Saft America Inc.

Saft America Inc., operating through its Defense and Performance Division Aerospace Division and doing business as Tadiran Batteries, is a subsidiary of the French energy company Total SA. The company is a specialized manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion battery solutions and customized energy storage systems designed to support critical defense and aerospace applications across the U.S. military and federal government. Based in Cockeysville, Maryland, Saft America has established itself as a trusted supplier of proprietary battery technologies to the Department of Defense, with expertise in developing batteries tailored for weapons systems, vehicles, ships, aircraft, and advanced research and development initiatives.

Saft America has provided an extensive range of battery products and related services through prime federal contract awards totaling approximately $18.8 million across multiple defense agencies. The company has delivered specialized lithium-ion batteries for critical military programs including the Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) weapon system, the Family of Standardized Advanced Batteries (FASTBAT) program, and the TOW system. Prime contract awards have been issued by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Program Executive Office (PEO) Missiles and Space, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), the Marine Corps, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Notable prime awards include a $6.2 million delivery order for 148 batteries to PEO Missiles and Space, a $3.4 million Other Transaction Agreement for the FASTBAT program, and a $1.94 million one-time buy of 58 batteries for the TOW ITAS system. Additionally, Saft America has served as a subcontractor on numerous federal contracts, supplying batteries and battery cell components to major defense primes including HII Mission Technologies Corp, Electric Boat Corporation, Raytheon Company, Lockheed Martin Corp, The Boeing Company, Textron Systems Corporation, and General Atomics. Subcontract awards have involved the provision of Xcelion lithium batteries, specialized battery cell packs, and related materials in support of advanced weapons systems and defense platforms. All prime contract awards carried no set-aside designations, reflecting the company's competitive positioning and specialized technical capabilities in the defense battery sector.

Saft America has participated in federal grant-funded research and development activities focused on advancing lithium-ion battery technologies through subgrants from academic institutions. The company has been awarded subgrant funding through research collaborations with the University of Maryland, College Park and Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Grant-funded projects have addressed critical areas including high-energy, rechargeable, low-cost batteries for train and ship electrification; fast-charging, wide-temperature, low-cost, durable batteries enabled by cobalt- and nickel-free cathodes and cell engineering; advancing transformational Army batteries through the FFATA (Federal Facilities Agency Task Agreement) program; and the development of non-flammable, high energy-density conformal wearable batteries. These subgrant awards demonstrate Saft America's involvement in cutting-edge energy storage research and its collaboration with leading academic research institutions to support Army modernization and emerging battery technology priorities.

Saft America holds two indefinite delivery contracts (IDVs) that establish long-term relationships with key defense agencies. The first IDV, awarded by Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) on September 27, 2024, establishes a $15 million single-award requirements contract through September 30, 2027, to provide specialized lithium-ion batteries and related services in support of Army parts and systems. This IDV has generated a substantial delivery order valued at $6.2 million for the delivery of 148 batteries to PEO Missiles and Space. The second IDV, awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command on March 31, 2022, establishes a $250,000 single-award indefinite delivery contract through March 30, 2027, to provide batteries in support of various naval programs. This naval IDV has generated multiple delivery orders for battery supplies to support both the Marine Corps and Naval Sea Systems Command operations. Both IDVs were established as sole-source awards citing Saft America's proprietary battery modifications and specialized manufacturing capabilities that restrict competition and are essential to meet specific military platform requirements. The contracts demonstrate the company's critical role as a specialized supplier of customized battery solutions across multiple branches of the Department of Defense.