LITHIUM-ION BATTERY FIRE TESTING

Forecast overview

Subagency

USCG/CG-HCA

NAICS

541380

Estimated value

$500K to $1M

Set-aside

N/A

Place of performance

NA

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

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