Construction and Project Management Research and Technology Program

The Federal Highway Administration established a Master IDIQ on August 27, 2019 for construction and project management research and technology development, with ordering authority closed on August 27, 2024. The vehicle carried a $12 million shared ceiling and is no longer accepting task orders.

The vehicle funded research and demonstration of technologies advancing highway construction acceleration, efficiency, and project delivery methods, including Civil Integrated Management and Building Information Modeling (BIM) for infrastructure. Awarded task orders centered on pavement design and performance testing (asphalt mixture performance testing, durability thresholds, cyclic fatigue analysis), BIM implementation and outreach, digital as-builts, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for project documentation, quality assurance for bridge construction, and transportation modernization initiatives including automated vehicles and e-ticketing systems. All 16 task orders issued under the vehicle were unrestricted competitive awards with no set-aside designation.

Applied Research Associates, Inc. and WSP USA Inc. captured 100% of ordering activity, with ARA holding 9 orders worth $5.2 million in combined potential value and WSP holding 7 orders worth $4.3 million. All orders funded Federal Highway Administration programs. Task orders ranged from $209,100 to $1.79 million in potential value, issued as firm-fixed-price contracts (with two time-and-materials orders) with performance periods extending two to four years. The vehicle obligated $8.2 million of its $9.5 million combined potential task-order value—86% utilization. Ordering momentum declined in the vehicle's final years: six orders in 2020, four in 2021, and three in 2023, with the last award issued September 25, 2023. No new orders have been placed since the ordering deadline passed in August 2024, and no successor vehicle is referenced in the source material.

The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) mission is to improve mobility of our Nation's highways through national leadership, innovation, and program delivery. For the Office of Infrastructure Research and Development (HRDI), accelerating project delivery via accelerated construction with quality and safety is a means by which we advance the mission. In addition to accelerating construction, FHWA would also like to increase efficiency in highway construction and project delivery. This Master IDIQ provides an opportunity to advance this mission through the development and demonstration of technologies and practices, such as Civil Integrated Management/Building Information Modeling (CIM)/(BIM) for infrastructure.