# Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Testing Capabilities

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/70z02326rfi0002

- Solicitation number: 70Z02326RFI0002
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Homeland Security
- Agency: US Coast Guard
- Contracting office: HQ Contract Operations (CG-912)(000 (70Z023)
- NAICS: 54138 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Product or service code: AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research
- Place of performance: New London, Connecticut
- City: New London. https://abierto.us/cities/new-london-ct-0952280
- First posted: May 11, 2026
- Last posted: May 14, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dfda018df89a4641b0a46c2e2ab4cdc3/view

## Description

The Coast Guard Futures Development and Integration (FD&I) Directorate is the Coast Guard’s central force design and innovation hub guiding budget priorities by clarifying mission needs and capability requirements. Under FD&I, the Coast Guard Research and Development Center serves as the execution agent for research, modeling & simulation, technology forecasting, and field experimentation.

This Request for Information (RFI) is part of an effort by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to determine the technical capability of organizations that perform fire testing on lithiumion (Li-ion) batteries. The data and information gathered from this testing will be used by the U.S. Coast Guard to enhance maritime safety through personnel protection, vessel design, and fire suppression system performance. The correct submission email is smb-comdt-coco31acquisitions@uscg.mil. Responses shall be emailed to both smb-comdt-coco31acquisitions@uscg.mil and to smb-rdc-dss+1046@uscg.mil.

## Publications

- May 11, 2026: Sources sought, due May 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice 700e3ef6edbf4b818d04b924dad1b746. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/700e3ef6edbf4b818d04b924dad1b746/view
- May 13, 2026: Sources sought, due May 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice 1b8b2a4d5c9a4d36a02951c0292554ad. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1b8b2a4d5c9a4d36a02951c0292554ad/view
- May 13, 2026: Sources sought, due May 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice a7fb76e0d4a64162b4aee530d08a7616. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a7fb76e0d4a64162b4aee530d08a7616/view
- May 14, 2026: Sources sought, due May 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice bf1f91c39aa941e7b541e4f3c78ff207. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bf1f91c39aa941e7b541e4f3c78ff207/view
- May 14, 2026: Sources sought, due May 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice dfda018df89a4641b0a46c2e2ab4cdc3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dfda018df89a4641b0a46c2e2ab4cdc3/view

## Points of contact

- Evanthia Bouzis, evanthia.c.bouzis@uscg.mil

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