LITHIUM-ION BATTERY FIRE TESTING

Department of Homeland Security

Forecast Overview

NAICS
541380
Estimated value
$500K to $1M
Performance end
Q1 2027
Set-aside
N/A

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.

Source

Source
DHS APFS Public Forecast Export
Source file
Public Forecast List Acquisition Planning Forecast System (1).csv
Official source
Agency forecast source
Last verified
2026-08-31

Agency-published contact: Joshua

Related Federal Entities