Highway Infrastructure Engineering and Research Data Services (HIERD)

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is soliciting proposals for Highway Infrastructure Engineering and Research Data Services (HIERD), a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract that requires specialized engineering services including data quality control, lifecycle management, visualization, and augmentation for FHWA infrastructure research programs such as Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) and Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP). The contractor will also support web portal development and maintenance for platforms including InfoHighway, InfoPave, and InfoBridge. Evaluation will be conducted in two phases, with technical capability and past performance weighted significantly more heavily than cost, and offerors must demonstrate understanding of infrastructure engineering, data management expertise, knowledge of FHWA programs, and ability to support research data web portal development. Interested small business concerns were invited to submit questions and comments by November 12, 2025, at 9 AM EST on the draft RFP, with proposals due by December 1, 2025, according to the specifications on page one of the RFP.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with a minimum guaranteed value of $50,000 and a maximum ceiling of $8,000,000, comprising one 24-month base period and three 12-month option periods for a total of 60 months. The initial task order requires 13,685 total hours of effort involving various positions including Program Managers, Senior Civil Engineers, Software Developers, and Data Analysts, with the majority of effort focused on data portal development and enhancement. The contract will utilize both firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials task orders with labor rates specified in the attached pricing schedule. Work will be performed at the contractor's facilities and at the FHWA Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Virginia, with estimated other direct costs of $400,000 for software licenses and cloud storage plus $10,000 for travel.