Battery Supply for Electric Forklifts

The contract calls for the supply of maintenance-free electric forklift batteries designed to support eight hours of continuous operation and specifically engineered to be compatible with 4K forklift models. All batteries must meet stringent U.S. federal requirements prohibiting procurement from adversarial foreign sources, ensuring supply chain security and compliance with national defense standards. The products must be manufactured and sourced exclusively from entities that adhere to these restrictions, reinforcing the commitment to domestic and allied industrial capacity. This is a total small business set-aside under SBA guidelines, designated for businesses certified as small under NAICS code 335912, which covers storage battery manufacturing. The opportunity was posted on May 8, 2026, with responses required by June 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. The contracting entity is DLA Disposition Services - Ebs under the Department of Defense, and while no specific place of performance or point of contact is listed, the work is expected to support DoD logistics and material handling operations across its network. Interested parties must submit proposals through the SAM.gov portal before the deadline to be considered eligible.