Battery, Storage
Updated
Sources Sought from the Defense Logistics Agency. Due Nov 10, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5), 6 days left.
| Title as posted | BATTERY,STORAGE |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | 7018378364 |
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Weapons Support |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Battery Manufacturing (335910) |
| Product or service code | 6140 |
| Posted | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 10, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5) (6 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Description
Contract Specialist: John McCarthy Email: [email protected] NSN : 6140-015301991 Approved Source(s) – EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES LLC 81855 The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “3 D” AMC "3" Items found to be procured from the actual mfgr or vendor, including a prime contractor who is the actual mfgr. " AMSC "D" The data needed to acquire these parts competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation.
Stratus Systems is the only company at this time that can provide these parts since it is not economically feasible for the government to reverse engineer the items at this time. Based on all available information provided to the Contracting Officer, no other source can provide this item. Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items.
The approved sources for this NSN are currently listed above. All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above.
Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source”, they may submit an application package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality or better than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Land and Maritime is procuring. For further information, please reference the DLA Land Maritime web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process. dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Busin...
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Contracting contact
- John McCarthy · [email protected] · (614) 693-0790
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 335910, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,250 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for battery manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Enersys Energy Products Inc. $37.9 million in this trade
- Seal Dynamics LLC $1.5 million in this trade
- Edge Technology Distributors, Inc. $358,393 in this trade
- General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. $52,783 in this trade
About the buyer
The Defense Logistics Agency awarded $46.4 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp, Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. and W S Darley & Co. See what DLA is buying now.
Battery Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 24 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 335910), 12 posted in the last 7 days; 58% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of Veterans Affairs. A notice in this trade gives a median of 12 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 7 days.
All open battery manufacturing contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Saft America Inc $144,762 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 3, 2026
- Military Battery Systems Inc $40,508 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 2, 2026
- Indus Precision MFG., Inc $350,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 2, 2026
- Ewing Components, Inc. $52,309 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 29, 2026
- EnerSys Energy Products Inc. $47,748 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 29, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.