This broad agency announcement is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to pay proposal preparation costs; responsible sources may submit proposals, and the Government may choose to award or not award contracts or other instruments that benefit the program. The EAR Program seeks research on longer-term, higher-risk breakthrough topics with potential for transformational improvements in planning, building, renewing, and operating safe, congestion-free, and environmentally sound transportation systems. It scans advances in science and engineering to identify research areas where FHWA investment could have significant impact. The identified agency need is for data science in highway transportation research, with objectives to engage and expand the community of researchers applying emerging and advanced data methods and to demonstrate the potential of emerging and exploratory data analytic techniques for highway transportation.