Predictive Modeling for Unrated Carriers

The contract is a sole-source, firm-fixed-price award issued by the Department of Transportation’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Bluewire for predictive modeling services targeting unrated Mexican-domiciled carriers. The award was made non-competitively based on the determination that Bluewire is the only responsible source capable of delivering the required AI-driven predictive analytics, leveraging proprietary technology to assess carrier risk using non-traditional data sources such as crash scores, driver out-of-service rates, sentiment analysis, and geographic risk segmentation. The resulting output is a proprietary 0–100 GAP Score that serves as a statistically valid proxy for FMCSA safety ratings, enabling risk-based decision-making in the absence of traditional compliance data. Performance is centered in Cambridge, MA, with all deliverables submitted electronically to the Volpe Center’s Technical Point of Contact; key milestones include the delivery of raw and processed LiDAR datasets, a draft and final technical report, and supporting documentation, with full completion required by December 31, 2026. The contract mandates compliance with multiple FAR and TAR cybersecurity and information safeguarding clauses, including protection of controlled unclassified information, compliance with NIST SP 800-171, and adherence to Executive Order 14173 on cyber resilience. Electronic invoicing is mandatory through the DELPHI iSupplier system authenticated via login.gov, and no physical packaging, preservation, or marking requirements are specified. Bluewire is confirmed as a small business, with no other socioeconomic certifications disclosed; all representations and certifications required under FAR are incorporated by reference, though specific affirmations are not provided in the documentation. No contract monetary value is stated, and pricing detail for each CLIN is absent. The contractor must maintain active SAM.gov registration and comply with payment, cybersecurity, and data submission protocols as defined by federal and transportation acquisition regulations.