FLASH METALS TEXAS INC — Department of Defense STTR Phase II: SBIR/STTR BAA 25.4, TOPIC DLA254-003, SBIR PHASE II ENTITLED "RECOVERY OF GALLIUM FROM DOM
FLASH METALS TEXAS INC — STTR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II STTR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $1,000,000 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Flash Metals Texas Inc received $1,000,000 from the Defense Logistics Agency for a Phase II STTR project to develop methods for recovering gallium metal from U.S. waste streams. This aims to create a domestic source for this critical material used in electronics and defense tech.
- Amount
- $1,000,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- TX
- Period
- 2026-03-31 → 2028-03-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR/STTR BAA 25.4, TOPIC DLA254-003, SBIR PHASE II ENTITLED "RECOVERY OF GALLIUM FROM DOMESTIC WASTE STREAMS"