Solicitation
Accelerating Market Readiness Program
Department of Transportation · Federal Highway Administration · Sol. 693JJ325BAA0001
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The Federal Highway Administration's Office of Technical Services has posted a five-year open Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for its Accelerating Market Readiness (AMR) program, which funds field testing and write-ups of emerging highway technologies. Nothing can be submitted yet: white papers are only accepted during separate "calls" that will be posted on SAM.gov later. Most awards are expected to be about $300,000 to $600,000 each.
Watch out for
- Nothing to bid on yet. This is an umbrella announcement; you can only submit during separate calls that will be posted later, so there is no current deadline to meet.
White papers and proposals will only be solicited and accepted during individual calls.
- White paper first, proposal by invitation. You must win an invitation through a short white paper before you can submit a full proposal, so effort is spent before any award is likely.
Full proposals will only be accepted from Offerors who submit white
- Research-style work, not a standard service contract. It funds field testing and evaluation of emerging technologies at readiness level 5 or 6, usually with state DOT or university partners, which suits a team with transportation research or engineering experience.
This BAA will not be used to sponsor projects that develop specific products or systems for sale.
- Awards may not be contracts. The government may use contracts, cooperative agreements or state allocations, and may fund only part of a proposal or none at all.
The Government reserves the right to award either contracts, assistance
- Conflicting amendment documents. The modification memo removed topics 4 and 5 (climate and equity), and the amended Appendix C now lists four topics, but the amended BAA text still refers to topics 1-6 and older versions are also attached.
that are in direct response to the specific research topic/s #1-6, as defined in Appendix C.
- Pricing instructions disagree. Proposals may only be firm-fixed-price, yet the instructions also point to cost-reimbursement workbooks and an approved accounting system for cost-type contracts; ask the contracting officer which applies.
The Offeror may only propose a Firm Fixed Price type price proposal or allocation to a State.
- Government owns the work. The government gets unlimited rights to documents and materials produced, which matters if you plan to reuse your own data or software.
The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/materials produced under this BAA.
- Limited payment protection. The government's liability is capped at the previous milestone payment, and it can start a 60-day process to change or end the work.
This process will require a 60-day notice
Read from the notice and 7 attachments. 2 not read in full.
- Broad Agency Announcement_AMR Mod 1.pdf
- Appendix C Mod 1.pdf
- AMR BAA Modification Memo.pdf
- Broad Agency Announcement_AMR 10.29.24 Posting.pdf
- Appendix C.pdf
- Appendix A-AMR BAA 2025 White Paper Example.docx
- Appendix E - Standard Form LLL.pdf
- Appendix D- FHWA Subcontracting Plan Template.doc: .doc files aren't read yet
- Appendix B - Price Model.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
Full brief
What they want
- Field tests, pilot demonstrations and assessments of emerging highway and transportation innovations (technology readiness level 5 or 6)
- Objective written documentation of the results, such as case studies and instructions for using the innovation
- Plans to share results with state DOTs and other transportation agencies
- Work that moves an innovation to technology readiness level 7 or higher, ready for adoption
- Current topics: safety, shortening project delivery, infrastructure performance, and digital twins / AI simulation (after Modification 1)
- Contract type
- Open BAA. Awards may be contracts, cooperative agreements or state funding allocations. Contract proposals may only be firm-fixed-price, and most awards are expected to be firm-fixed-price with milestone payments.
- Period of performance
- The BAA stays open for 5 years. Project length for each award is not stated; each proposal gives its own estimated duration.
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC is listed on the notice. Field testing would take place with partners such as state DOTs; no specific sites are named.
- Estimated value
- Most individual awards are expected to be between $300,000 and $600,000 (any dollar value is possible). About three calls are expected, each awarding up to 8 awards.
- How they'll choose
- Two phases. Phase 1 screens short white papers (acceptable or not acceptable). Phase 2 evaluates formal proposals on technical merit, past performance and cost/price in a best-value comparison, with the small business subcontracting plan graded pass/fail.
- Offers due
- No due date yet. Dates will be set in each separate call posted on SAM.gov. The SAM.gov response deadline of 2029-10-28 is the end of the five-year open period.
