Cobalt Government Bids & RFPs

This is an Invitation for Bid (IFB) from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the NEMA traffic signal cabinet assembly with Econolite Cobalt controller and required accessories for the TxDOT Abilene District. All information and changes will be posted on the website, and respondents should monitor it for addendums, additional documents, questions, and answers. The response due date and time is the deadline for submission, and no responses will be accepted after this date and time. Supporting documents include the IFB, specifications, execution of bid, and Texas Family Code schedule. To download files, a EUNA supplier network account is required. Submission requires filling out a bid table in Excel format, and submitting the execution of bid and Texas Family Code documents in PDF format.

This notice describes a bioengineered peptide platform developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) for the selective recovery of high-value critical minerals from dilute and complex process streams. The technology offers a low chemical, low water approach that integrates into existing bioleach operations, addressing bottlenecks in traditional separation technologies. Key advantages include reduced operating costs, improved recovery from low-grade streams, lower water use, and minimal capital disruption. The platform is compatible with existing infrastructure and is flexible across multiple critical minerals. The development status is TRL 3, with a US patent application pending. LANL is seeking tech partnerships through licensing agreements for commercial innovation. This is not a call for external services for technology development.

This tender notice is for a technology developed by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) that offers an innovative process for producing high-quality cathode materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries. The technology addresses the global demand for electric vehicles and the challenges associated with critical metals like nickel and cobalt, which are often sourced from geopolitically unstable regions. The process electrochemically leaches metals from spent batteries and electronic waste to create high-purity salts for cathode synthesis. Key advantages include enhanced supply chain security, versatility, scalability, cost efficiency, environmental sustainability, and customizable material properties. The technology is applicable to electric vehicles, secondary battery manufacturing, portable electronics, and energy storage systems. The development status is TRL 2-3, with a US provisional patent application filed. INL offers licensing opportunities with customizable terms for businesses seeking to leverage this proprietary technology.

This technology introduces an electrochemical method for extracting cobalt from sulfoarsenide minerals, such as cobaltite (CoAsS), while simultaneously immobilizing arsenic as scorodite (FeAsO4·2H2O). The process operates at moderate temperatures (up to 70°C) and ambient pressure, without the need for chemical oxidants or high-pressure equipment. This enables cobalt production from arsenic-rich domestic sources by addressing both metal recovery and arsenic stabilization in a single system. Key advantages include integrated processing, lower input requirements, improved environmental management, reduced energy consumption, scalable design, and co-recovery potential for other metals. The technology is relevant to critical sectors including cobalt and critical mineral processing, the battery supply chain, mining operations, environmental remediation, and defense and energy security. INLS Technology Deployment Department focuses on licensing intellectual property and collaborating with industry partners for commercialization.