Phoenix Tailings Inc.

Woburn, MA Doing business as Phoenix Tailings Phoenix Tailings

UEI
EM65M64QKAS6
CAGE
8DJP9
Primary NAICS
331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
  • Manufacturer of Goods
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
8 Henshaw St Ste B, Woburn, MA 01801, USA
Website
phoenixtailings.com
Founded
2019
Employees
11-50
Estimated annual revenue
$1M-$10M
Industry
  1. Materials
  2. Metals & Mining
SIC code
10 Metal, Mining
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About Phoenix Tailings Inc.

Phoenix Tailings Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods based in Woburn, Massachusetts, operates as a prime recipient on federal research grants and contracts focused on critical mineral extraction and rare earth element recovery from unconventional domestic sources, competing predominantly in full-and-open research and development (R&D) procurements rather than set-asides.

Phoenix Tailings' federal footprint is concentrated in early-stage energy and materials R&D. The vendor holds a $1.6 million Cooperative Agreement with the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) awarded February 18, 2026 and running through February 17, 2028, under the RECOVER (Realize Energy-Rich Compound Opportunities Valorizing Extraction from Refuse Waters) initiative. Under the project title "SELECT: Selective Extraction via Ligand-Enhanced Complexation and Thermal Separation," Phoenix Tailings is developing a novel fractional distillation process utilizing volatile ligands to selectively recover rare earth elements and other critical minerals from domestic wastewater streams, addressing U.S. supply chain vulnerabilities and reducing reliance on foreign suppliers. Work is performed at the company's Woburn facility. Phoenix Tailings also received a Cooperative Agreement from ARPA-E (awarded September 10, 2024, completing September 9, 2025) and an ARPA-E Cooperative Agreement from April 2023 (completing March 2, 2026) under the title "CO2 GONE — CO2 Gasification of Ore for Nickel Extraction," proposing a carbon-negative mining process using carbon dioxide to extract nickel from lateritic ore. On the contract side, the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Phoenix Tailings a $75,000 firm fixed-price purchase order under the Total Small Business SBIR Program Phase I (awarded May 4, 2023, completed August 7, 2023) for secured permanent magnets to enable advanced warfighting production requirements.

The vendor has served four distinct federal agencies across eight prime awards. ARPA-E accounts for four awards (representing the full potential value in the grant footprint), and the Air Force Research Laboratory Research Library accounts for two awards totaling $125,000 in combined potential value, with the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation and the Department of Energy Office of Science rounding out the customer set. Activity has been sparse and episodic (one award in 2020, three in 2021, two in 2023, one in 2024, one in 2026), with only one award completing in the next twenty-four months. The vendor's award portfolio reflects early-stage R&D positioning: the combined potential value across all eight awards is $125,000, yet combined dollars obligated total $5 million, signaling that actual invoiced value substantially exceeds ceiling values on smaller research phase awards.

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What is Phoenix Tailings Inc.'s UEI?

Phoenix Tailings Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is EM65M64QKAS6.

What is Phoenix Tailings Inc.'s CAGE code?

Phoenix Tailings Inc.'s CAGE code is 8DJP9.

What is Phoenix Tailings Inc.'s primary NAICS code?

Phoenix Tailings Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 331110 (Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing).

Where is Phoenix Tailings Inc. located?

Phoenix Tailings Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 8 Henshaw St Ste B, Woburn, MA 01801, USA.

Is Phoenix Tailings Inc. registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Phoenix Tailings Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through May 11, 2027.

What is Phoenix Tailings Inc.'s most recent federal award?

Phoenix Tailings Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is Phoenix tailings, INC. New award DE-FOA-0003510 - realize energy-rich compound opportunities valorizing extraction… (DEAR0002099), from Advanced Research Projects Agency, on February 18, 2026.

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