EV West P/N TSLA-MS-53 Lithium Ion Battery 18650 EV Modules

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, New Jersey, intends to procure 24 EV West Part Number TSLA-MS-53 Lithium Ion Battery 18650 EV Modules through a sole-source acquisition. The procurement falls under NAICS code 336320 for Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing and PSC code 6105 for Motors, Electrical. The Government plans to award this contract under the authority of 10 USC 2304 (c) (1) and FAR 6.302-1, citing that only one responsible source exists and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency's requirements. The determination not to open this requirement to competition remains solely within the Government's discretion based on responses to this notice. Interested parties must submit responses within fifteen days of the notice publication date, with the response deadline set for September 25, 2025.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and targets EV West, Inc., located in San Marcos, California, with CAGE code 9Y7B3 as the sole-source contractor. The specific quantity requirement is 24 lithium ion battery modules designed for electric vehicle applications. The contract opportunity was posted on September 10, 2025, under Federal Meta Opportunity ID 68c19374608957eb710f8295. The solicitation will be issued as a sole-source procurement, indicating that EV West, Inc. is the only vendor capable of providing these specialized battery modules that meet the Navy's technical requirements. No award value or budget range information was disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice.