secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Amprius Technologies, Inc. (AMPX)
CIK:        0001899287
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-26T00:54:37+00:00
Accession:  0001899287-26-000065
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Amprius awarded up to $74.8M OTA for Project acCELLerate domestic silicon-anode battery line
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1899287/000189928726000065/0001899287-26-000065-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1899287/000189928726000065/ampx-20260923.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001899287-26-000065

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