Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), is providing this ... The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), is providing this notice to issue its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Phase I solicitation pursuant to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The purpose of this solicitation is to invite U.S. small businesses to submit innovative research offers in response to the solicitation topics, which serve as key research areas for the U.S. DOT. Each small business concern submitting an offer must qualify as a small business in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); 13 CFR 121.702. The applicable North American Industry Classification System code is 541715 with a size standard of 500 employees. In addition to this SAM posting, the U.S. DOT SBIR FY 2025 Phase I solicitation and any documents related to it will be available on the U.S. DOT SBIR program website at http://www.volpe.dot.gov/work-with-us/small-business-innovation-research. This solicitation is issued through electronic means only; no hard copies will be available. A pre-offer webinar is being held on February 10, 2025 from 2:00-3:00 pm Eastern Time. Information on the pre-offer webinar may be found in the solicitation on page ii and/or from the U.S. DOT SBIR program website. Technical questions and answers received on the SBIR FY25 topics released during the pre-solicitation period of January 3-31, 2025 are available at https://usdot.uservoice.com/forums/964763-u-s-dot-fy-2025-phase-i-pre-solicitation-q-a. On the U.S. DOT SBIR program website there are frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) relative to the overall SBIR program. Offerors must go to the website to access the FAQs. As shown in the solicitation document, the U.S. DOT's topic list shared during the pre-solicitation period has been amended as follows: Topic 25-FH3, Concrete Shrinkage Measurement Device, has been updated with clarifications on desired testing parameters and requirements for field use. Topic 25-FR4, Human Factors Fatigue Assessment System (HFFAS), has been updated with clarifications in the Topic Objectives. Topic 25-FT1, Exploring AI-based Predictive Maintenance for Public Transit Fleets (Buses), has been updated with clarifications adding "buses" to the title and in the body of the topic to better define fleets and provide an initial data source for potential offerors. Topic 25-NH1, Automated Police Crash Report Data Collection and Management Software, has one update made to Phase I Outcomes.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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 2025 (FY25) 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 FY25 solicitation is from January 3, 2025, through January 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Full descriptions of U.S. DOT’s proposed FY25 Phase I solicitation research topics can be found in?Appendix A: U.S. DOT SBIR Proposed FY25 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/964763 (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 or responded to. Potential offerors should not seek advice or guidance on its solution to any given topic nor submit any materials other than question(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 3, 2025, through January 31, 2025). Technical questions will not be accepted after 5:00 p.m. ET on January 31, 2025. 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 FY25 SBIR Phase I solicitation is released on or about February 5, 2025. How to Use the SBIR Pre-solicitation Q&A Forum (https://usdot.uservoice.com/forums/964763): 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. 1. To create a new account or to sign in with an existing account, click on “sign in” located at the top-right of the page. 2. 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 may select to create a new account. 3. 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. 4. If you create a new account, click “Create an Account” underneath the password box. 5. In the next screen, type in the email and click “Verify Email.” 6. 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. 7. 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. 1. Select the research topic your question is related to from the drop-down menu that appears when you begin typing. 2. 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 posted on the Q&A Forum. 3. When finished, select “Post idea.” If you register, you will be able to track responses to your post. Please include only one question or comment per post to help keep the forum organized. The U.S. DOT anticipates release of its FY25 Phase I solicitation on or about February 5, 2025. An informational webinar about the solicitation and any program changes is tentatively scheduled for February 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. 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 FY25 Phase I solicitation. Additionally, all small business offerors must be registered in the following databases: SBA’s Company Registry Database (https://app.www.sbir.gov/company-registration/overview) and the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://sam.gov/SAM/). The proposed FY25 research topics are listed below. Full descriptions of each research topic are included in Appendix A, which is attached to this notice. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 25-FH1: Open Standards-based 3D-Model Viewer for Highway Construction 25-FH2: Modular Construction of Protected Intersection and Turbo Roundabout 25-FH3: Concrete Shrinkage Measurement Device Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 25-FM1: Lidar-Based Tire Inspection 25-FM2: Weight Equalization Smart Automatic Tire Inflation System for Commercial Motor Vehicles Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 25-FR1: Non-Destructive Longitudinal Rail Stress Measurement Device 25-FR2: Development of Next Gen End of Train Device Technology 25-FR3: Railroad Ground Hazard Mitigation Technology 25-FR4: Human Factors Fatigue Assessment System (HFFAS) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 25-FT1: Exploring AI-based Predictive Maintenance for Public Transit Fleets National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 25-NH1: Automated Police Crash Report Data Collection and Management Software