Small business innovation research FY 16. 1

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, John A. Volpe National Transportation System Center (Volpe Center), intends to issue a solicitation pursuant to the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, PL 97-219, as amended by PL 99-443 and PL 102-564 and reauthorized by PL 106-554, as amended and reauthorized by PL 112-81 which was signed into law on December 31, 2011, extending the SBIR program through September 30, 2017. The solicitation will be issued on or about October 14, 2015 with proposals due in sixty days, on or about December 16, 2015. Topics to be included in this solicitation may include: Aircraft External Lighting Enhancements to Reduce Bird Strike Events; Connected Bicycle - Communicating with Vehicles and Infrastructure; Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection Devices for Transit Buses; and Technological Enhancements to Improve and Expand Casual Carpooling Systems. The purpose of this solicitation is to invite small businesses to submit innovative research proposals that address high priority requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Each concern submitting a proposal must qualify as a small business in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 13 CFR 121.701-121.705. This solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available on the DOT SBIR Program website at http://www.volpe.dot.gov/work-with-us/small-business-innovation-research and on https://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation will be issued through electronic means only; no hard copies will be available. Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading should register on the FedBizOpps website at: https://www.fbo.gov. Potential Offeror's are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments, and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the Offeror. Sources interested in receiving the solicitation are encouraged to register at this site to receive notification when the solicitation is posted and available for viewing/downloading at the DOT SBIR Program website. Offerors are reminded that they may register at any time to receive the solicitation. A pre-proposal webinar is being held on October 21, 2015 from 1:30-2:30 pm EDT. Information on the pre-proposal webinar may be obtained from the DOT SBIR Program website at http://www.volpe.dot.gov/work-with-us/small-business-innovation-research.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is with a small business size standard of 541712.