CDA Safety Impacts Assessment

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to negotiate a single source purchase order with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for a research project focused on Quantifying Safety Impacts of V2X-Enabled Traffic Systems (Phase 2). The opportunity is related to further developing the Mobility Probabilistic Risk Assessment (MoPRA) tool, which was initially created during a 2024 feasibility study conducted under FHWA's Center of Excellence on New Mobility and Automated Vehicles. UCLA was selected based on their demonstrated expertise in transportation engineering and their unique technical approach to quantifying vehicle-to-everything (V2X) safety impacts. The project builds upon previous research conducted under cooperative agreement number 693JJ32350027, leveraging Hybrid Causal Logic techniques developed specifically by UCLA researchers.

The Special Notice outlines that this is not a competitive procurement, but interested parties may submit descriptions of their capabilities to demonstrate potential performance ability. Contractors wishing to provide input must submit their responses by June 2, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, with all questions directed to Jason Motala at jason.motala@dot.gov. The project falls under NAICS category 541715 for Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, and PSC category U099 for Education/Training. While the notice indicates a single source intention with UCLA, the FHWA remains open to evaluating alternative submissions that might demonstrate comparable capabilities. The primary objective is to refine the MoPRA model and continue exploring safety impacts in emerging transportation technologies, specifically focusing on V2X-enabled traffic systems.