About this opportunity
AI summarySpokane Transit Authority, in partnership with King County Metro, requests information on battery lifecycle, warranty, and risk management solutions for high-voltage batteries used in transit vehicles. The buyers seek to understand commercial and technical approaches for battery performance, midlife support, warranty, replacement availability, second-life opportunities, pricing structures, and long-term asset management. Only onshore United States organizations are eligible to respond. Interested parties must submit their responses by Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 4:00 PM Pacific Time using the provided Request for Information Submission format.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- STA
- Solicitation No.
- 2026-11289
Scope of work
- Battery lifecycle, warranty, and risk management solutions for zero or low-emission transit vehicles
- Battery performance assurance, State-of-Health guarantees, and extended warranties
- Battery-as-a-service, battery-on-bus leases, sale and lease-back, and managed services
- Midlife strategy, battery replacement, augmentation, and repowering
- Operations, maintenance, and service delivery models
- OEM independence, interoperability, and technology obsolescence management
- Pricing, financing structures, and lifecycle economics
- Residual value, second-life applications, recycling, and final disposition
Documents to include with your response
- Request for Information Submission Template (Excel)
Key dates
- ISSUE DATE
- Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Request for Information Advertised
- October 29, 2026
- INFORMATION DUE DATE
- Tuesday, December 1, 2026 4:00 PM Pacific Time
- Distribution to Participating Agencies & Information Review
- December 2026 – January 2027
- Respondent Communications period ends
- January 30, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via Dropbox
- Instructions
- Submit via Dropbox link (https://www.dropbox.com/request/5flhlypc540h4gy6gz0x) utilizing the provided Request for Information Submission Template (Excel) and include the Respondent's name in the document title.
Contract details
- Funding
- FTA