PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) Administration Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Improving Safety and Innovation

This Broad Agency Announcement from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration seeks innovative research concepts and proposals through March 2, 2020 to advance the safe transportation of hazardous materials. PHMSA is soliciting white papers in seven priority areas including new packaging standards, self-classification of hazardous materials, and charge storage device transportation safety. White papers will be evaluated based on relevance to PHMSA's safety mission and project design soundness. Invited offerors will submit full proposals by a future date to be evaluated on technical approach, past performance, and price reasonableness.

There is no set-aside designated for this opportunity. Research is anticipated to fall under NAICS code 541715 with a primary PSC code R425. Awards between $500,000 to $3,000,000 are expected to be fixed-price contracts for periods up to three years to support research at the contractor's place of performance. Multiple awards are anticipated from eligible entities including universities, non-profits, businesses, and consortiums seeking to advance hazardous materials transportation safety through applied and basic research.