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Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center Technology Transition Support

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The Federal Highway Administration within the Department of Transportation is seeking technology transition support for the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center. This initiative focuses on bridging the gap between scientific discovery and real-world application by conducting market assessments, identifying key technology stakeholders, and analyzing challenges that may hinder technology adoption. The goal is to empower researchers to transition their findings into high-impact technologies and improve the dissemination of transportation-related scientific information for both public and private use. This opportunity is categorized as a forecast under NAICS code 541715. Interested parties can coordinate with the point of contact, Mary Huie, or the small business specialist, Ryan Mavis, regarding the requirements for enhancing the maturity and transfer of transportation technologies.

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FHWA seeks technology transition support to move research into real-world transportation applications.

Agency

Department of Transportation → Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

USA

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PostedSep 17

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AgencyDepartment of Transportation → Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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Organization / AgencyDepartment of Transportation → Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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Mary Huie

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Ryan Mavis

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Research transition support can include conducting market assessment of the state-of-the-practice, identifying key technology stakeholders, identifying gaps needed to enable or increase maturity of a technology and potential challenges to technology adoption, empowering researchers to transition their discoveries into high-impact, real world technologies, and enhancing process for transferring and disseminating transportation related scientific information to stakeholders who may apply it for private and public use.

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