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Amprius awarded up to $74.8M OTA for Project acCELLerate domestic silicon-anode battery line
Amprius Technologies, Inc.
- Agreement total value up to $74,793,173.11 (100% U.S. Government share, $0 contractor cost share); base period Sept 23, 2026 through Sept 22, 2028.
- $22,300,000 obligated to incrementally fund base period via FY2025 RDT&E; payments fixed-price on milestone acceptance; remaining $52,493,173.11 subject to future appropriations.
- Project acCELLerate: establish domestic high-volume manufacturing of silicon-anode high-energy-density Li-ion pouch cells and battery systems for small UAS (Groups 1, 2, 3).
- Aims at NDAA Section 842/FEOC compliance with zero Chinese, Russian, Iranian, North Korean inputs; contractor self-certified as Nontraditional Defense Contractor.
- Two priced option periods follow the base; either party may terminate for convenience with 30 days' notice, subject to good-faith settlement negotiation.