VA Batteries 2025 Procurement Program - Hearing Aid Batteries and Other Medical Devices
Veterans Affairs · COMMODITIES & SERVICES ACQUISITION SERVICE (36C791)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C79125D0013 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 26, 2025 · this noticeAward NoticeVARTA MICROBATTERY, INC. · $16.7M
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Acquisitions Center, Commodities and Services Acquisition Service are pleased to announce the award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery � Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract Number 36C79125D0013, awarded against competitive solicitation 36C79125R0003 to Varta Microbattery, Inc. in the Total Estimated Contract Value of $16,720,000.00. Contract Number 36C79125D0013 is a "No-Cost" or "Zero Dollar" ($0.00) Base FFP/IDIQ contract award, the obligation of Government funds occurs at the Delivery Order level. This acquisition was subjected to t… (show all)
he forces of full and open competition; this is not a set aside. This procurement is a follow-on effort to the current VA's Batteries 2020 Procurement Program FFP/IDIQ contracts, which expire on August 31, 2025. The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Acquisition Center, Denver Logistics Services identified a supply requirement for the continuous reordering of commercially available cell type batteries for use in prescribed medical devices to include hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive listening devices, other home telehealth equipment, and many prosthetic devices to meet eligible Veterans� beneficiary medical needs. The batteries in this requirement will range widely in sizes and types including, but are not limited to alkaline, lithium, NIMH, and zinc air type batteries. The types of batteries included in this requirement are readily available products in the commercial market, these batteries are designated as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) items that are widely used for applications other than the Government�s needs. All the various types of batteries in this requirement fit the definition of commercial items as set forth at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 335910, Primary Battery Manufacturing. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6135 � Batteries, Nonrechargeable and PCS Code 6140 - Batteries, Rechargeable. The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) incorporated into contract 36C79125D0013 are: CLIN X006 - Battery Type: ZA312MF (Varta Microbattery is designated as the "Primary Contractor" for CLIN X006) CLIN X007 - Battery Type: ZA13MF CLIN X008 - Battery Type: ZA10MF Periods of Performance are one (1) Base Year period of performance and four (4) one-year Option Year periods of performance as follows: Base Year: 9/1/2025 � 8/31/2026 Option Year 1: 9/1/2026 � 8/31/2027 Option Year 2: 9/1/2027 � 8/31/2028 Option Year 3: 9/1/2028 � 8/31/2029 Option Year 4: 9/1/2029 � 8/31/2030
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 335910.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENERGIZER, LLC · $ENR | 1 | $20.3M | Aug 30, 2025 |
| EASTERN CAROLINA VOCATIONAL CENTER INC | 1 | $4.6M | Aug 25, 2025 |
| GLOBAL EXPORTS U.S.A., INC. | 1 | $815K | Aug 26, 2025 |
| MAK ENGINEERING SERVICES Columbus OH 43219 USA | 1 | $43K | Aug 26, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Aug 30, 2025ENERGIZER, LLC$20.3MVA Batteries 2025 Procurement Program - Hearing Aid Batteries and Other Medical Devices
- Aug 26, 2025GLOBAL EXPORTS U.S.A., INC.$815KVA Batteries 2025 Procurement Program - Hearing Aid Batteries and Other Medical Devices
- Aug 26, 2025MAK ENGINEERING SERVICES Columbus OH 43219 USA$43KVA Batteries 2025 Procurement Program - Hearing Aid Batteries and Other Medical Devices
- Aug 25, 2025EASTERN CAROLINA VOCATIONAL CENTER INC$4.6MBatteries, Hearing Aids and Other Medical Devices
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.