61--BATTERY,STORAGE

The contract solicitation SPE7LX26R0038 is a pre-solicitation notice issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime for an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to acquire storage batteries under NSNs 6140012661633, 6140012866294, and 6140015502119, with estimated annual quantities of 198, 1,145, and 4 units respectively. The contract will have a three-year base period with two one-year option periods, potentially extending performance to five years, and will use firm fixed pricing to support DLA Direct replenishment operations for military depots. Delivery schedules and order increments will be detailed in the subsequent RFP, with inspection at origin required for all line items and no FOB terms specified. The solicitation is unrestricted and under full and open competition, with no use of the First Destination Transportation program, and will be available online beginning May 29, 2026, via the DIBBS portal. The government will employ online reverse auctioning during the evaluation process, where offerors’ prices will be publicly disclosed anonymously to other participants, and final prices submitted during the auction will constitute the official proposal revision unless further discussions are initiated under FAR 15.307. The acquisition will include specific drawings referenced as D8565/5-1, D8565/11-1, and D8565/18-1, accessible through the cFolders portal using the solicitation number, and all applicable military specifications and standards, including MIL-PRF-24712B, can be obtained via the ASSIST database or Qualified Products Database. The evaluation will be based on a combination of price, delivery, past performance, and small business participation, with a mandatory minimum of 3% of the total contract value annually allocated to small businesses, including specific subsets such as Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and HUBZone concerns, each requiring documented commitments. Offerors must submit a completed Small Business Participation Commitment Document listing subcontractors, their socioeconomic designations, NAICS codes, and nature of the commitment, which becomes a binding contractual obligation upon award. Pricing must be submitted in U.S. dollars in English, and the government is not using FAR Part 12 commercial item acquisition policies, though interested parties