ADA Technologies, LLC

ADA Technologies, LLC, a veteran-owned small business manufacturer based in Englewood, Colorado, develops advanced battery systems, thermal management solutions, and environmental technologies for the Department of Defense and federal research agencies, operating as a prime contractor on 99% of recent awards under total small business set-asides and full-and-open competition.

The company's core capability portfolio centers on high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries for unmanned air vehicles and directed energy weapons, battery thermal runaway protection systems, advanced cell manufacturing equipment, and PFAS-free firefighting foam formulations. Representative work includes a $2.1 million Air Force Materiel Command definitive contract awarded January 2026 for prototype battery pack development for launch facility applications under a total small business set-aside; a $1.8 million Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for conformable high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries as power sources for unmanned air vehicles and directed energy weapons; a $1.9 million SBIR Phase II award from the Department of the Army for energy demand reduction and clean energy technology; and a $999,997 Department of Defense Troop Support contract for modifications to the Automated Laser Electrode Cutter technology to support cell manufacturing for multiple DoD applications. Environmental capability work includes a $477,667 Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with the Army Corps of Engineers for testing fluorine-free green surfactant mixtures to replace aqueous film-forming foam, and a $249,999 purchase order from the Army Corps of Engineers for improved PFAS-free foam formulations under extreme conditions.

Customer concentration sits predominantly with defense research and development agencies. The Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory leads by award count (33 awards, $19.8 million combined potential value) and by dollar value, followed by the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (11 awards, $5.7 million), the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center (13 awards, $4.6 million), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (5 awards, $4.4 million), and the Department of the Army (10 awards, $4.3 million). These five customers account for about 49% of combined potential value across 220 total awards. The company also has worked with the National Institutes of Health, the Defense Logistics Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Energy across research and development, environmental, and safety initiatives.

Recent activity shows a spiky but consistent pattern — six awards in 2022, two in 2023, four in 2024, five in 2025, and one in 2026 — rather than sustained volume growth. Five awards (combined potential value $8.8 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore carry recompete exposure. The top NAICS categories are research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (64 awards), with secondary focus on other measuring and controlling device manufacturing and professional scientific services. Parent vehicles captured in the source include an Air Force indefinite delivery contract and the Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract.

The Service Contract Inventory dataset, which covers federal service contracts above the $150,000 reporting threshold and excludes goods, products, and classified work, shows ADA Technologies generated $877 thousand in SCI-reported invoiced revenue across FY2022–FY2024 (FY2022: $365 thousand across roughly 0.1 FTEs; FY2023: $512 thousand across roughly 0.7 FTEs; FY2024: no SCI records). Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts ranged from a 10th percentile of $198.38 per hour to a median of $357.44 per hour and a 90th percentile of $1,316.03 per hour. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, the company used no subcontractors, performing all labor internally. The sparse SCI footprint reflects the company's primary business model — research and development contracts and manufacturing of goods — which fall largely outside the SCI reporting threshold and scope.

ADA Technologies operates as a subcontractor in minimal volume: one SBIR Phase II sub-award with TDA Research, Inc. for roll-to-roll composite cathode coating and pouch cell fabrication, and one sub-award under HII Mission Technologies Corp's Defense Logistics Agency contract for zero-volt electrode mix optimization and manufacturing study for lithium-ion cell production. The company has maintained federal contracting activity since at least 1986, with the most recent award in January 2026 and a historical combined obligated amount of $97 million against $79 million in combined potential value.