Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
DLA Battery Network IV (BATTNET) Broad Agency Announcement
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SP470126B0006
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Contracting Services Office Philadelphia) has a five-year Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for research and development that improves how military batteries are manufactured and supplied in the U.S. It is open to all businesses with no set-aside. You first send a short white paper; DLA then invites only chosen respondents to send a technical proposal and later a cost proposal. The BAA ceiling is $25 million, and each project runs 6 to 24 months and costs no more than $2 million.
Watch out for
- Invitation-only steps after the white paper. There are three steps: white paper, then a technical proposal only if DLA asks, then a cost proposal only if DLA asks; DLA may ask any, all, some or none, and unrequested proposals are thrown away, so a missing or rejected white paper shuts you out.
proposers are required to submit a White Paper in advance of a technical proposal.
- Cost proposals are by request only. Sending a cost proposal before DLA asks for one gets it discarded without review.
DO NOT submit a cost proposal unless it is requested by DLA.
- Approved accounting system needed. Cost-reimbursement awards require an accounting system approved by DCAA or HHS, which a young or small company may not have.
have an accounting system approved for performing a cost-reimbursement type
- Must be innovative, not incremental. Proposals that are only marginal improvements are turned away, so a routine process fix is unlikely to advance.
Technical proposals for non-innovative, marginal improvements are inappropriate under this BAA and
- Heavy past performance showing. A technical proposal must list five relevant battery-related accounts from the last three years, plus any terminated contracts from the last five, with two points of contact each; newer companies may struggle.
Five (5) accounts, contracts, or projects within the last (3) three years for which the
- Cybersecurity and CUI handling. Awards carry NIST SP 800-171, CMMC and covered defense information clauses, and every document must carry source selection and CUI markings.
Note: Source Selection markings are required for all documents submitted in response to this BAA,
- No money guaranteed. No funds are attached to the BAA itself; each contract is funded separately, funds availability decides selection, and DLA may make no award at all.
DLA reserves the right not to make an award as a result of this BAA if such award is determined to
- Equipment costs are not funded. Capital equipment cannot be charged to a project, which matters for manufacturing-equipment ideas.
Capital equipment purchases are not allowable
- Draft document is inconsistent in places. The file is labeled a draft; it asks for certified cost or pricing data yet says other-than-certified data is not applicable and no award will exceed $10 million (projects are otherwise capped at $2 million), and it says five proposal parts but lists six.
Technical proposals shall consist of five parts:
Full brief
What they want
- Manufacturing and automation innovations for making and testing battery cells, packs and components
- Battery designs that are easier and cheaper to manufacture (fewer parts, standard components)
- Process improvements such as quality control, process validation and lean manufacturing
- Manufacturing readiness for alternative sources and drop-in replacements for legacy batteries (for example nickel cadmium)
- A stronger domestic battery supply chain that can surge in conflict
- Adapting commercial battery technology (such as electric vehicle tech) for DLA batteries
- Standardized parts, cells, connectors or modular designs used across military platforms
- Better supply chain management: longer shelf life, fully charged delivery, packaging, hazardous battery disposition
- Contract type
- Cost-reimbursement contracts intended (cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost with no fee, cost-plus-award-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee completion); fixed-price, including firm-fixed-price level of effort, is also considered; other types are rejected
- Period of performance
- Each project 6 to 24 months; the BAA is open five years (FY 2026 through 2031)
- Place of performance
- USA (per SAM.gov); not otherwise specified
- Estimated value
- BAA ceiling $25 million; each project no more than $2 million (white papers over $2 million Government cost are not considered)
- Contract vehicle
- Broad Agency Announcement SP4701-26-B-0006 (no other solicitation will be issued); no set-aside
- How they'll choose
- White papers are screened first. Requested technical proposals get a peer or scientific review with Acceptable/Unacceptable ratings on each factor, and are not compared against each other. Requested cost proposals get a cost realism analysis. Awards are based on the technical evaluation, importance to agency programs and funds availability.
- Offers due
- Open until August 9, 2031 (SAM.gov response deadline 2031-08-09, 2:00 PM Eastern); no separate round dates are stated, and DLA aims to reply to white papers within thirty calendar days
- How to submit
- White paper by email to the three contact addresses in the BAA (Michelle.Harrison@dla.mil, Emily.Linico@dla.mil, Mather.Hutchens@dla.mil), or through DoW SAFE if larger than 15 megabytes; technical and cost proposals only when DLA asks, with delivery instructions in its email
- Page limits
- White paper: 7 pages (cover sheet, figures, tables, charts and Sections 1-7 count; optional bibliography and technical papers do not). Technical proposal: 35 single-sided pages including body, appendices and attachments (resumes and technical data/software certifications excluded). Cost proposal: no page limit.
