal short circuit devices for testing purposes. The cells must meet rigorous performance standards including greater than 265 Wh/kg specific...
- This $213,057 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Electric Power Systems Inc. (EP Systems), a small business manufacturer of energy storage systems, DC fast charging stations, and battery management systems. The contract is to procure de-energized batteries for testing and electric vertical takeoff and landing (EVTOL) research and development. This award is a follow-on to previous NASA SBIR and small...
- This is a $114,950.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Absl Power Solutions, Inc., a manufacturer of batteries, chargers, and accessories for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. The contract is for the delivery of 1 system battery. Absl Power Solutions, Inc. has previously received prime and subcontract awards to provide lithium-ion batteries, battery assemblies, battery components, and...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Cubic Aerospace, LLC, doing business as Ibeos, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the design of a battery for the Lunar Exploration Measurement System (LEMS) investigation, with a potential value of $112,000.00 and a completion date of February 28, 2021. The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis, as Cubic Aerospace, LLC...
- NASA awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Cuberg, Inc. of San Leandro, California to evaluate an innovative lithium metal anode in a rechargeable cell design that achieves much higher specific energy and cycle life than the best mass-produced lithium-ion cell designs. The potential value of the contract is $0.00. NASA seeks to advance battery technology for applications such as electric aircraft and rockets through this evaluation of an advanced battery design with Cuberg, Inc. The...
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 14-parallel-8-series topology consistent with previous Orion designs, utilizing 100 screened Molicel M35A cells provided by NASA. The contractor is responsible for modifying NASA-provided components, executing assembly per Goddard Space Flight Center specifications, and conducting comprehensive acceptance testing covering mass, voltage, insulation resistance, dimensions, and capacity cycling. The completed superbrick and all acceptance test results must be delivered within 12 weeks of part receipt. This award reflects Symmetry Resources' established expertise in advanced lithium-ion battery testing and analysis, having received over $650,000 in prior NASA contracts since 2020 focused on aerospace-grade battery research and development. The non-set-aside procurement was selected based on the contractor's demonstrated technical capability in specialized battery testing methodologies, including performance evaluation, cycle life assessment, and battery design consulting. An optional task is also available under the contract for repairing a damaged superbrick unit, which would require developing welding procedure specifications and potentially submitting a procedure qualification record.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Assembly and Test of a Li-ion Superbrick | 80NSSC26921966Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Special Notice 1/1 | 1/5/26, 2:17 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $19.9k | 1/14/26 |