Battery Storage

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is procuring 45 units of F-16 inertial navigation unit storage batteries (NSN 6140-01-055-0435WF, Part Number ILI4000-101/6000-010) through solicitation SPRHA4-26-R-0226. Offerors must comply with ISO 9001-2015 standards and adhere to military specifications including MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and MIL-STD-129R for marking requirements. The solicitation requires vendors to submit firm fixed pricing using a range-pricing approach with unit prices for quantity brackets (1-2 EA, 3-4 EA, 5-10 EA, 11-15 EA, and 16+ EA), and all pricing and delivery proposals must remain firm for 90 days from the February 10, 2026 solicitation issue date. Offerors must also propose achievable delivery schedules with a required delivery deadline of December 31, 2027. The proposal due date is March 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM, with Michelle L. Parker serving as the contracting officer for DLA Aviation-Ogden at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

This solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns under NAICS code 335910 (Battery Manufacturing). The procurement includes three separate line items for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers: 8 units for case JU-D-QAA and 12 and 25 units respectively for case PK-D-KCT. Potential offerors should note that existing qualified sources listed in the solicitation include Thermal Electronics Inc. (Lake Elsinore, CA), Spencer Industries Inc. (Belleville, NJ), and Aerospace Maintenance Solutions LLC (Solon, OH). Vendors seeking qualification must satisfy nine mandatory qualification criteria with an estimated qualification cost of $5,760 and a 90-day completion timeframe, though qualification waivers are available under specified circumstances such as prior government supply history or similar item qualification. Payment will be made via electronic funds transfer through the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system, with origin inspection and acceptance required at the place of performance.