What they'll judge offers on
- White paper: technically feasible and viable, results end users are likely to adopt, and of enough interest to DLA to ask for a technical proposal; non-innovative, marginal improvements are not invited
- Overall Scientific and Technical Merit (Feasibility): ability to improve DLA operations, new and creative solutions for battery manufacturing, likelihood of success, contribution and relevance to the DLA mission
- Viability: whether the Department of War could easily adopt it and it is likely to become an operational capability; understanding of battery technology, the military battery industry, and DLA/DoW policy
- Desirability: clear benefits to DLA and traits that make adoption likely (low barriers to transition, simplicity, ease of use, physical dimensions)
- Past Performance, Capabilities, and Related Experience: prior significant, related work in the areas of interest
- Price: cost realism analysis under FAR 15.404-3 (cost proposal only if requested); funds availability is also considered
What to include when you submit
- Use the mandatory White Paper Template (Attachment A): PDF, English, 8-1/2 by 11 paper, 1-inch margins, 12-point font; papers that do not follow the format are not reviewed
- White paper cover page: BAA number, NAICS code, area of interest, technical and administrative points of contact, business type, CAGE code, subcontractors, small businesses and HBCU/MI participants, performance period, contract type, approximate cost, title
- White paper sections: abstract, introduction, technical approach and scientific merit, expected outcomes, qualifications, commercialization potential, cost estimate and period of performance
- Mark every document, white papers included, with "Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104" and the CUI markings described in Section IV.A
- If invited, the technical proposal has a cover page, one-page executive summary, scientific and technical merit, viability, desirability and past performance, with no cost information in it
- If invited, the cost proposal needs a cost summary, accounting system approval, approved rates, work breakdown, subcontractor costs and the Proposal Adequacy Checklist (Attachment C)
- Proposal prices and terms must stay valid for 180 days; the BAA states no limit on how many white papers you may send
- Companies other than small businesses must include a Small Business Subcontracting Plan if proposed cost is over $900,000
You must have
- Open to all responsible sources: no set-aside; NAICS 541715 with a 1,000-employee size standard
This is an unrestricted acquisition.
- Meet FAR Part 9 responsibility standards, including foreign affiliations, financial resources, accounting systems, past performance, integrity, technical skills, facilities and equipment
To be eligible for award, all prospective offerors must meet certain minimum standards pertaining to
- An accounting system approved for cost-reimbursement contracts, shown by a DCAA or HHS approval letter in the cost proposal
have an accounting system approved for performing a cost-reimbursement type
- A CAGE code, listed on the proposal cover pages
(3) Company Name and CAGE Code;
- Cybersecurity compliance clauses apply to awards: safeguarding covered defense information, NIST SP 800-171 assessment, CMMC level requirements
DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber
- Large businesses and non-profits must file a Small Business Subcontracting Plan if the proposal is over $900,000; small businesses are exempt
Note: Small businesses are exempt from submitting a subcontracting plan (see subcontracting plan
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The title "BATTNET IV" suggests earlier BATTNET rounds, but the notice does not describe them.
Not in the notice text
- Which specific batteries, national stock numbers or weapon systems DLA wants addressed (white papers must name them, the BAA does not list them)
- Whether any cost sharing is expected (the cost summary mentions a contractor share and a Government share)
- Timing and due dates for technical and cost proposals (set only in DLA's invitation email)
- How many awards DLA expects, and the funding per year
- Whether any work needs facility or personnel security clearances
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Key facts
- Response due
- Aug 9, 2031, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Aug 11, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- SP470126B0006
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- Dcso Philadelphia
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 541715
- Product/service code
- AC33
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Contracting contact
- Michelle HarrisonMichelle.Harrison@dla.mil2157373415
What similar contracts paid
516 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 67% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$1.8MMiddle half: $1000K to $3.5M
Typical per year$902KValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is soliciting white papers for its Research Development for Battery Manufacturing Technology (BATTNET) Program via Broad Agency Announcement SP4701-26-B-0006. DLA may select white papers that are most promising for further consideration and request technical proposals from the respondents. The mission of BATTNET IV is to improve Department of Defense (DoD) battery logistics by leveraging advanced manufacturing technologies for the U.S. industrial base.
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