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Transport Canada lithium battery logistics and recycling study

Transport Canada is seeking a research and GIS-enabled study of Canadian logistics for damaged, defective, or recalled lithium batteries. - Government buyer: Transport Canada, Multimodal Security and Emergency Management. - Requested service: One study covering recycling, disposal, treatment, handling, and transportation of damaged, defective, or recalled lithium-ion and lithium-metal batteries and related dangerous-goods by-products. - Analyze sites, routes, transport modes, volumes, UN dangerous-goods classifications, by-products, waste, and incident trends; the study data period begins in 2024. - Provide GIS analysis and mapping using ESRI ArcGIS. - Deliverables: Work plan, biweekly progress updates, midpoint and draft reports, tabular and GIS datasets, bilingual English/French final reports and maps, and an English-language webinar presentation. - Notable requirements: Protected A data safeguards, reliability-status security screening, and use of a Transport Canada-issued laptop. - OEM/vendor named: ESRI, provider of ArcGIS. No battery manufacturers or other vendors are identified.

Description

Transport Canada is seeking a study to collect and analyze data on the recycling process and transportation logistics for damaged, defective, or recalled lithium-ion and lithium-metal batteries in Canada. The work will use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analytics and mapping, statistical data analysis, and research. The study’s results are intended to inform policy decisions regarding safety regulations. The contract duration is four months.

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