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40 Kelvin Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Development and Alternate Forms Production

80GRC025D0013

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Glenn Research Center. Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing.

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Awarded

Fort Wayne Metals Research Products, LLC

$14,000,000.00 on the award notice, September 16, 2025, contract 80GRC025D0013

Description

As published on SAM.gov.

NASA’s Rover Programs are exploring the use of novel, non-pneumatic, compliant tire technology developed at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) known as the Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Tire. This new compliant tire technology has shown significant advantage over previous rigid wheel constructs in terms of durability and traction performance. The SMA tire is attractive to the various rover programs because it has the potential to be compressed for stowage during transit.

This characteristic, which is not possible with rigid wheel constructs, adds additional benefit by reducing the volume needed to package the rover. The revolutionary aspect of the compliant tire technology is the utilization of SMA for the tire material.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

Recipient
Fort Wayne Metals Research Products, LLC
UEI
E7VKK17SL2L4
CAGE
94134
Vendor location
Fort Wayne, IN
Contract
80GRC025D0013
Obligated
$70,159.00, potential $14,000,000
Actions
4 between September 16, 2025 and June 3, 2026
Competition
Not Competed, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
The Scope of Work Includes Processing Trials, Testing, Fabrication, and Delivery of Sma Wire and Alternate Forms That Can Be Evaluated for Use in the Construction of Sma Tire Technologies for Extreme Environments.
Match
award number 80GRC025D0013 equals the contract number; same awarding office 80GRC0 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. September 29, 2025

    Award notice, originally solicitation

    Awarded to Fort Wayne Metals Fort Wayne for $14,000,000. SAM.gov, notice 7a885feac26843b8ad605e0eb7e75ef9

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