Software Engineering Support (SWES)

The Federal Highway Administration established the Software Engineering Support Master BPA for the Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary and Operating Administrations on May 7, 2019, with a shared ceiling of $280 million and a last date to order of September 19, 2026—approximately two months of ordering authority remaining.

One hundred ten task orders have been awarded since September 2020, with $573.6 million obligated against a combined task-order potential value of $707.5 million. Order velocity has declined markedly: the vehicle averaged 26 orders per year in 2022 and 23 in 2023, but only 14 in 2024 and 11 in 2025; five orders have been placed so far in 2026. The most recent task order was issued on July 13, 2026.

Task orders procure software engineering support across the full spectrum of DOT mission systems: operations and maintenance, development modernization and enhancement, helpdesk services, business intelligence, quality assurance, system integration, and modernization work such as Oracle ADF-to-Angular UI conversions. Recent awards include General Support Systems maintenance, Financial Management System support, helpdesk tiers, PHMSA Portal System operations, and Crash Data Acquisition Network (CDAN) operations and maintenance.

Halvik, LLC dominates the prime contractor base, holding 45 orders worth $186.5 million in combined potential value. Strongbridge LLC, Spatial Front Inc., and Groundswell Corporation follow with 16, 15, and 13 orders respectively, representing $164.5 million, $128.5 million, and $122.1 million. These four primes capture 88 percent of awarded task orders and 90 percent of combined potential value; a longer tail of seven additional firms holds the remainder.

DOT's Office of the Secretary places the largest share of orders (35 orders, $70.5 million potential value), but National Highway Traffic Safety Administration dominates by value with 17 orders totaling $230.3 million. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration collectively represent 40 orders worth $260.2 million.

The vehicle is heavily weighted toward small business: 58 percent of task orders carry Total Small Business set-asides, 40 percent are unrestricted, and the remaining 2 percent split between competitive 8(a) and women-owned small business sole-source designations. All five recent awards in the sample were placed as Total Small Business orders.

Task orders typically range from $1 million to $4 million in obligated value, with ceiling values reflecting multi-year base-plus-option structures. Representative recent awards: General Support Systems ($3.98 million), Financial Management System ($1.54 million), PHMSA Portal System ($3.26 million), RETS Tool ($785 thousand), and NHTSA Tier II Support ($11.99 million obligated against a $22.6 million ceiling). Labor-hour and firm-fixed-price pricing predominate.

Provide the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Secretary (OST), Operating Administrations (OAs) with Software Engineering Support.