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U.S. DOT SBIR FY 2019 Solicitation Document

U.S. DOT's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards contracts to small businesses to pursue research on and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges. The attached document outlines the FY 2019 Solicitation request to invite small...

Detecting Damage in Structural Components with New Infrared Technologies

Bridges and other structures can have subsurface damage that can’t be detected through visual inspections. New infrared technologies developed through U.S. DOT’s SBIR program are helping accurately detect and image hidden damage below the surface, reducing the cost and disruption associated with...

U.S. DOT SBIR FY 2018 Solicitation Document

U.S. DOT's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards contracts to small businesses to pursue research on and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges. The attached document outlines the FY 2018 Solicitation request to invite small businesses...

FY 2018 Solicitation Synopsis

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), intends to issue its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Phase I solicitation pursuant to the Small Business Innovation Research (...