- How to submit
- Email a PDF to the Contracting Officer's Representative, with copies to the Contract Specialists and the Contracting Officer (addresses are in the BAA). Questions also go by email; no phone requests.
- Page limits
- White paper: 6 pages max (not counting the cover page and quad chart), 12-point font, single-spaced, 1 inch margins. Formal proposal Volume I: 14 pages max (Work Plan 5, Management Plan 2, Schedule 2, Deliverables 1, Qualifications 4).
What they'll judge offers on
- Phase 1, Factor 1: Technical merit of the white paper (technology readiness level 5 or 6, fit with the Appendix C topics, funding availability)
- Phase 2, Factor 2: Technical merit of the proposal (plan to reach technology readiness level 7+, market place and demand, team experience, funding availability)
- Factor 3: Past performance (mainly CPARS records; no record is neither a plus nor a minus)
- Factor 4: Cost/price (reasonableness of cost elements)
- Factor 5: Small business subcontracting plan (pass/fail, only for other than small businesses at $750,000 or more)
What to include when you submit
- Everyone must submit a white paper first; only offerors invited after the white paper review may submit a full proposal
- White paper title format: "Topic #, Innovation, Proposer - FHWA AMR BAA"
- White paper needs a cover page with UEI, tax ID, business type, points of contact, partners and any proprietary data legend
- Answer the 11 questions in the Appendix A white paper example
- Full proposal has Volume I (technical) and Volume II (cost and pricing), with a signed cover page, project abstract of 200 words or fewer, and price workbook from Appendix B
- Include a milestone payment schedule for firm-fixed-price proposals, plus fully loaded labor rates and hours
- Include Standard Form LLL (lobbying disclosure), a conflict of interest statement, terminated-contracts list, and a data rights assertion table
- Other than small businesses proposing $750,000 or more must include a small business subcontracting plan
You must have
- Unrestricted (no set-aside), but the offeror must be a U.S. business; foreign-owned businesses are not eligible.
this BAA is limited to US businesses only
- Businesses owned in whole or in part by the Federal Government cannot receive awards.
except that any businesses owned in whole or in part by the Federal Government are not eligible.
- Active SAM.gov registration with a Unique Entity ID before submitting a proposal.
organization. Offerors must be registered prior to submitting a proposal.
- The innovation must be at technology readiness level 5 or 6 and fit one of the listed topics; the program will not fund new products or systems for sale.
innovations and technologies that are at a TRL of 5 or 6
- At least 20 percent non-federal cost share for funding allocated to states.
a non-federal cost share of at least 20 percent from non-federal sources of
- Other than small businesses proposing $750,000 or more need a small business subcontracting plan.
Small Business Subcontracting Plan (required for proposals of $750,000 or more from
- Awards must comply with the Section 889 ban on certain telecommunications and video surveillance equipment (FAR 52.204-24 and 52.204-25) and Section 508 accessibility rules for deliverables.
FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video
Not in the notice text
- When the first call (and later calls) will be posted, and its white paper deadline
- Which topics each call will cover and any changes to the evaluation criteria or instructions in that call
- The price model workbook (Appendix B) and the subcontracting plan template (Appendix D) were not provided
- Expected length of each award
- Which partners or test sites are expected for field testing
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 28, 2029, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Feb 25, 2025
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 693JJ325BAA0001
- Agency
- Department of Transportation · Federal Highway Administration
- Office
- 693JJ3 Acquisition and Grants MGT
- NAICS
- 541330
- Product/service code
- AS12
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC
- Contracting contact
- Kristen Hayeskristen.hayes@dot.gov2023662205
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
What similar contracts paid
57 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code, in the same state, had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 30% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$291KMiddle half: $156K to $641K
Typical per year$139KValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Please see attachments for amended BAA, BAA Amendment Memo, and amended Appendix C. This is a five year open Broad Agency Announcement for the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Technical Services (OTS), Accelerating Market Readiness (AMR) Program. White papers under this BAA will only be solicited under individual calls. Individual calls will be separately posted in SAM. Appendix A White Paper Example Appendix B Price Model Appendix C Innovation Topics Appendix D Small Business Subcontracting Plan Appendix E Standard Form LLL
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