Contract Award: University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) – $14,997,547

University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, has been awarded a cost-reimbursement contract with a ceiling of $14,997,547 for new materials for space power and thin film photovoltaic energy. This contract provides photovoltaic space cell technologies that focuses on the translation of polycrystalline thin film cells, including chalcogenides as well as perovskites, to space applications based on high efficiency single-and multi-junction designs. The location of performance is Toledo, Ohio. The work is expected to be completed by July 26, 2029. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition, and one offer was received. Fiscal 2023 Congressional funds; and research, development, test, and evaluation funds, in the amount of $2,658,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Lab Space Technology Branch, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the contracting activity (FA9453-24-C-X004).