Inactive 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements (HICP-40) oversees the Mobile Concrete Technology Center (MCTC) Program. The MCTC Program is essential ... The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements (HICP-40) oversees the Mobile Concrete Technology Center (MCTC) Program. The MCTC Program is essential in the development and deployment of new concrete pavement technologies, material test procedures, and mix design methods. To accomplish this, the Program requires continued refinement of new procedures and methods, and the demonstration and dissemination of information to government and industry personnel. In order to provide a long lasting, safe and efficient highway network, FHWA uses the MCTC Program to respond to stakeholder (State and local highway agencies, FHWA Division Offices, and industry) needs and refine and standardize innovations in the concrete pavement industry. The MCTC Program utilizes a series of initiatives and tools to gather and identify stakeholder input and needs; showcase, refine, and validate innovative concrete pavement materials and procedures; perform concrete material tests; monitor deployment trends in the concrete pavement industry; disseminate findings on a national scale; provide concrete technical assistance to the practitioner community; and provide on-site guidance for concrete mixture production quality control. The Program is crucial to the effective implementation and adoption of these new and innovative procedures, materials, and evaluation technologies by both industry and agencies.