Storage battery sources sought

***Sources Sought***

This is not a request for either a quote or proposal. This announcement is considered market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. 

                                          NO SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED AT THIS TIME.  

The purpose of this synopsis is to identify qualified vendors capable of manufacturing items in accordance with the requirements listed below.  Please review the below NSNs and provide us with any additional sources that are able to manufacture these items.  Please provide the company name, city and state OR country if applicable, and POCs with telephone, fax and/or email information.  All of this information can be submitted to Scott Knowles at Scott.Knowles@dla.mil.  Phone 614 692-0639. We thank you in advance for your assistance.

Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is for market research purposes only. Any information submitted is at the company's own expense. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of capability statements in connection with the market survey. Any information provided is voluntary.

NSN            
6140-01-446-9498

BATTERY, STORAGE
LEAD-ACID, DRY CHARGED, MAINTENANCE FREE
SUPPLIED WITH ACID OVERPACK (ELECTROLYTE)
D.O.T. CLASS: CORROSIVE UN2796
SHIPPING NAME: BATTERY, FLUID ACID

RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
     (IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE
     DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB
     AT:

     http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx

     FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE
     SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS.  FOR LARGE
     ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE
     APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON
     REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.

RQ002: CONFIGURATION CHANGE MANAGEMENT - ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL
     REQUEST FOR VARIANCE (DEVIATION OR WAIVER)

RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES

RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT

RT001: MEASURING AND TEST EQUIPMENT

ZD025: MERCURY OR MERCURY CONTAINING COMPOUNDS SHALL
     NOT BE INTENTIONALLY ADDED TO<(>,<)> OR COME IN DIRECT
     CONTACT WITH<(>,<)> ANY HARDWARE OR SUPPLIES FURNISHED
     UNDER THIS CONTRACT. EXCEPTION: FUNCTIONAL MERCURY
     USED IN BATTERIES, FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, REQUIRED
     INSTRUMENTS; SENSORS OR CONTROLS; WEAPON SYSTEMS;
     AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS REAGENTS SPECIFIED BY NAVSEA.
     PORTABLE FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND PORTABLE INSTRUMENTS
     CONTAINING MERCURY SHALL BE SHOCK PROOF AND CONTAIN
     A SECOND BOUNDARY OF CONTAINMENT OF THE MERCURY OR
     MERCURY COMPOUND. (IAW NAVSEA 5100-003D).

ZD072: Hazard Communication Standard Notice:

     Effective June 1, 2015, Federal Standard No. 313-E, Material Safety
     Data, Transportation Data and Disposal Data for Hazardous Materials
     Furnished to Government Activities, establishes the requirement for
     preparation and submission of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in lieu of
     Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) by suppliers who provide hazardous
     materials to government activities.

     The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has modified
     its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform to the United Nations
     Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.
      As a result of this change, GSA revised Federal Standard No. 313-E
     requiring Safety Data Sheets for classifying chemicals and communicating
     the applicable information on labels.

     In accordance with the revised standard after June 1, 2015:

     1. Suppliers will be required to submit, to the contracting officer for
     review and approval prior to award, safety data sheets consistent with
     the requirements found at 29 C.F.R.  1910.1200 for hazardous materials
     delivered to the Government.

     2. Suppliers will also be required to submit, to the contracting officer
     for review and approval prior to award, Hazardous Communication Standard
     (HCS) labels in accordance with 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200 requirements or
     current Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), Federal Hazardous Substance
     Act (FHSA) labels when subject to labeling requirements under those
     statutes. This product labeling is required for hazardous materials
     delivered to the Government.

     3. Finally, suppliers must train their employees on the new safety data
     sheets, hazardous communication labels, and requirements of 29 C.F.R.
     1910.1200.

     For more information on SDS, refer to OSHAs website, available at:

     https://www.osha.gov/law-regs.html

     For information on 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200, refer to the below link:

     https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/index.html

RS062: Shelf life requirement RS001 for a TYPE 2 (CODE 9) item with a
     shelf life of 60 month (extendable) applies to this item.

ZD080 :SAMPLING:
     THE SAMPLING METHOD SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-1916 OR ASQ
     H1331, TABLE 1 OR A COMPARABLE ZERO BASED SAMPLING PLAN UNLESS OTHERWISE
     SPECIFIED BY THE CONTRACT. IF THE APPLICABLE DRAWING, SPECIFICATION,
     STANDARD, OR QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISION (QAP) SPECIFIES CRITICAL, MAJOR
     AND/OR MINOR ATTRIBUTES, THEY SHALL BE ASSIGNED VERIFICAITON LEVELS OF
     VII, IV AND II OR AQLS OF 0.1, 1.0 AND 4.0 RESPECTIVELY. UNSPECIFIED
     ATTRIBUTES SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS MAJOR UNLESS SAMPLING PLANS ARE
     SPECIFIED IN APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS. FOR MIL-STD-1916, THE MANUFACTURER
     MAY USE THE ATTRIBUTE OR VARIABLE INSPECTION METHOD AT THEIR OPTION OR
     PER THE CONTRACT. MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4 MAY BE USED TO SET SAMPLE LOT
     SIZE, BUT ACCEPTANCE WOULD BE ZERO NON-CONFORMANCES IN THE SAMPLE LOT
     UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT.

     SHELF LIFE: TYPE II, 60 MONTHS

     FIRST ARTICLE TESTING AS REQUIRED BY PARA 4.4
     CORRECTION TO ATPD 2206 REV 7 AS FOLLOWS:
     PARA. 4.6.17.A IS CHANGED TO INDICATE "-54 +/-
     1 DEGREE C" IN LIEU OF "-48 +/- 1 DEGREE C".

