American Transportation Research Institute Inc.

American Transportation Research Institute Inc. (Atri Division), a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Washington, DC, conducts transportation research and policy analysis for federal agencies as a prime contractor on federal research contracts and grants, competing in full-and-open procurements without set-asides. The organization operates predominantly as a prime (95% of awards) with minimal subcontracting activity, delivering freight mobility research, motor carrier safety analysis, and transportation data collection to the Department of Transportation and related federal customers.

ATRI's customer base centers on Department of Transportation agencies, which account for 99% of combined potential value across recent awards. The Federal Highway Administration leads by award count with 10 awards totaling $5.7 million combined potential value, while the DOT Immediate Office of the Secretary anchors the dollar value with 2 awards carrying $6.7 million combined potential value. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Homeland Security represent smaller ancillary customer relationships. ATRI's primary work falls under NAICS categories for professional, scientific, and technical services and research and development in physical engineering and life sciences, with a secondary focus on social sciences and humanities research.

ATRI's recent marquee prime contract is the Freight Truck Trajectory Data Initiative, a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the DOT Immediate Office of the Secretary on April 3, 2024, with a ceiling value of $3.59 million and performance extending through April 2, 2029. The organization delivers freight movement analysis, truck trajectory data collection, and related research infrastructure under this multi-year program. ATRI also holds task orders under a DOT Federal Highway Administration indefinite delivery contract (DTFH6113D00039) and a GSA Multiple Award Schedule. A 2021 cooperative agreement with the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service funded work on containerized agricultural export logistics and port equipment access. In February 2026, ATRI began work as a subcontractor to CDM Federal Programs Corporation on a freight industry outreach and bridge-tunnel strike prevention task order.

Activity remains episodic; the source captures only one award in 2024 and one in 2026, following sparse award activity in preceding years. Service Contract Inventory records show $554 thousand in invoiced federal service revenue in FY2024 across 0.2 FTEs, with no SCI-reportable invoicing in FY2022 or FY2023. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable work ran around $1,824 per hour at the median, ranging from $1,446 to $2,202 per hour across the rate spectrum. ATRI does not engage subcontractors on its prime service contracts; all delivery occurs through direct organizational effort.