MARKET RESEARCH · SOURCES SOUGHT
Request for Information (RFI): Advanced Battery Circularity & Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Defense Logistics Agency (Department of Defense), Dcso-Richmond Division #3
Market research. Sources sought: not a bid yet. The agency wants to know which businesses can do the work. Answering can put you on its radar and can lead to a small-business set-aside.
- Deadline
- Nov 19, 2026, 5:00 PM ET (27 days left)
- Who can bid
- Open to any business (no set-aside).
- Where the work is
- Not listed in the notice
- Buying office
- Richmond, Virginia
- Industry (NAICS)
- 335910 · Battery Manufacturing
- Solicitation number
- SP4705-27-J3-RFI-001
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
From the notice
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is conducting market research to assess the defense industrial base's capabilities and readiness regarding end-of-life battery recovery, reclamation, and critical mineral recycling. As the Department of Defense (DoD) executive agent for hazardous waste disposal and…
Open the official notice on SAM.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the notice on SAM.gov and read what the agency is asking.
- Send the short response it asks for (usually your capabilities, size status and past work) before the deadline.
- Mention your small-business status: enough small businesses answering can lead the agency to set the contract aside.
- Watch for the solicitation that may follow.
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