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U.S. DOT SBIR FY25 Phase I Pre-Solicitation Period Is Now Closed

U.S. DOT SBIR FY25 Pre-Solicitation is Now Closed

The U.S Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program fiscal year 2025 pre-solicitation closed on January 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (ET). 

The FY25 solicitation is tentatively scheduled to open on February 5, 2025. To be notified when the solicitation opens, sign up for email updates

Things to Know 

  • During the pre-solicitation period, technical questions concerning the proposed research topics were responded to by U.S. DOT topic authors via an online forum. You can review the responses on uservoice.com.
  • U.S. DOT’s FY25 Phase I solicitation is tentatively scheduled to open on February 5, 2025. An announcement on a webinar date will be shared in the coming weeks. Sign up for SBIR emails to receive notice.

Proposed FY25 Research Topics 

The proposed FY25 research topics are listed below. Full descriptions of each research topic are included in Appendix A, which is included in the FY25 pre-solicitation notice.  

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 

  • 25-FH1:  Open Standards-based 3D-Model Viewer for Highway Construction 

  • 25-FH2: Modular Construction of Protected Intersection and Turbo Roundabout 

  • 25-FH3: Concrete Shrinkage and Measurement Device 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 

  • 25-FM1: Lidar-based Tire Inspection 

  • 25-FM2: Weight Equalization Smart Automatic Tire Inflation System for Commercial Motor Vehicles 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

  • 25-FR1: Non-destructive Longitudinal Rail Stress Measurement Device 

  • 25-FR2: Development of Next Gen End of Train Device Technology 

  • 25-FR3: Railroad Ground Hazard Migration Technology 

  • 25-FR4: Human Factors Fatigue Assessment System 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

  • 25-FT1: Exploring AI-based Predictive Maintenance for Public Transit Fleets 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 

  • 25-NH1: Data Collection and Management Software