Broad Agency Announcement
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Broad Agency Announcement
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BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT
(OPEN BAA)
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Acquisition and Grants
Management
693JJ3-27-BAA-0002
Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program 2027
Solicitation – Data Science for Highway Transportation
Research
November 4, 2026
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1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is developed in accordance with FAR 6.1 and FAR 35.102. A formal Request for Proposals or other solicitations regarding this announcement will not be issued. This BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to pay any proposal preparation costs. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal. The Government reserves the right to award or to not award contracts or other instruments determined to be of benefit to the Government in achieving the goals of this program.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN OPEN BAA. FHWA ANTICIPATES BAA CALLS FOR A
PERIOD OF 60 MONTHS. CALLS FOR CONCEPT PAPERS ARE ANTICIPATED AS A
NEED AS DETERMINED VIA AN UPDATED APPENDIX C.
1.1 Background
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Research, Development and Technology support the Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program (authorized under 23 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(6)). The objective of the EAR Program is to address the need to conduct higher risk, higher payoff research with the potential to develop transformational solutions to improve the durability, efficiency, environmental impact, productivity, and safety aspects of highway and intermodal transportation systems. FHWA is especially interested in building upon, adapting, or otherwise leveraging and utilizing the research investments made in basic research by other Federal programs, such as those of the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation, or by extramural research partners including University Transportation Centers and
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