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Research and Technology to Promote Safety of Commercial Motor Vehicles, Drivers, and Carriers

Procurement Office FMCSA - Washington, DC
Procurement Category Services (not listed)
Contract Awarded No
Estimated Value $50 million to $100 million
Competition Type Full and Open
RFP Quarter 3rd QTR
Fiscal Year
NAICS 541 715
Sequence Number MC-2025-001 (Research CMV)
Description

The Office of Research within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking support of the Research and Technology (R&T) Program. FMCSA will consider original and creative solutions to reduce commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.

This requirement will establish a multiple award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite- Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support safety research through its research activities. Research will see to;

• Better understand the causes and impacts of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes thereby supporting efforts to develop safety countermeasures to reduce crashes and remove unsafe drivers, vehicles, and carriers from the Nation’s roads.
• Support continued progress in the development and testing of CMV safety technologies including advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), driver information systems, driver monitoring technologies as well as advanced braking, tires, steering, lighting, and mirror systems.
• Better understand the safety impacts associated with the adoption of automated CMVs, identify carrier best practices for operating ADS-equipped CMVs, and develop evaluation methods for assessing carrier’s safety plans for operating ADS-equipped CMVs.
• Assess the safety impacts of advance electric and hydrogen-powered CMVs and identify how roadside inspection and evaluation procedures may be impacted.
• Identify, develop, and assess technologies used by auditors, inspectors, and investigators when conducting roadside inspections and investigations to increase efficiency and accuracy of the findings.
• Investigate application of advanced remote and wireless-based concepts for completing vehicle and driver inspections at highway speeds.
• Advance the industry knowledge base related to driver issues impacting safety such as fatigue, distraction, drug and alcohol use, training, overall health and wellness issues, enforcement actions, and issues related to driver compensation.
• Continue to identify and refine carrier best practices for maintaining and operating CMVs and for training drivers and monitoring driver safety performance.
• Assess road network and infrastructure issues impacting CMV safety, including issues related to truck parking and routing.
• Advance the Department’s strategic goals through mission-specific research.
• Better understand global safety programs, regulations, and research efforts designed to improve CMV safety.

The requirement does not include the purchase of IT products, services, equipment, or commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software.
 
Incumbent/Contract Number 693JJ420D000001, 693JJ420D000002, 693JJ420D000003, 693JJ420D000004, 693JJ420D000005
Contact Name Theresa Hallquist
Email Theresa.Hallquist@dot.gov
Phone 202-366-1064
Is this a follow-on to a current 8(a) contract? No
Funded By Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Place of Performance
  • TBD
Personnel Clearance Requirements No
Incumbent Contractor Applied Research Associates, Pulsar Informatics, Transportation Research, Toxcel, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Action/Award Type N/A

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