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

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/80grc025d0013

- Solicitation number: 80GRC025D0013
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to Fort Wayne Metals Research Products, LLC for $14,000,000.00
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Glenn Research Center (80GRC0)
- NAICS: 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
- Product or service code: AR11 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Basic Research
- Place of performance: Cleveland, Ohio
- County: Cuyahoga County (FIPS 39035). https://abierto.us/counties/cuyahoga-county-oh-39035
- City: Cleveland. https://abierto.us/cities/cleveland-oh-3916000
- First posted: September 29, 2025
- Last posted: September 29, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7a885feac26843b8ad605e0eb7e75ef9/view

## Description

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.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Fort Wayne Metals Research Products, LLC (UEI E7VKK17SL2L4)
- Contract: 80GRC025D0013
- Obligated: $70,159.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 80GRC025D0013 equals the contract number; same awarding office 80GRC0 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_80GRC025D0013_8000/


## Publications

- September 29, 2025: Award notice. Notice 7a885feac26843b8ad605e0eb7e75ef9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7a885feac26843b8ad605e0eb7e75ef9/view

## Points of contact

- Kevin Carroll, kevin.m.carroll@nasa.gov, 2164336560
- Brianna Lindsey, brianna.lindsey@nasa.gov

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