Request for Information (RFI): Advanced Battery Circularity & Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SP4705-27-J3-RFI-001 in this department, oldest first.

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

• Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
• Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
• Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

Who won similar work

593 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Defense Logistics Agency), same NAICS 335910.

Single-winner award sizes (591): middle half $41K to $250K, median $77K; range $17K to $48.5M.

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

• Oct 15, 2026STATZ CORP$350K61--RETAINER,BATTERYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Oct 13, 2026DIRECT LINE, INC$71K61--BATTERY ASSEMBLYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Oct 13, 2026CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES INC$2.3M61--BATTERY,THERMALNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Oct 8, 2026DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC$84K61--CELL,BATTERYMateriality: <0.01% of $DRS revenue (Low) SEC
• Oct 7, 2026SOUTHERN CROSS AVIATION, LLC$78K61--BATTERY,STORAGENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Oct 5, 2026ULTRALIFE CORP.$12.3M61--BATTERY,NONRECHARGEABLEMateriality: 7.5% of $ULBI revenue (High) SEC
• Sep 30, 2026BUY IT SOLUTIONS INC$182KForklift Spare PartsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 29, 2026AERODESIGN, INC.$45K61--BATTERY,STORAGEMateriality: <0.01% of $HEI revenue (Low) SEC
• Sep 29, 2026SCM CONSULTANTS INC$33K61--BATTERY,STORAGENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 29, 2026SEAL DYNAMICS LLC$4.1M61--BATTERY,NONRECHARGEABLEMateriality: 0.14% of $HEI revenue (Low) SEC

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.