SubscribeSaft has been awarded a major multi-year contract by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps with BA5590 lithium sulfur dioxide (Li-SO2) batteries.
The terms of the contract include Li-SO2 batteries for several portable military applications such as communications and electronics systems. This contract was awarded to Saft for 100 percent of the U.S. military needs for this type of battery. The contract with DLA is an indefinite quantity contract with a two-year base period for an amount of up to $64 million and three one-year option periods for a total contract value of up to $170 million. Orders under the contract are demand-based, with the first one expected towards the end of 2008.
"Saft is very pleased to win this important contract" said Thomas J. Alcide, Saft Specialty Battery Group General Manager. "It shows the US armed forces' confidence in our ability to deliver large quantities of reliable, high quality batteries, and it reinforces our long-term relationship with this major military customer".
This new contract establishes Saft's position as the leading supplier of lithium batteries to the U.S. Army. The contract will be supplied from Saft's Valdese N.C. facility that has been the leading supplier of these types of military batteries through both Middle East conflicts.
