Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Research Initiative � FY2026 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)
Transportation (all)
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PHMSA-26HM-BAA in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
AMENDMENT 01 (08/24/2026): The purpose of this amendment is to (1) change the Phase I White Paper due date from December 22, 2026, to November 18, 2026, and (2) add the contact email address tremayne.terry@dot.gov to Section X.A. in Attachment 1- BAA Solicitation_PHMSA-26HM-BAA. All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Sa… (show all)
fety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS), is soliciting white papers and full proposals under Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) PHMSA-26HM-BAA pursuant to FAR 35.016. The objective of this announcement is to award competitive research contracts that advance scientific, technical, engineering, and policy solutions to prevent incidents and enhance safety during the transportation of hazardous materials across all modes. Offerors are invited to submit innovative research proposals addressing one or more of the following core topic areas: 26HM-ESS (Efficient Safety Standards): Research to modernize safety standards and testing, streamline certification, leverage safety data, and evaluate risk landscapes to reduce regulatory burden while maintaining safety. 26HM-SST (Safe Energy Storage Technologies): Research assessing transportation risks of energy storage systems, battery chemistries, thermal runaway detection and mitigation, and critical mineral recovery. 26HM-IPG (Innovative Packaging): Development and evaluation of advanced packaging materials, containment designs, integrity monitoring, and predictive failure simulations. 26HM-RER (Risk Reduction for Emergency Response): Innovations, technologies, data analysis, and materials to enhance emergency responder safety, communication, and preparedness. 26HM-RTS (Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety): Research advancing scientific understanding of rail tank car performance under derailment conditions, crashworthiness materials, thermal shielding, and predictive risk modeling. A two-phase selection process (Phase I: White Paper; Phase II: Invited Full Proposal) will be used. Awards will be procurement contracts (Firm-Fixed-Price or Cost-Reimbursement) up to $2,000,000 with a total performance period of up to 36 months. Full eligibility, formatting, and submission instructions are detailed in the solicitation document attached to this notice.
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Transportation (all)), same NAICS 541715.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MITRE CORPORATION | 2 | $4.4M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Various Washington KY USA | 1 | $60.0M | Aug 4, 2026 |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Fairfax VA 22030 USA | 1 | $18.0M | May 7, 2026 |
| AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. | 1 | $6.2M | Jul 1, 2026 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA | 1 | $5.7M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| University Of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 90024 USA | 1 | $5.7M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| DERQ USA INC | 1 | $5.7M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE College Station TX 77843 USA | 1 | $663K | Jan 15, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Oct 7, 2026University Of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 90024 USA$5.7MIntersection Safety Systems (ISS) Prototyping
- Oct 7, 2026REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA$5.7MIntersection Safety Systems (ISS) Prototyping
- Oct 7, 2026DERQ USA INC$5.7MIntersection Safety Systems (ISS) Prototyping
- Aug 4, 2026Various Washington KY USA$60.0MRESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE SAFETY OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, DRIVERS, AND CARRIERS
- Jul 1, 2026AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.$6.2MDevelopment of an Automated Driving System (ADS) National Strategy for the National Park Service (NPS) Through the Use of Pilots in an Operational Setting
- May 7, 2026GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Fairfax VA 22030 USA$18.0MRoadside Safety Research and Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) Advanced Crash Analysis Technical Support Services
- Mar 23, 2026THE MITRE CORPORATION$2.4MPartnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS) Continued Research
- Jan 15, 2025TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE College Station TX 77843 USA$663KAnalysis of Truck Telematics Data to Identify Accident Hazard Roadway Segment
- Jan 8, 2025THE MITRE CORPORATION$2.0MPartnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Transportation, Dept of (DOT) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Transportation, Dept of (DOT) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 1218 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.