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Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Notice ID:6913G622QSBIR1
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program invites small business concerns to review this pre-solicitation notice for opportunities within its F...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program invites small business concerns to review this pre-solicitation notice for opportunities within its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) SBIR Phase I solicitation. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE; NO SUBMISSIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME. The pre-solicitation period for U.S. DOT’s FY22 solicitation is from January 5, 2022 through February 2, 2022 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time (ET). Full descriptions of U.S. DOT’s proposed FY22 Phase I solicitation research topics can be found in Appendix A: U.S. DOT SBIR Proposed FY22 Phase I Research Topics. During the pre-solicitation period, small businesses must post any technical questions concerning the proposed research topics to the SBIR Pre-solicitation Q&A Forum at https://usdot.uservoice.com/forums/938697 (see instructions below). Questions shall be limited to specific information related to improving the understanding of a particular topic's requirements. Please note that all posted questions will be publicly available. Do not share solution ideas or proprietary information. Only clarifying questions should be submitted. Telephone inquiries or meeting requests will not be accepted nor responded to. Potential offerors should not seek advice or guidance on its solution to any given topic nor submit any materials other than questions(s) regarding the topic. The U.S. DOT shall not respond to requests for advice or guidance on any offeror’s solution to any SBIR topic, and shall not consider any submitted materials other than questions. Potential offerors shall not include in the question(s) any information that they do not wish to be made public. All questions and corresponding answers will be available to the public. Technical questions regarding the research topics will be accepted only during the pre-solicitation period (January 5, 2022 through February 2, 2022). Technical questions will not be accepted after 5:00 pm ET on February 2, 2022. Only questions received by posting to the forum as cited above prior to the deadline will be answered by the U.S. DOT research topic authors. Answers to all questions from the pre-solicitation period will remain available on the forum when the U.S. DOT FY22 SBIR Phase I solicitation is released on or about February 7, 2022. How to Use the SBIR Pre-solicitation Q&A Forum (https://usdot.uservoice.com/forums/938697): Register: Anyone can view questions but registration is required if you wish to post a question and receive a notification when it is responded to. To create a new account or to sign in with an existing account please click on “sign in” located at the top right of the page . A new pop-up window will open to make a selection. You can use an existing Google or Facebook account to access the site or you might select to create a new account. If you choose to access UserVoice with an existing Google or Facebook account, you will be required to enter your login credentials for Google or Facebook and agree to terms of service. If you need to create a new account, click "Create an Account" underneath the password box. In the next screen, type in the email and click "Verify Email". Navigate to your inbox and click the link within the email to verify. The link will be generated by noreply@trymagic.com.That link will be live for 20 minutes. Once that time elapses, you will have to request another one. Navigate back to UserVoice, and you will need to provide your name, a password, and agree to terms of service and storage permissions. Click "Create Account". Search: Browse the existing questions by category to find the topic you are interested in and to see if your question has already been addressed. If you see a question you are also interested in, you can add a vote to the question, or leave a comment. Post: If your question has not already been posted, use the “Enter your idea” box at the top of the page to enter your question. Select the research topic your question is related to from the drop-down menu that appears when you begin typing. You may add more detail in the Description box (optional). Do NOT attach any files. The U.S. DOT shall not consider any submitted materials other than questions. When finished, select “Post idea.” If you registered, you will be able to track responses to your post. Please include only one question or comment per post to help us keep the forum organized. The U.S. DOT anticipates release of its FY22 Phase I solicitation on or about February 7, 2022. An informational webinar about the solicitation and any program changes is tentatively scheduled for February 10, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET. More information on how to register for this webinar will be available on the U.S. DOT SBIR website and in the solicitation when it is issued. Upon solicitation release, only small businesses as defined in the Small Business Administration (SBA) SBIR Policy Directive, are eligible to submit offers to the U.S. DOT SBIR FY22 Phase I solicitation. Additionally, all small business offerors must be registered in the following databases: SBA’s Company Registry Database (https://www.sbir.gov/registration) and the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://sam.gov/SAM/). The proposed FY22 research topics are listed on the following page. Full descriptions of each research topic are included in Appendix A, which is attached to this notice. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 22-FH1: Enforcement of Bridge Load Posting Using Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques 22-FH2: AI Video Analysis of Dilemma Zone Conflicts at Signal-Controlled Intersections 22-FH3: Concrete Curing Quantification Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 22-FR1: Traction Motor Seizing Device 22-FR2: Locomotive-Mounted Track Safety Assurance System (LOSAS) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 22-FT1: Reduction of Transit Bus Collisions with Other Vehicles 22-FT2: Connecting Individuals in “Food Deserts” to Healthy Foods 22-FT3: Blockchain-Enabled Transit Incentivization 22-FT4: Tools and Applications Towards Moving to Zero-Emissions Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) 22-PH1: Nondestructive, Streamlined Testing and Monitoring of Metal Cylinders and Tanks to Prevent Packaging Failure 22-PH2: Autonomous Vehicle Leak Detectors 22-PH3: Vibration Sensing System to Monitor for Potential Excavation Damage 22-PH4: Underground Natural Gas Storage (UNGS) Advanced Leak Identification and Well Control Solutions NOTE: On 6 Jan 22 Appendix A, U.S. DOT SBIR Proposed FY22 Phase I Research Topics, attached to this notice, was replaced with an updated version that made a small administrative change to topic 22-FT1 in the paragraph directly below the "Expected Phase I Outcomes" title to remove the duplicative words stating "identification of any specific hazards that led to the fatalities as a result of the collisions and/or the specific hazards that led to the injuries on the bus", that were inadvertently added on to the end of the paragraph.
