# Government Requirement for Advanced Power and Energy (GRAPE)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa865018s5008

- Solicitation number: FA8650-18-S-5008
- Notice type: Presolicitation
- Status: Awarded to University of Dayton for $22,000,000.00
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL Afrl/Pzl (FA8650)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AG14 Energy R&D Services; Energy Supply; R&D Administrative Expenses
- Place of performance: Dayton, Ohio
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 39113). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-oh-39113
- City: Dayton. https://abierto.us/cities/dayton-oh-3921000
- First posted: May 27, 2024
- Last posted: August 26, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cc794f06adfd4ec88d411d4a739df867/view

## Description

This is an Open ARA announcement pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. §4023 Procurement for Experimental Purposes. AFRL is interested in receiving white papers related to the AFRL Energy Office’s mission to lead the discovery, development, delivery, and integration of energy science, technology, and innovation.

The AFRL Energy Office’s intent is to decouple mission effectiveness from energy, water, and other resource and supply chain vulnerabilities through the identification, development, and demonstration of critical technologies for the Department of Air Force (DAF). Proposed solutions should be innovative and substantially improve national defense capabilities.

While the Government describes discrete topic areas below, it also anticipates that certain comprehensive technology solutions, processes, methodologies, and prototypes may require multidisciplinary approaches that address two or more topic areas. The topic areas covered under this announcement may be used in any combination. The Government reserves the right to add, delete or modify the topic areas as necessary.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Purdue University (UEI YRXVL4JYCEF5)
- Contract: FA239423CB004, definitive contract
- Obligated: $0.00, current value $3,500,000
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA865018S5008 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 5700 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA239423CB004_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Techflow, Inc. (UEI WDXQN83XB8Z8)
- Contract: FA239423CB074, definitive contract
- Obligated: $0.00, current value $1,945,328
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA865018S5008 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 5700 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA239423CB074_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Sphera Solutions, Inc. (UEI CDN2KL6LA5J3)
- Contract: FA239424CB017, definitive contract
- Obligated: $0.00, current value $472,670
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA865018S5008 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 5700 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA239424CB017_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Concurrent Technologies Corp. (UEI KNW6WWRKELJ3)
- Contract: FA239424CB051, definitive contract
- Obligated: $3,099,815.00, current value $25,099,999
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 2 offers received
- Link: award number FA239424CB051 equals the contract number; same sub-agency 5700 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA239424CB051_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: University of Dayton (UEI V62NC51F7YV1)
- Contract: FA865022C5625, definitive contract
- Obligated: $0.00, current value $428,606
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 4 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA865018S5008 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA8650 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA865022C5625_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 27, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 5c0dc4044c5941bfb935788acd95162d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c0dc4044c5941bfb935788acd95162d/view
- May 28, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 8fca5a3761e543c7ab9bcb8a45066feb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8fca5a3761e543c7ab9bcb8a45066feb/view
- May 28, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice e342ff3599b54d94868094ad5678712e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e342ff3599b54d94868094ad5678712e/view
- May 29, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 9dd643d0f8b248d4acb13a08f78718df. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9dd643d0f8b248d4acb13a08f78718df/view
- June 5, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 24b3f0b741b54980a6cda79bbe18427e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/24b3f0b741b54980a6cda79bbe18427e/view
- June 10, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 09993a77812c49e6ae3c856e9eec265f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/09993a77812c49e6ae3c856e9eec265f/view
- June 14, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 3d1434b36c79434db75516c7da0ded8a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3d1434b36c79434db75516c7da0ded8a/view
- August 27, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice a12b0e785fff40ffbaf94bd803917b25. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a12b0e785fff40ffbaf94bd803917b25/view
- September 24, 2024: Award notice. Notice 31faa09c3beb4e2883a138e15ba035f6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/31faa09c3beb4e2883a138e15ba035f6/view
- May 28, 2025: Presolicitation, due July 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice da1c8cc7fb0e4345a63c22c148764efa. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/da1c8cc7fb0e4345a63c22c148764efa/view
- June 16, 2025: Presolicitation, due July 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice bf0020cd8b4d4a50bcff58df8deedc6a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bf0020cd8b4d4a50bcff58df8deedc6a/view
- July 2, 2025: Presolicitation, due July 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 21433109d2fd408597865e26ae784d7b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/21433109d2fd408597865e26ae784d7b/view
- July 24, 2025: Presolicitation, due July 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 216ce90dbfa34783b1b03d72c11b26fc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/216ce90dbfa34783b1b03d72c11b26fc/view
- August 25, 2025: Presolicitation, due December 31, 2027 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 3ae3ca1d9d624f0db562ffd1c3665a5c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3ae3ca1d9d624f0db562ffd1c3665a5c/view
- August 25, 2025: Presolicitation, due December 31, 2027 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 809cc189ba544d99a0754dd89750e634. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/809cc189ba544d99a0754dd89750e634/view
- August 25, 2025: Presolicitation, due December 31, 2027 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice c2a2143c0bab49448c7585cb4c1e5bce. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c2a2143c0bab49448c7585cb4c1e5bce/view
- August 26, 2025: Presolicitation, due December 31, 2027 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice cc794f06adfd4ec88d411d4a739df867. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cc794f06adfd4ec88d411d4a739df867/view

## Points of contact

- Charlotte M. Chumack, Contracting Officer, Charlotte.Chumack@us.af.mil, 937-713-9876
- Yanosh Cerovcevic, yanosh.cerovcevic@us.af.mil

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