Technical Support Services for the FHWA Office of Safety and Operations Research & Development
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 693JJ3-26-SS-0016
- Agency
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Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- AS12 Transportation R&D Services; Surface Transportation, Public Transit, And Rail; Applied Research
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is conducting a market survey to identify sources capable of providing technical support services for the FHWA Office of Safety and Operations Research & Development at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Virginia, with sources sought responses due by October 9, 2026. This is a market research notice to assess qualified contractor availability and business size classification; no set-aside is anticipated.
The government is planning a series of anticipated contract or task order awards to replace five incumbent IDIQ contracts that expire September 15, 2027. Current incumbents are KEA Technologies Inc., Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB), Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), Leidos Inc., and Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), which have received approximately $23 million in awards across 44 task orders since March 2022.
The contractor must furnish non-personal technical support for highway safety research, including identifying factors contributing to traffic crashes, understanding injury severity drivers, and developing countermeasures through operational practices and vehicle automation technologies. Required capability areas span safety culture, data science and AI applications, human factors, intersection and pedestrian safety, motorcycle safety, roadway departure, speed management, geometric design, intelligent transportation systems, and technical research assistance. The contractor must accommodate 2 to 4 task orders monthly with 2 to 3 day response times and produce deliverables including white papers, technical reports, analytical tools, workshops, case studies, handbooks, videos, and guidance documents.
Responses are limited to 10 single-sided pages in Microsoft Word or searchable PDF, 12-point Times New Roman, 1-inch margins. Submit to Vivian Riboli (Vivian.Riboli@dot.gov) and Amalia Rodezno (Amalia.Rodezno@dot.gov) with subject line "Sources Sought Notice No. 693JJ3-26-SS-0016 - [Company Name]."
Notice text
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources for a series of anticipated contracts/task order awards capable of providing Technical Support Services for the FHWA Office of Safety and Operations Research & Development (HRSO) located at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, VA. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information for planning purposes, regarding (1) the availability and capability of qualified sources to perform all or some of the work described below; and (2) the size classification of the available and capable sources relative to the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition.
The objectives of this requirement are to support and conduct research on why traffic crashes occur, to understand the factors that influence injury severity, and to identify the operational conditions that affect overall safety performance. The research will advance science‑ and data‑driven approaches to developing countermeasures that address the underlying causes of crashes, including operational practices and emerging vehicle automation technologies that can enhance safety and reduce crash risk. The Contractor shall furnish non-personal technical support to continue and advance innovation to perform the activities described under this contract titled, “Technical Support Services for the FHWA Office of Safety and Operations Research & Development.”
See Sources Sought Notice attached for more information.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 693JJ3-26-SS-0016_Sources Sought.pdf |
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