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LITHIUM-ION BATTERY FIRE TESTING

Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard · Head of Contracting Activity — CG-HCA-COCO-31 (Contracting)
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Forecast detail

Not yet solicited

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Solicitation expected
August 21, 2026
Anticipated award
October 19, 2026 · Q1 2027
Estimated value
$500K to $1M
Period of performance
November 2, 2026 to November 1, 2027
Contract type
Unknown/To Be Determined
Expected vehicle
OASIS+
Competition
New Requirement, No Contract
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Published by the agency in its acquisition forecast, last updated August 10, 2026. Forecast entries are plans, not commitments — dates slip and requirements get cancelled, restructured or absorbed into another buy.

Requirement details

Solicitation number
F2026074821
Notice type
Forecast
NAICS
541380 — Testing Laboratories and Services
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-10

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Statement of work, as posted

The increasing use of electric micro-mobility devices (EMMD) such as electric bicycles (e-bikes) and electric scooters (e-scooters) by tourists and daily commuters has introduced new risk vectors to maritime transit. Because these transit modes carry passengers and their EMMDs concurrently, commercial passenger ferries represent a unique environment where a lithium-ion battery fire could present severe risk to life safety and vessel survivability. The USCG requires a study on thermal runaway propagation and suppression agent effectiveness on lithium-ion batteries in common shipboard EMMD stowage configurations. The primary objective is to acquire high-fidelity empirical data to characterize lithium-ion battery fire behavior and severity resulting from an e-bike fire on a commercial ferry and evaluate current maritime suppression methods. This data will guide future policy for vessel fire safety and crew training and response.

Contact

Point of contact
Joshua Pennington
Role
Requirements owner
Email
Joshua.D.Pennington2@uscg.mil
Secondary
Monica.M.Cisternelli@uscg.mil
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