     EXCEPTION TO SPEC:
     DELETE REQUIREMENT 3.3.12<(>,<)>
     DELETE 3.2.2 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REFERENCE TO
     3.2.2 IN 4.6.1
     END OF EXCEPTIONS.

     CONTRACTOR FAT
     NUMBER OF UNITS REQUIRED TO BE TESTED: 10 BATTERIES, 4 EA. CONTAINER, 7
     EA. COVERS.
     DAYS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TEST REPORT:  180
     DAYS REQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO TEST APPROVE/DISAPPROVE: 30
     WAIVED SOURCES: 20038
     DD FORM 1423 REQUIRED: NO
     RECOMMEND DELEGATION TO THE ACO: YES
     DISPOSITION OF TESTED MATERIAL:  FIRST ARTICLE SAMPLES SHALL NOT BE
     SHIPPED AS PART OF THE TOTAL CONTRACT QUANTITY.

     FAT Waived sources include Cage: 20038 and Cage: 8ZD56

A0003: MIL-STD-130N(1) DATED 16 NOV 2012.
     IDENTIFICATION MARKING OF U.S. MILITARY PROPERTY

CA070: FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION APPLY

     CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM

     IAW BASIC DRAWING NR 19207 ATPD2206
     REVISION NR 7   DTD 08/13/2001
     PART PIECE NUMBER: 6TMF/TYPEI

     IAW REFERENCE SPEC NR MS52149G NOT 2
     REVISION NR     DTD 06/12/2015
     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     PREP FOR DELIVERY

     PKGING DATA - MIL-STD-2073-1D, 15 DEC 1999
     QUP:001  PRES MTHD:HM  CLNG/DRY:1  PRESV MAT:00
     WRAP MAT:00  CUSH/DUNN MAT:00  CUSH/DUNN THKNESS:0
     UNIT CONT:D4  OPI:M
     PACK CODE:U
     MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129.
     SPECIAL MARKING CODE:33 -33 Type II, shelf life

     PALLETIZATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RP001: DLA PACKAGING
      REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT

     Container for Battery Fluid Acid shall conform to latest version of IATA
     specification for plastic containers, overpack within a 4G fiberboard
     box, Box shall be one per battery.

     THIS MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AND REQUIRES SPECIAL
     PACKAGING, MARKING, AND LABELING. PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL PACKAGING
     REQUIREMENTS AS DETAILED IN THE CONTRACT ARE MET. THIS BATTERY IS
     REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT). A MATERIAL SAFETY
     DATA SHEET SHALL ACCOMPANY EACH SHIPMENT.

     HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH TITLE 49
     CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR). AUTHORIZED SPECIFICATION PACKAGINGS
     FOR BATTERIES ARE LOCATED IN TITLE 49 CFR, PARAGRAPH 173.159. SELECTION
     OF AUTHORIZED SPECIFICATION PACKAGINGS MUST ENSURE IT DOES NOT EXCEED
     THE WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS OF THE CONTAINER.

     SELECTED AUTHORIZED SPECIFICATION PACKAGINGS SHALL ADEQUATELY PROTECT
     THE BATTERY AGAINST SHOCK AND VIBRATION AND ENSURE TABS TO DO NOT BREAK
     AND CAUSE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT WITHIN THE BATTERY. AUTHORIZED
     SPECIFICATION PACKAGINGS (CONTAINERS) SHALL NOT BE DAMAGED IN ANY WAY.
     ASSETS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN UNACCEPTABLE
     PRODUCT AND SHALL NOT BE SHIPPED TO ANY DEPOT, OR CUSTOMER, OR RECEIVED
     INTO ANY DOD INVENTORY SYSTEM.  MATERIAL WILL BE REFUSED AND RETURNED     
     To CONTRACTOR.

     EACH CONTAINER SHALL BE MARKED AND LABELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
     GOVERNING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REGULATION (DEPENDENT UPON MODE OF
     TRANSPORTATION) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129 TO BE PROPERLY
     IDENTIFIED AND RECEIVED INTO INVENTORY. SHELF LIFE MARKINGS SHALL BE
     APPLIED TO THE CONTAINER'S LABEL TO ENSURE STORAGE CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE
     AND INSPECTION DATA IS AVAILABLE.

     PROPER SHIPPING NAME, UN NUMBER, HAZARD CLASS, AND PACKING GROUP
     REQUIRED TO BE MARKED ON EACH CONTAINER

     HAZARD WARNING LABEL REQUIRED ON EACH AUTHORIZED PACKAGING (CONTAINER):
     CORROSIVE, AS DISPLAYED BELOW. IN ADDITION, ORIENTATION LABELS SHALL BE
     APPLIED TO THE PACKAGE TO ENSURE IT DOES NOT LEAK (ARROW UP,
     ILLUSTRATION ONLY).

     ALL IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS AND HAZARD WARNING LABELS SHALL BE PLACED ON THE SAME CONTAINER PANEL.

     ALL NON-POP CONTAINERS SHALL MEET BOX MAKERS CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS    
     IN ORDER TO ADEQUATELY HOLD LOAD IMPOSED. CHECK SPECIFICATION FOR WEIGHT
     LIMITATION AND CHECK PACKAGED WEIGHT TO ENSURE THE CONTAINER CAN
     ADEQUATELY PROTECT THE BATTERY DURING HANDLING, STORAGE, AND/OR
     TRANSPORTATION.

     SHIPMENTS BY MILITARY AIR SHALL USE AFMAN 24-204 SHIPPERS DECLARATION TO
     ENSURE MATERIAL WILL NOT BE FRUSTRATED AT AERIAL PORTS.