Description
2025 Army/Navy Battery Industry Day hosted by U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center. The C5ISR Center in collaboration with Department of Navy Operational Energy and the Army Operational Energy Offices are hosting an engagement event open to all of industry, for the purpose of providing two-way collaboration for successful fielding and system integration of current and future battery and battery-powered technologies. 1. Who: The intended audience includes active and prospective industry partners that develop or use battery technologies in DoD systems as well as DoD program offices. No media will be invited to attend. 2. When/Where: The one-day event is Wednesday 13 August 2025. It will be held in-person at Aberdeen Proving Ground (preference) with hybrid option, in both the Mallette Auditorium (Building 6008) and on MS Teams. 3. Purpose: The event will focus on communicating: Army and DON battery demand drivers; existing and developing DoD battery standards; DoD lithium battery safety thresholds; and safety mitigation solutions such as the Lithium Battery Facility or various containers and enclosures. Discussion will include how the Army, Navy and USMC will use batteries to power emerging DoD technology priorities (such as unmanned aerial systems and shipboard hybrid propulsion), and where the Army and DON are headed in battery development and integration. Discussion will also solicit input from industry on role of government in standardization of power systems and status of supply chain risk. The intent is to remain technology-focused and not tied to any specific acquisition or contract action(s). The two-way exchange will aid industry in identifying how best to invest internal research and development funds (IR&D), and communicate innovative solutions already being explored by the DoD or industry. The discussions held will focus on technologies that will support Army and DON Operational Energy priorities and warfighting capabilities. 4. Format: The event will utilize a dual approach in delivery with the morning session being open to approved APG visitors and the afternoon session reserved for government organizational partners and government employees. OSD, Army, and Navy will present investment areas and technology areas worth industry exploration and partnership. 5. Registration: Each business entity (per each CAGE Code) will be entitled to register four (4) representatives to attend the event. Registration opens with this posting and may be accessed through the following link: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=D9fm-kuVEUiStgUw1vhMQ62ND04u_9REn6oLx1-2CM1UNVEyWDUwSUZaUzFOSEdMM1Y2WExZTTI5Ny4u. There will be no on-site registration on the day of the event, nor any substitutions after 07 AUG 2025 at 2359. 6. Target Audience and Technology Areas: Developers of manned and unmanned systems/platforms, RADAR, directed energy, electronic warfare, communication and portable network systems, EOIR, or other technical areas that require battery power, as well as battery and battery system developers and DoD program offices. A draft agenda will be posted within this SAM.gov posting once available. 7. Classification Level: Attendees must be U.S. citizens. All attendees must complete one of the following. 1) Submit a Visit Authorization Request (VAR) through DISS to SMO W4G8AA7 no later than 1700 EST on 08 August 2025, the Government POC should be listed as Access Control, usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.list.badges-access-incoming-visit-reques@army.mil or (443) 861-0468. For confirmation or questions pertaining to your VAR, please contact the C5ISR Center access control team at usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.list.badges-access-incoming-visit-reques@army.mil. OR 2) Submit proof of U.S. Citizenship no later than 1700 on 08 August 2025. U.S. citizenship can only be verified through a copy of one of the following documents: most recently issued passport, original U.S. birth certificate, consular report of birth abroad (FS-240), naturalization certificate, certificate of citizenship. The documents may be sent electronically to the access control team at usarmy.apg.devcom-c5isr.list.badges-access-incoming-visit-reques@army.mil. Please reference “Battery Industry Day Verification” in the subject line of your email. Those who do not complete one of these steps will be ineligible to attend. All attendees shall bring a form of photo identification on both days of the event. Anyone who has not properly completed the registration process or arrives without photo identification will not be admitted. 8. Survey: A post-event survey will be distributed to attendees following the conclusion of the event. We look forward to the relationships, innovative solutions, and collaborative exchange to come from this industry-wide engagement. Point of Contact: C5ISR Center Office of Strategic Communications & Engagements (STRATCOM) usarmy.apg.ccdc-c5isr.mbx.strategic-communications-and-engagem@army.mil Phone: 443-861-7597 / 7607 / 7609 / 7685 The information shared is for planning purposes: it neither represents a pre-solicitation synopsis nor constitutes an invitation for bid or request for proposal, and it is not a commitment by the government to purchase the desired products and services.