Purchase Order FA864925P0514
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- This $838,441 SBIR Phase II contract was awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Polycharge America, Inc., a small business subsidiary of Borgwarner Inc. that specializes in advanced capacitor technology. The contract is for the development of high energy density, radiation tolerant capacitors for cryogenic temperature space applications. This builds upon Polycharge's previous SBIR Phase I contract with NASA to research similar disruptive pulse power capacitor technology. The contract has...
- NASA awarded a $40,602.40 firm-fixed price purchase order to Polycharge America, Inc., a subsidiary of Borgwarner Inc., for the delivery of 110 metallized polymer capacitors using the company's proprietary Miniature Micro-Layer (MML) film technology. The capacitors are intended for use at the Glenn Research Center. This purchase order was solicited as a small business set-aside, highlighting Polycharge America's capabilities as a key supplier of specialized capacitor solutions to federal...
- This is a $754,712.00 federal contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Powdermet Inc., a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the continued development of high energy density, high voltage, and wide temperature capacitor technology with applications in harsh aerospace environments, including for NASA's ion thruster propulsion systems. The contract builds on the successful Phase I...
- <p>The U.S. Air Force awarded a $750,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Badger Technology Group Inc., a small business, under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of a Hybrid Energy Storage System, with a completion date of June 13, 2024. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, a defense agency. This SBIR Phase II contract builds upon prior research and development efforts to further the agency's goals in energy storage technologies.</p>
- This federal contract award is for $150,000.00 and was issued by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Polymaterials App, LLC, a small disadvantaged business, for the development of an advanced supercapacitor battery for Air Force applications. The contract is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I effort and has a firm fixed price pricing type. The place of performance is Tampa, Florida. Polymaterials App, LLC is a technology company that...
- This is a $1,400,000.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Tpl, Inc., a small business manufacturer, for the MATURATION OF FPE CAPACITORS FOR MORE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT. The contract is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III action, which allows the government to further develop and transition to use technologies that originated from prior SBIR-funded R&D. Tpl, Inc. has a history of performing R&D on electronics...
- Polymaterials App, LLC has been awarded a definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at one million five hundred eleven thousand one hundred twenty dollars by the Missile Defense Agency of the Department of Defense. The objective of this Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract is to continue research and development efforts on a cellulose-based flexible solid-state high power and high energy supercapacitor. Performance will take place in Tampa, Florida over a two-year period...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Influit Energy LLC to develop an American-made, high energy density flow battery utilizing neutral pH electrolytes for tactical and strategic energy resilience applications. The contract, awarded September 10, 2025, with a completion date of March 10, 2027, is structured as a firm fixed price purchase order set aside for small businesses. Work will be performed in Chicago,...
- Powdermet Inc., a small business manufacturer, was awarded a $123,702 firm fixed price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to develop a high performance film capacitor with high temperature capability and high energy storage efficiency. The project aims to improve energy storage performance through the use of nanocomposite films, which have not been previously attempted. If successful, the proposed method could enable the scale-up of...
- This is a $149,989.67 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of Defense (DOD) Missile Defense Agency to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit R&D company. The contract is for research and development of a nontoxic, environmentally friendly, cellulose-based carbon material for supercapacitor applications. As a Phase I SBIR award, this contract is focused on initial feasibility and technology prototyping. The contract has a Firm Fixed Price...
Polycharge America, Inc., a small business subsidiary of BorgWarner Inc. specializing in advanced capacitor technology, was awarded a $1.73M Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory on September 30, 2025. The contract, structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order, focuses on developing high energy density radiation hardened capacitors utilizing next-generation manufacturing methods. Work will be performed in Oro Valley, Arizona, with completion scheduled for December 30, 2026. This Phase II effort builds upon previous foundational research, advancing Polycharge's proprietary capacitor technologies toward practical defense applications requiring extreme performance characteristics. The SBIR Phase II designation reflects the Air Force's investment in transitioning innovative small business technologies toward deployment. Polycharge's track record includes prior SBIR Phase I work with AFRL on pulse power capacitor research for directed energy weapon systems, as well as complementary NASA contracts exploring radiation-tolerant capacitors for space applications. The company's expertise in high-temperature and high energy density capacitor solutions addresses critical needs for next-generation aerospace and defense platforms requiring reliable energy storage and power delivery systems in harsh operational environments.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.7m | 9/30/25 |