Purchase Order N0042119P0253

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $1,643,163.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Eaglepicher Technologies LLC, a for-profit limited liability company and manufacturer based in Joplin, Missouri. The contract is for the development of an advanced lithium rechargeable battery using sulfur-containing cathode material for portable power applications. The objective is to reduce the weight of standard lithium/sulfur dioxide (Li/SO2) batteries by 50% while adding...

This federal contract award was made by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Lyten, Inc., a small business located in San Jose, California. The $749,685 firm-fixed-price purchase order is for the development of lithium-sulfur 18650 cells for space battery applications under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by May 9, 2024. Lyten, Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced battery...

This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Giner Inc., a small business research and development firm based in Auburndale, Massachusetts. The $124,445 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of advanced rechargeable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with high energy density and low cost, under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The Phase I project aims to use a superionic solid...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG), a small business based in Miamisburg, Ohio. The contract, valued at $124,921.00, is for the development of an advanced lithium-sulfur battery (LSB) to meet NASA's needs for high energy density, rechargeable, and safe energy storage for space exploration systems, including rovers, landers, and ascent vehicles. The...

The U.S. Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground awarded a $296,220 firm-fixed-price definitive contract to Ocella, Inc., doing business as Ocella TECH, for the production of 20 pouch cells and 20 cylindrical 18650 lithium-ion battery cells using electron-beam curing technology over a 24-month period. This sole-source contract is being issued under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, as Ocella TECH is the only known source for the required electron-beam...

This $259,200 firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center to E-One Moli Energy (Canada) Limited. The contract is for lithium-ion high power cell design to meet NASA's requirements of over 2500 Wh/kg specific power and 6300 W/L power density, with less than 6% waste heat during continuous 9.6A discharge. E-One Moli Energy will also provide small batches of trigger cells to induce internal short circuits at 57C for...

This $85,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Edward Buiel Consulting LLC, doing business as Coulometrics, for the development of high energy 21700 lithium-ion cell designs that tolerate nail penetration. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The award stems from a sole source Special Notice issued by NASA to determine critical cell design factors for achieving high specific energy...

This is a $947,606 cost-reimbursement contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to the University of Maryland, College Park. The contract is part of NASA's Game Changing Technology Development Program, which is focused on developing advanced battery technologies to improve the energy storage capabilities for future human space missions. The University of Maryland will optimize the design of lithium-sulfur battery cells using a tri-layer...

This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Army Contracting Command (ACC) to Giner Inc., a Boston-based research and development firm, for $149,991.29. The contract is focused on developing a solid electrolyte that can effectively reduce sulfur loss from the cathode of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, which could enable high energy density and long cycle life to power military vehicles, public transit systems, and portable electronics. Giner Inc. has...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Lyten, Inc., a for-profit small business. The $179,887.07 firm-fixed-price contract aims to improve the cycle life of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery chemistry by understanding the extent and effects of polysulfide (PS) dissolution in various advanced battery cell components. This SBIR Phase I contract has a performance period ending on March 29, 2025. Lyten, Inc. is also the...