Saft America Inc.

Saft America Inc. Aviation Division, doing business as Tadiran Batteries, manufactures specialized batteries and energy storage systems for the U.S. federal government as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal contracts. A foreign-owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies (formerly Total SA), the Valdosta, Georgia-based operation holds no SBA set-aside certifications and competes without socioeconomic designations across defense and homeland security customers.

Saft's federal footprint centers on storage battery manufacturing for military aviation and logistics platforms. The company delivers battery cells (NSN 6140-series identifiers), battery assemblies, and related storage components to power Coast Guard MH-65 rotary-wing aircraft, Navy H-1 helicopters, Air Force KC-46 tankers, and broader Department of Defense equipment inventories. Representative work includes a $73,812 delivery order from the Coast Guard (June 2026) for 150 battery cells for MH-65 aircraft under a single-award IDIQ; a $789,409.60 purchase order from Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (March 2026) for military-specification storage batteries conforming to MIL-PRF-81757/17; and a $227,957.40 purchase order from Air Force Sustainment Center (February 2026) for storage batteries supporting KC-46 operations. The company also subcontracts for battery and systems work: Saft shipped battery electrode materials for an SBIR Phase II award under TDA Research (June 2023), and supplies components to The Boeing Company for KC-X modernization and P-8A FRP II long-lead programs (both 2025).

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Defense Logistics Agency components. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime accounts for 543 awards (60% of recent award volume) and $109 million combined potential value—far exceeding all other customers. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation places 92 awards valued at $7.9 million; the Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard holds 89 awards at $6.4 million; and the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command and Naval Air Systems Command together represent $6.3 million in potential value. These five customer groups account for 93% of recent awards and 92% of combined potential value.

Saft operates under five parent IDIQs: a $15.99 million single-award contract with DLA Land and Maritime for storage batteries (April 2025 through April 2030) carrying 174 task orders at $10.2 million combined value; a $19.8 million DLA single-award vehicle (SPE7MX14D0026) with 160 task orders at $17.2 million; a $933,688 single-award Coast Guard IDIQ for MH-65 battery cells (August 2021 through August 2026) with 19 delivery orders at $1.4 million; a $2 million Naval Sea Systems Command IDIQ for H-1 aircraft storage batteries (June 2024 through June 2029); and a $250,000 Defense Logistics Agency Aviation cable-assembly vehicle (expired March 2023). Task orders flow steadily; the company issued 12 awards in 2026 year-to-date, 20 in 2025, and 21 in 2024, following higher volumes of 74 awards in 2023 and 60 in 2022. Thirteen awards with completion dates within the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $2.4 million, representing modest recompete exposure in the near term.

Primary NAICS coding centers on storage battery manufacturing (606 awards), primary battery manufacturing (113 awards), and aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (53 awards). PSC codes are dominated by batteries—rechargeable (821 awards)—with minor exposure to electrical connectors and power-distribution equipment. Saft operates from its Valdosta facility as the sole identified prime contractor on all recent awards; no major subcontracting arrangements are noted in the source material. The company's strategic role in sustaining operational readiness across military aviation and logistics platforms, combined with long-term IDIQ relationships with DLA and the Coast Guard, positions it as a critical specialized supplier to defense battery procurement. Parent company TotalEnergies also holds separate federal energy contracts, but those fall outside Saft America's documented footprint.