Pre-RFPPublic SafetyDetected Jul 21, 2026

CAL FIREs Office of the State Fire Marshal has created a statewide Battery Energy Storage Systems Workgroup to develop science-based recommendations on lithium-ion and BESS fire risk. The group will shape best-practice response protocols, public education campaigns, training seminars, and proposed regulations and standards, but no vendors are named yet. This is early-stage planning where training providers, standards/consulting firms, and technical solution vendors can help define curricula, guidance documents, and tools the workgroup may later recommend or fund.

Workgroup will post recommendations on OSFM website and may create subgroups; includes designated BESS industry and consumer product industry representatives.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Office of the State Fire MarshalBattery storage fire safety strategy

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Capital plan & early discussion

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Scoping & vendor outreach window

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A pre-RFP signal is an early indicator that a government agency is planning a purchase — a project discussed in a board meeting, a budget line item, a new hire, or a grant award — captured before a formal RFP or bid is published. Acting on signals gives SLED and B2G vendors months of lead time to build relationships and shape requirements.

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Pre-RFP signals typically surface 6–18 months before a formal solicitation is published. Civic IQ tracks California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Office of the State Fire Marshal's meeting records, agendas, and budgets continuously and updates this signal as the project moves through the buying cycle toward an RFP.

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