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Contract Award: Optima Batteries Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) – $7,736,695

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

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Optima Batteries Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been awarded an estimated $7,736,695 firm‐fixed‐price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite‐quantity contract for storage batteries. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a three‐year base contract with two one‐year option periods. Location of performance is Wisconsin and Mexico, with a March 30, 2024, ordering period end date. Using military services are Air Force, Army and Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2021 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio (SPE7LX‐21‐D‐0091).

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