On 02/12/13 19:19, S.Tindall wrote: > On Tue, 2013-02-12 at 13:28 -0500, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Here's the state of my search: BatteriesPlus is... odd. The corporate >> site, and after a phone call, tell me they don't do GSA, but some of their >> franchises do. I called the local one, and they do. >> >> However, the only RBC 43 they offer, I might as well buy direct from APC, >> at well over $300 for the set. >> >> Battery Sharks, and Apex, don't do GSA... but they *do* offer replacements >> for about $100 for the set. >> >> Having checked with my manager, we'll try the open market quotes. I would >> like a third recommendation, so I can offer purchasing three quotes. >> >> Recommendations? > > When it was not an emergency purchase, I have historically used > McMaster-Carr, an industrial supplier, for my replacement batteries. > > http://www.mcmaster.com/#sealed-lead-acid-batteries/=lg9y5y > > I think you are looking for either the 7448K26 (12V 5Ah F2 $21.67 each) > or the 7448K81 (12V 6Ah F2 $26.72 each), which are NOT the ones I am > usually buying. I have never had a problem with their batteries. Huh. No, I want to pay on the order of $12/individual battery, or around $100 or so for the set of 8; The one I found, Batteries+, that does do GSA, wanted about $30 each; as a comparison, APC sells them for about that. I got a tad testy with one vender, who suggested that folks working with the gov't weren't interested in saving tax dollars.... <snip> Thanks, though. mark