Qty. 635 EAP-12159A Thermal Lithium Batteries (Part Numbers: MIS-38911).

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground published a Special Notice on May 20, 2021 regarding a planned sole source contract modification. The modification intends to award a firm-fixed price modification to existing contract W91CRB-21-C-0005 to EaglePicher Technologies for the delivery of 635 EAP-12159A Thermal Lithium Batteries with part number MIS-38911 to support guided missile systems.

The purpose of the Special Notice is to provide details on delivering 635 batteries to support security assistance operations for NATO. Delivery of the batteries, which are considered critical items, is required 48 weeks after a target award date of July 30, 2021. Interested parties have until June 21, 2021 to identify their capability to respond, however the agency's intent is to award sole source to the incumbent EaglePicher Technologies, currently the only responsible source for manufacturing and reselling the required batteries. The batteries required are EAP-12159A Thermal Lithium Batteries with part number MIS-38911 to support Stinger missile operations, and documentation including export control data sheets, drawings, shelf life, ammunition data cards, date of manufacturing, and certificates of conformity must be provided.