BATTERY,THERMAL 7008996550
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AI-generated · Aug 24, 2025Identify capable manufacturers for a thermal battery with NSN 6135-016191582. The item’s current approved source is CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES INC (P/N 6186100). The AMC/AMSC assessment indicates that the data needed to acquire this part competitively is not available and no other source can reasonably provide it, so the government is seeking additional potential manufacturers to review and potentially produce this item.
If your company could manufacture this battery and you want to be considered as an approved source, you may submit an Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) package through the DLA Land and Maritime SAR program. The SAR package should demonstrate that your product can meet or exceed the OEM’s quality. Detailed requirements and submission guidance are available on the DLA Land and Maritime website; provide your submission to the contracting office for consideration.
Contract Specialist: John McCarthy Email: John.mccarthy@dla.mil NSN : 6135-016191582 Approved Source(s) CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES INC 93455 P/N 6186100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is 3 D AMC "3" Items found to be procured from the actual mfgr or vendor, including a prime contractor who is the actual mfgr. " AMSC "D" The data needed to acquire these parts competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. Based on all available information provided to the Contracting Officer, no other source can provide this item. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved sources for this NSN are currently listed above. All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above. Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an Approved Source , they may submit an application package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality or better than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Land and Maritime is procuring. For further information, please reference the DLA Land Maritime web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process. https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Business/Selling/Alternate-Offers/ Thank you in advance for your assistance.
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