Identification of Roadway Design and Infrastructure Factors Influencing ADAS Systems in Mitigating Rural Roadway Departure Crashes

This is a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration to procure non-personal services aimed at identifying roadway design and infrastructure factors that influence the effectiveness of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in reducing rural roadway departure crashes. The work requires a comprehensive analysis of geometric elements and infrastructure characteristics that affect the performance of ADAS technologies such as Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Lane Keeping Assist (LKA), and Lane Change Assist (LCA), with the goal of generating evidence-based recommendations to improve roadway design in support of these technologies and enhance safety outcomes on rural roads. The contract has a 30-month performance period—24 months for execution and 6 months for review—conducted entirely at the contractor’s facility, and includes deliverables such as draft and final technical reports, presentations, journal articles or webinars, and complete project documentation including raw data, metadata, and source code, all of which must be in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or PDF format and fully compliant with Section 508 accessibility standards. The solicitation, numbered 693JJ326Q000018 and issued on April 20, 2026 with a response deadline of May 11, 2026, was awarded under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, meaning selection is based on whether the offeror’s technical approach, staffing plan, and past performance meet minimum acceptability thresholds, with price being the decisive factor. Several FAR clauses have been incorporated through amendments, including 52.222-90 on DEI discrimination, 52.203-17 on whistleblower rights, 52.204-27 prohibiting ByteDance applications, 52.222-55 on minimum wage compliance, and 52.222-62 on paid sick leave, among others, reflecting federal labor, security, and ethical requirements. Invoicing must occur electronically through the Delphi eInvoicing portal via login.gov, and payments are processed through the Federal Highway Administration’s designated office in Oklahoma City. No contract value is stated in the solicitation as pricing is to be provided by offerors, and while no specific place of performance beyond the contractor’s facility is designated, all work products must be submitted through specified electronic formats and undergo 100% review by the Technical Point of Contact to ensure