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40 Kelvin Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Development and Alternate Forms Production 80GRC025D0013

Solicitation 80GRC025D0013 Copied Notice ID 7a885feac26843b8ad605e0eb7e75ef9 Copied NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
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Posted
Sep 29, 2025
Deadline
No deadline
Set-aside
None
NAICS
332618
PSC
AR11

Summary

AI-generated · Oct 08, 2025

40 Kelvin Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Development and Alternate Forms Production supports NASA rover programs by developing a non-pneumatic, compliant tire made from shape memory alloy developed at NASA Glenn Research Center. This tire is intended to deliver improved durability and traction over traditional rigid wheels and can be compressed for stowage during transit, reducing the rover’s packaging volume. The effort covers both development and production of alternate tire forms using SMA material.

Fort Wayne Metals was awarded the contract to execute this effort, with a program value of $14 million, signaling the transition from development toward scalable production of SMA tires for rover use.

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.

From Award Notice posted on Sep 29, 2025

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Details

Solicitation number 80GRC025D0013
Notice ID 7a885feac26843b8ad605e0eb7e75ef9
Award number 80GRC025D0013
Notice type Award Notice
Product / Service (PSC) AR11
NAICS 332618
Place of performance Cleveland, Ohio
Archive date Oct 01, 2025

Award Information

Awardee
1
Total Awarded
$14,000,000.00
Award Date
Sep 16, 2025

Award Notices

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

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

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 term...

Awardees

Company Name UEI CAGE Code Location
Fort Wayne Metals N/A N/A Fort Wayne, IN

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Contacts

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Kevin Carroll

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Brianna Lindsey

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Agency

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER

Place of Performance

Cleveland, Ohio
USA

Dates

Posted Sep 29, 2025 10 months ago
Last Updated Aug 06, 2026 2 days ago
Awarded Sep 16, 2025 10 months ago