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BATTERY, STORAGE

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7015535087Federal

Submission Closed05/22/2026, 03:59:00 AM UTC

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This contract pertains to the procurement of a storage battery identified by NSN 6140-015301991, with the approved manufacturer being EaglePicher Technologies LLC. The item management classification code (AMC) is "3 D," indicating that the product must be sourced directly from the original manufacturer or vendor due to the absence of sufficient data to allow competitive bidding. The associated acquisition management source code (AMSC) "D" confirms that necessary technical data is not available or cannot be economically provided to support competitive procurement, making sole-source acquisition from the approved manufacturer mandatory. The Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime office, located in Columbus, Ohio, is seeking potential additional sources capable of manufacturing this battery. Interested companies may submit information by the response deadline, May 22, 2026, for review. Prospective suppliers wishing to become approved sources must apply through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program, demonstrating through technical data that they can meet or exceed the quality standards of the original equipment manufacturer. All inquiries or submissions should be directed to the primary point of contact, Danielle Jilton. Further details about the SAR process are available on the DLA Land and Maritime website.

General Info

Procurement of NSN 6140-015301991 battery sole-sourced to EaglePicher; alternative sources invited.

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Department Of Defense → DLA Land And Maritime

NAICS

334416 - Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing View NAICS

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PhaseClosed

PostedMay 14

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineMay 22

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Submission Closed

05/22/2026, 03:59:00 AM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Land And Maritime

Contacts1 person available

OfficeCOLUMBUS, OH, 43218-3990, USA

Organization / Agency

Department Of Defense → DLA Land And Maritime

Office AddressCOLUMBUS, OH, 43218-3990, USA

Contacts

Danielle Jilton

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Full Description

NSN: 6140-015301991

Approved Source(s)

EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES LLC (81855)

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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 this part 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. AMCS 3, 4, or 5 are valid.

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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.

https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Business/Selling/Alternate-Offers/

Thank you in advance for your assistance.