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This document contains a list of the fields contained in the online SBIR offer submission form. This document is provided for reference only to assist small businesses in preparing for their online submission. All offers must be submitted through the online submission...
This file contains Appendix A: Signature Page and Appendix B: Project Summary for the FY 2022 U.S. DOT SBIR Phase I Solicitation.
This solicitation closed on March 7, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. (ET).
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...
FY 2022 U.S. DOT SBIR Phase I Solicitation Appendix C: Contract Pricing Worksheet.
Since the 1970s, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center has led the evolution of innovative transportation payment systems. From cash to smart cards to mobile apps, automated fare collection benefits travelers and cities alike. The U.S. DOT Volpe Center works with the transportation...
Ballast water is added to or discharged from cargo vessels to maintain stability.
Learn how ballast discharge works and how the U.S. DOT Volpe Center assisted in developing the U.S. Coast Guard’s Final Rule on discharge standards.
On behalf of the Federal Highway Administration, economists at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center calculated vehicle hours traveled (VHT) to measure the quality of service our nation’s highways provide.
View the infographic to learn why VHT and highway performance...
The flight operations of unmanned aircraft systems may benefit from the application of blockchain concepts. A blockchain is a time-stamped digital ledger that is distributed and managed by a cluster of computers and allows digital information to be distributed—read,...
NHTSA and the U.S. DOT Volpe Center worked together to better understand the motorcycle crash problem, a critical first step toward improving the safety of motorcycle operators and other road users.