Small business innovative research FY 15. 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 January 6, 2015 with proposals due in sixty days, on or about March 9, 2015. 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 Internet site at http://www.volpe.dot.gov/work-with-us/small-business-innovation-research and on http://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 Internet site. Offerors are reminded that they may register at any time to receive the solicitation. A pre-proposal webinar is being held on January 8, 2015 from 1:30-2:30 pm EST. Information on the pre-proposal webinar maybe obtained from the DOT SBIR 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.