PLIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: SBIR PHASE I, TOPIC NUMBER A254-P039, XTECHSEARCH 9 SBIR FINALIST OPEN TOPIC COMPETITION
PLIANT ENERGY SYSTEMS INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $249,996. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Other. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Pliant Energy Systems Inc received a Phase I SBIR award of nearly $250,000 from the Department of the Army. The funding supports an open-topic project selected as a finalist in the XTechSearch 9 competition.
- Amount
- $249,996
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- NY
- Period
- 2026-04-13 → 2026-10-13
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE I, TOPIC NUMBER A254-P039, XTECHSEARCH 9 SBIR FINALIST OPEN TOPIC COMPETITION