U.S. DOT FY2025 SBIR Solicitation

Originally Posted January 3, 2025 in Federal Funding

U.S. DOT SBIR FY25 Phase I Pre-Solicitation Period Is Now Open

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program invites small businesses to review the pre-solicitation notice for opportunities within its fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Phase I solicitation. You can also view the pre-solicitation notice on SAM.gov.

The FY25 pre-solicitation is open January 3 – January 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (ET).
No submissions are accepted at this time.

During the pre-solicitation period, technical questions concerning the proposed research topics should be directed to the U.S. DOT topic authors via an online forum at uservoice.com. Please see the pre-solicitation notice for instructions. All questions must be submitted to the online forum by 5:00 p.m. (ET) on January 31, 2025, in order to receive a response.

Proposed FY25 Research Topics

The proposed FY25 research topics are listed below. Full descriptions of each research topic are included in Appendix A, which is included in the FY25 pre-solicitation 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 and 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 Migration Technology
25-FR4: Human Factors Fatigue Assessment System

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

25-FT1: Exploring AI-based Predictive Maintenance for Public Transit Fleets

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

25-NH1: Data Collection and Management Software

About U.S. DOT’s SBIR Program
U.S. DOT’s highly competitive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards contracts to domestic small businesses to pursue research on and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges. Also known as “America’s Seed Fund,” the SBIR program encourages small businesses to engage in federal research/research and development that has the potential for commercialization.

https://www.volpe.dot.gov/work-with-us/small-business-innovation-research/solicitations

Browse past SBIR solicitations and awardees, including last year’s awardees, demonstrating the range of possible research topics.

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