CHARGER, BATTERY

The contract is for the procurement of 1,320 battery chargers identified by NSN 6130-01-492-1474 under a Total Small Business Set-Aside solicitation numbered SPE7L4-26-U-0979, issued by the Department of Defense through the Defense Logistics Agency’s LSO Combat Vehicles and Armament office. Delivery is required within 90 days of order placement under an Indefinite Delivery Contract framework with a maximum contract value of $350,000 and a guaranteed minimum order of 198 units; actual quantities are not guaranteed and will be determined via delivery orders. All supplies must comply with DLA’s RP001 packaging requirements and MIL-STD-2073-1E for preservation, packaging, and marking, including adherence to MIL-STD-129 for standardized labeling and barcoding. Strict mercury restrictions apply: no intentional addition of mercury or mercury-containing compounds unless functionally necessary in batteries, fluorescent lights, instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, or chemical reagents specified by NAVSEA; portable mercury-containing devices must be shockproof with a secondary containment barrier per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Contractors must submit complete data packages for both approved and alternate parts when applicable, and must comply with hazard communication standards under 29 CFR 1910.1200 and hazardous material identification requirements. The solicitation mandates electronic submission via the DIBBS portal and electronic invoicing through WAWF, with all contractors required to maintain active SAM.gov registration. The contract includes mandatory FAR and DFARS clauses covering small business representation, employment eligibility, trafficking in persons, sustainable products, cyber security controls including NIST SP 800-171 and safeguarding of covered defense information, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. Alternate versions of key clauses such as 52.219-28, 52.216-1, and 52.227-1 are incorporated, with fill-ins left for the contracting officer to complete post-award. The FOB term is Origin, and all deliveries are restricted to the continental United States with specific ship-to locations determined at the order level. No evaluation factors or weightings are disclosed in the available documentation, indicating the award will likely follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach