Power for hypersonic vehicles using thermionics
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA864924P0513
- Awardee
-
Spark Thermionics, Inc. UEI KRKLH5NVNW95
- Awarding agency
-
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,250,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,250,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 198 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $1,250,000 |
About this award
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 the company's facility in Berkeley, California. Spark Thermionics specializes in advanced thermionic energy conversion technologies capable of operating in extreme thermal environments and leverages collaborative relationships with leading research institutions such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to advance its core capabilities.
This award represents a continuation of Spark Thermionics' substantial engagement with federal defense and space agencies, following successful completion of a Phase I SBIR contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory in 2021. The company has established itself as a consistent performer across the defense sector, having secured approximately $8.2 million in federal prime contracts since 2021, including multiple SBIR Phase II awards from the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Army PEO Soldier, and NASA, as well as a DARPA Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery Vehicle valued at $6.7 million for photocathode technology development awarded in June 2025. All contracts reflect the company's technical maturity and reliability through firm fixed-price arrangements.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA864924P0513?
FA864924P0513 was awarded to Spark Thermionics, Inc. by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on February 9, 2024.
How much is contract FA864924P0513 worth?
The government has obligated $1,250,000 on FA864924P0513.
Was contract FA864924P0513 competed?
The extent of competition for FA864924P0513 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 198 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
On GovTribe
See this award's full record
- Every transaction and funding action
- The awardee's other awards and teaming partners
- Similar awards and recompete opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this award