The sale of Apple’s Garden Grove plant is near.

Althought the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker declined to name the buyer, industry sources said it is Alps Electric USA, a longtime supplier of computer parts to Apple. The price was not revealed. The sale is part of Apple’s previously announced plan to streamline operations to cope with the persistent sales slump in personal computers. Under the proposed deal, the plant would continue manufacturing the same products and keep much of the current work force.