Graphenix Development, Inc.

Graphenix Development, Inc., doing business as Graphene Devices LTD, develops advanced silicon-anode lithium-ion battery cells and manufacturing processes for defense and dual-use applications as a small disadvantaged business prime contractor under total small business set-asides, with a focused footprint in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II contracts from defense agencies.

Based in Buffalo, New York, Graphenix Development operates as a for-profit manufacturer of goods specializing in electrochemical energy storage technology. The vendor is self-certified as a small disadvantaged business and competes exclusively under total small business set-asides. Recent awards span SBIR Phase I and Phase II contracts, definitive contracts, and purchase orders — all set-aside work, with no full-and-open competition in the source portfolio.

Graphenix Development's capability set centers on silicon-anode battery technology for defense platforms. The vendor's concrete work includes a $1.25 million SBIR Phase II contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded August 29, 2025, completion March 1, 2027) to develop domestic 100% silicon anode-based high energy density lithium-ion cells for unmanned aerial systems and DoD applications; a $1.9 million SBIR Phase II definitive contract from the Department of the Army (awarded September 18, 2024, completion September 17, 2026) for scalable 100% silicon anodes for high energy density, high safety, and low-temperature operation lithium-ion batteries; and a $1.6 million SBIR Phase II definitive contract from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support (awarded October 26, 2023, completion October 26, 2025) for roll-to-roll plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technology for advanced battery electrode manufacturing. Earlier Phase I work includes a $74,905 SBIR Phase I contract from AFRL (awarded December 12, 2023) to optimize silicon anodes for eVTOL aircraft and UAVs, and a recent $74,883 purchase order from AFRL (awarded June 30, 2026) for silicon anodes matched with PFAS-free cathodes.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to defense innovation agencies. The Air Force Research Laboratory, the Department of the Army, and the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support account for approximately 99% of combined potential value across the recent portfolio. Total awards to date number ten across eight distinct federal customer agencies, with nine awards (90%) as prime and one (10%) as a sub-recipient on a University of Maryland, College Park Department of Energy grant for advancing transformational Army batteries.

Activity has been episodic rather than continuous — two awards in 2021, three in 2023, one in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026 — reflecting the inherent rhythm of SBIR Phase I to Phase II progression. Combined potential value across all awards is $5.3 million, though combined obligated dollars total $9.6 million, indicating earlier-phase awards with higher obligation levels relative to current-year funding. One award ($1.2 million combined potential value) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting a recompete window in late 2025. The vendor operates with no federal contract vehicles, IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs and does not appear as a subcontractor to prime contractors in the source data.