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Guidelines for Unsolicited Proposal Submission

It is the policy of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to encourage the submission of new and innovative ideas to support DOT missions. All prospective contractors are encouraged to follow the more conventional practice of submitting offers in response to official U.S. DOT Volpe Center...

Procurement Opportunities

Volpe’s Office of Acquisitions is a full-service contracting group that is responsible for pre-and post-contract award functions, contract administration, and contract close-out.

Additional Resources for Small Businesses

For those seeking funding outside of USDOT’s SBIR program, the below programs offer potential research funding opportunities. To learn about completed or existing research, visit the U.S. DOT Research Hub and the TRB Research in Progress (RiP) Database. Visit the linked pages below to learn about...

Contact Us

Contact information for the U.S. DOT Small Business Innovation Research program.

Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains a hotline to report allegations of fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement in U.S. DOT programs or operations. Individuals may report allegations through the contact information below.

Solicitations

Volpe runs the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which awards grants to small businesses that can provide innovative and cost-effective solutions to research problems within the transportation industry. At this time, there are no open...

About

The Volpe Public Lands Team works on a variety of program activities and site-specific projects with several different agencies, including the Federal Highway Admnistration, the Federal Transit Administration, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service...