The Department of Transportation awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Quake Wrap Inc., a small business, for research on the internal repair of steel transmission pipelines. This award, valued at $141,750.54, was made under the DOT's FY2020 SBIR solicitation, which sought proposals across various transportation-related research topics, including pipeline repair methods. The original pre-solicitation notice indicated that this opportunity was set aside for total...
This is a SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to Innerspec Technologies, Inc. The contract, valued at $149,496.00, is for research on non-destructive fracture toughness assessment for pipelines, which is a key research area for DOT. The contract was set aside for total small business participation. Innerspec Technologies, a manufacturer of non-destructive testing equipment, has previously worked on similar pipeline technology research and development...
This definitive contract awarded by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to Innerspec Technologies, Inc. is valued at $987,015 to deliver research under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II solicitation topic addressing non-destructive fracture toughness assessment of steel pipelines. The research focuses on developing technologies for analyzing acoustic wheel/rail contact signals and drone-based track inspection systems, among other topics supporting DOT subagencies. The...
The Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded a Definitive Contract to Newhouse Technology LLC, a For Profit Organization and Subchapter S Corporation, for the development and validation of composite cylinder stress analysis software under BAA Project 23. The contract, which has a Firm Fixed Price pricing type, is valued at $193,170.00 and has a completion date of September 29, 2020. This award is not associated with a set-aside. The...
The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration awarded Safety Management Services Inc. a definitive $3,035,099 firm fixed price contract to advance research on the classification of explosives and transportation safety of charge storage devices. The contract was competitively awarded under the PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Broad Agency Announcement seeking white papers and proposals to improve safety through March 2023. Research is...
This is a $991,124 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to Paulsson, Inc., a vertically integrated optical instrument development and energy services company. The contract is for research and development on geohazard identification and quantification to improve pipeline risk models. This award is the second phase of an SBIR contract, following a prior $156,500 Phase I award for similar pipeline safety research. Paulsson, Inc....
The National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives Inc., doing business as NAPSR, was awarded a definitive contract by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) within the Department of Transportation (DOT). Valued at $645,000, this firm fixed price contract runs from March 29, 2021 through March 31, 2024 to provide administrative manager services in support of PHMSA's pipeline safety programs in Washington, D.C. As the prime contractor, NAPSR will deliver these...
This definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $991,836 was awarded by the Department of Transportation to FBS Inc., doing business as Guidedwave, for research and development services. The contract addresses the Phase IIB portion of DOT Topic 18.1-PH1 under the Small Business Innovation Research program, focusing on non-destructive testing of fracture toughness for pipeline steels. Research will take place in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania over a two-year period concluding in September...
The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded a $1.97 million firm fixed price blanket purchase agreement call contract to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT) for pipeline development services. GDIT will serve as the prime contractor, partnering with subcontractors Rollout Systems LLC, Softwave Consultants Inc., NIC Info TEK Inc., and Neusoft LLC to provide the requested products and services. The contract was awarded...
The Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract to A-P-T Research, Inc., a small business located in Huntsville, Alabama, to develop a Comprehensive Transportation Risk Model. The contract has a potential value of $962,891.17 and was awarded on July 23, 2019, with a completion date of July 28, 2021. This contract was awarded under a Broad Agency Announcement published by PHMSA in January 2017, which solicited innovative...