{"id":3887,"date":"2022-09-16T16:18:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T16:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2022-09-16T17:43:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T17:43:55","slug":"quarter-million-dla-solicitation-lithium-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2022\/09\/quarter-million-dla-solicitation-lithium-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Quarter million dollar DLA solicitation for lithium batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WC-130J Hercules aircraft weather reconnaissance loadmaster. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez, U.S. Air Force. (Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DLA Land and Maritime has issued a solicitation for lithium batteries used on the C-130J aircraft.\u00a0 This Lithium ELT battery pack 6135-01-461-2915<\/a> is used with the Model B406-4 Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT). These 406 MHz distress beacons are used in conjunction with the Cospas-Sarsat System in the event of an aircraft crash.<\/p>\n

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Distress beacon battery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These Emergency Locator Transmitters can be manually activated by a pilot using a switch or automatically activated by a G-switch. The G-switch inside the beacon that activates automatically when it detects excessive G-forces experienced during a crash. ELTs will transmit the distress signal for at 24 hours. This Artex\/ACR Electronics ELT Lithium ELT battery pack part number 452-0133 is typically replaced every 5 years.<\/p>\n

The last company to supply these batteries was Aviatrix, Inc for $714.70 each in quantity of 140. A larger order of 316 was sold for $430.85 each.\u00a0 Other suppliers include Southern Cross Aviation, FBC Enterprises, and Kampi Components.<\/p>\n

The solicitation calls for 658 battery packs.\u00a0 Based on past procurement history we estimate the value of this contract at $284,940.<\/p>\n

All offers are due by September 24, 2022.<\/p>\n

Another solicitation that might be of interest to battery suppliers is SP3300-22-Q-0128 which includes 393 6 and 12 volt batteries used in golf carts, cranes and emergency lights. This one closes 9\/22\/2022.<\/p>\n

To learn more about this opportunity, log into BidLink and put SPE7L7-22-Q-0431 into the \u201cSearch for Anything\u201d box. More solicitations like this can be found using BidLink\u2019s intelligent solicitation search.<\/p>\n

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DLA Land and Maritime has issued a solicitation for lithium batteries used on the C-130J aircraft.\u00a0 This Lithium ELT battery pack 6135-01-461-2915 is used with the Model B406-4 Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT). These 406 MHz distress beacons are used in conjunction with the Cospas-Sarsat System in the event of an aircraft crash. These Emergency Locator … <\/p>\n

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