Saft America Inc.

Saft America Inc. Civil Electronics Division, a foreign-owned manufacturer of advanced lithium battery solutions headquartered in Valdese, North Carolina, operates as a prime contractor supplying non-rechargeable and storage batteries to the Defense Logistics Agency and the Department of Defense, competing exclusively in full-and-open (unrestricted) procurement with no set-aside designations across its footprint. The vendor is a subsidiary of Total SA, a French multinational energy company, and holds a concentrated customer base anchored by defense logistics customers.

The vendor's federal work centers on specialized battery manufacturing and delivery-order fulfillment under multiple indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Land and Maritime. Concrete representative work includes a $668,099.52 firm-fixed-price delivery order from DLA Land and Maritime (issued September 8, 2025) for non-rechargeable batteries under National Stock Number 8511625462 with completion by March 9, 2026; a $38.19 million single-award IDC from DLA Land and Maritime (awarded February 14, 2025, extending through February 13, 2028) for non-rechargeable batteries designated by NSNs 6135-01-438-9450 and 6135-01-507-1135; and a $79.2 million single-award IDC from DLA Land and Maritime (awarded February 18, 2022, extending through February 17, 2025) covering non-rechargeable and storage batteries across multiple National Stock Numbers. The vendor also subcontracts battery products to defense primes including Raytheon Company (Miniature Air Launched Decoy contractor logistics support), Sparton Deleon Springs LLC (AN/SSQ-125 sonobuoy programs), and Peraton Inc. (NASA Balloon Facility operations).

Customer concentration is extreme. DLA Land and Maritime dominates both award count and dollar value: 491 awards (72% of the prime footprint) with $460.2 million combined potential value account for 85% of total potential value. DLA Aviation contributes 97 awards worth $16.5 million. DLA Troop Support adds 12 awards worth $20.6 million. The remaining five distinct customer agencies—Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, and three other DLA specialty components—collectively account for less than 5% of potential value. This concentration reflects the vendor's specialized role as a battery supplier to DLA's global military logistics network.

Vehicle position is dominated by single-award IDCs rather than multiple-award GWACs or government-wide platforms. The top five parent vehicles are all DLA-held IDCs: SPE7LX17D0026 (46 task orders, $25.6 million), SPE7MX15D0097 (35 task orders, $7.8 million), SPM7LX13D0090 (35 task orders, $1.5 million), SPM44106D0253 (33 task orders, $997 thousand), and SPM4L107D3010 (33 task orders, $10.7 million). The vendor holds six active single-award IDCs with DLA Land and Maritime alone, ranging from $1.67 million to $79.2 million in ceiling value and extending through 2025–2030, all firm-fixed-price vehicles for battery procurement and inventory replenishment at domestic and overseas defense distribution centers.

Activity has remained stable year over year, with 23 awards in 2022, 22 in 2023, 35 in 2024, and 29 in 2025. The most recent award occurred April 2, 2026 (three months ago). Only eight awards (combined potential value $1.2 million) complete in the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. However, the combined dollars obligated across all awards ($3.1 billion) significantly exceeds combined potential value ($542.1 million) at 571%, reflecting the vendor's long contract history and recurring delivery-order activity across multiple fiscal years on mature IDC vehicles.

The subcontractor footprint is minimal—just seven sub-awards representing less than 1% of the vendor's prime volume. The vendor appears predominantly in the prime role, supplying batteries directly to DLA and serving as a battery supplier to Raytheon, Sparton Deleon Springs, and Peraton on defense system programs including sonobuoys and logistics support functions.

Saft America does not hold positions on government-wide acquisition contracts, multiple-award schedule vehicles, or IDIQs outside the DLA ecosystem. Its competitive posture is characterized by direct, single-award IDC relationships with its primary customer, DLA Land and Maritime, with task-order activity driven by defense logistics inventory requirements rather than open competition across broad federal procurement vehicles.