DOT 2009 SBIR Solicitation

The Department of Transportation will Open its 2009 solicitation on Friday, February 13th and will close on April 15th.  Phase I Awards will be made for $100,000 to cover a six-month feasibility study.

Projected topics and number of awards:

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AWARDS  —  (5 Awards)

• 091-FH1 Deployment-Ready Technologies Mitigating Shockwave Development On Roadway Systems
• 091-FH2 Development of a Thermographic Device for Evaluating Integrity of Steel Bridge Coatings Nondestructively
• 091-FH3 Vehicle Detection, Counting and Tracking System for Travel Surveys, Traffic Safety Systems, and Traffic Control Systems
• 091-FH4 Pedestrian Detection, Counting and Tracking Systems for Travel Surveys, Traffic Safety Systems and Traffic Control Systems
• 091-FH5 Self-Sustaining, Intelligent Pavement Systems

FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AWARD  —  (1 Award)

• 091-FM1 Individualized Fatigue Risk Management in Trucking Operations

PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AWARDS  —  (2 Award)

• 091-PH1 Pipeline Safety: Development of in-field pipeline inspection tools 
• 091-PH2 Hazardous Materials: A) In-service Testing of Composite Cylinders B)Nanotechnology Application in Hazmat Transportation