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Obsolescence watch: 6140 Batteries, Rechargeable

Stock numbers the government still buys whose supply base is thinning. Each one carries the reasons in plain words: the government's own terminal codes, approved sources whose SAM registration has expired, a single source, a registration about to lapse, years of solicitations without an award. A source we cannot verify in SAM is shown as unverified, never counted as gone. Rebuilt nightly; this list is from 2026-09-29.

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5 stock numbers at high risk

NSNItemRiskWhySourcesLast awardOpen
6140-01-606-8140Battery AssemblyHigh 87AAC V: the government marks it a terminal item with no replacement; one active source in SAM out of 2 approved (0 expired, 1 unverified); solicited in the last 12 months; last award Nov 2021; AMSC C on the latest solicitation: only approved sources may supply21 active · 0 expired · 1 unverifiedNov 2021$261.001
6140-01-514-6554Battery,StorageHigh 81AAC V: the government marks it a terminal item with no replacement; one active source in SAM out of 6 approved (0 expired, 5 unverified); that source's SAM registration (2C036) is due for renewal by Nov 17, 2026; AMSC D on the latest solicitation: only approved sources may supply61 active · 0 expired · 5 unverifiedAug 2026$197.621
6140-01-524-9028Battery,StorageHigh 81AAC V: the government marks it a terminal item with no replacement; one active source in SAM out of 3 approved (0 expired, 2 unverified); solicited in the last 12 months; no award in our record; AMSC D on the latest solicitation: only approved sources may supply31 active · 0 expired · 2 unverifiednone on record1 in 12 m
6140-01-623-8689Battery,StorageHigh 75single approved source, and its SAM registration has expired; solicited in the last 12 months; last award Oct 2018; AMSC D on the latest solicitation: only approved sources may supply10 active · 1 expired · 0 unverifiedOct 2018$241.001 in 12 m
6140-01-559-1061Battery,StorageHigh 62every approved source we can verify in SAM has expired (1 of 2; 1 unverified); solicited in the last 12 months; last award Jan 2023; AMSC D on the latest solicitation: only approved sources may supply20 active · 1 expired · 1 unverifiedJan 2023$165.001 in 12 m

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