$5.1M for Advanced Battery Chemistry Research

Batteries, whether they sit in vehicles or in a soldier’s pack, are becoming increasingly important parts of future weapons systems. Efforts to increase their energy density, extending their duration and reducing their size and weight, with be an ongoing focus for defense-related research.

Now small business qualifier T/J Technologies Inc. of Ann Arbor, MI received a $5.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Advanced Battery Chemistry Development and Material Scale Up. Work will be performed in Ann Arbor, MI (61%), Plymouth Meeting, PA (21%), San Jose, CA (10%), and Auburn Hills, MI (8%), and is expected to be complete by Oct. 1, 2008. Contract This was a sole source contract initiated on Aug. 22, 2005 by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, MI (W56HZV-05-C-0740).