Identify Roadway Design and Infrastructure Factors Influencing ADAS Systems in Mitigating Rural Roadway Departure Crashes

The Federal Highway Administration is seeking contractor support to identify roadway design and infrastructure factors that influence Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in mitigating rural roadway departure crashes. This Sources Sought Notice (693JJ3-26-SS-0010) invites capabilities statements from both large and small businesses interested in performing research and development work on this critical transportation safety initiative. Key qualifications required include extensive experience with artificial intelligence and large language models, GIS data analysis combined with computer vision techniques, safety data manipulation and statistical modeling, and strong technical writing and editing capabilities. Contractors must demonstrate their ability to manage complex data integration, analyze historical crash data across multiple states, and produce comprehensive technical reports and outreach materials. Responses to this sources sought notice must be submitted by March 13, 2026, to hcfa-31sri@dot.gov and jason.motala@dot.gov, with no specific deadline mentioned for initial inquiries or questions.

This procurement carries no small business set-aside designation, allowing competition from all business sizes under NAICS Code 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services). The anticipated contract will be structured as a single-award Firm-Fixed-Price agreement with cost-reimbursable travel provisions, with a small business size standard threshold of $19,500,000. The project scope encompasses a 30-month period consisting of 24 months for active project completion and 6 months for review activities. Work is organized into four primary tasks: project management and coordination, roadway and infrastructure data collection and analysis using GIS and image-based feature extraction across at least four states over a five-year historical period, development of a comprehensive technical report through multiple iterations, and creation of outreach materials including peer-reviewed journal publications and webinar presentations. Interested vendors must submit a capabilities statement not exceeding 10 pages that includes company information, GSA schedule availability status, relevant corporate experience, key personnel qualifications, and readiness to commence work upon contract award.