Surface Transportation Systems Engineering for Enabling Technologies Research and Development
Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ3 ACQUISITION AND GRANTS MGT
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 693JJ326R000019 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 14, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
This notice is issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Acquisition and Grants Management. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(3), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1 (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements) and FAR 6.103-3 (Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services), the Government intends to negotiate and award a single-award, Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to: The MITRE Corporation… (show all)
7525 Colshire Drive McLean, VA 22102 MITRE operates the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). Non-FAA government sponsors, including FHWA, are authorized to engage with and access the FFRDC's unique technical capabilities under Section V.C. of the CAASD FFRDC Sponsoring Agreement. FHWA requires non-personal systems engineering development, testing, and research services to support the Office of Safety and Operations Research & Development (HRSO) at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, VA. The effort, titled "Surface Transportation Systems Engineering for Enabling Technologies Research and Development," focuses on investigating and evaluating emerging technologies�including artificial intelligence (AI), edge computing, radio frequency (RF) spectrum and communications, network engineering, position, navigation, and timing (PNT), and cybersecurity�to improve safety and efficiency across surface transportation systems.
Who won similar work
188 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Federal Highway Administration), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY · $GVA | 5 | $96.2M | Aug 28, 2026 |
| YORKSHIRE INDUSTRIES LLC | 5 | $8.2M | Jul 22, 2026 |
| M.A. DEATLEY CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 4 | $93.9M | Mar 31, 2026 |
| ESTES BROS. CONST. INC. | 3 | $152.6M | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Hamilton Construction CO Springfield OR 97477 USA | 3 | $86.6M | Dec 31, 2025 |
| M.J. HUGHES CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 3 | $65.5M | Mar 12, 2026 |
| VINE LABORATORIES INC | 3 | $20.4M | Sep 10, 2026 |
| KH Civil Contractors, Inc. | 3 | $19.9M | Aug 13, 2026 |
| VSS INTERNATIONAL INC | 3 | $15.9M | Mar 18, 2026 |
| CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC | 3 | $11.5M | Aug 20, 2026 |
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, 2026REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA$5.7MIntersection Safety Systems (ISS) Prototyping
- Oct 7, 2026University Of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 90024 USA$5.7MIntersection Safety Systems (ISS) Prototyping
- Oct 7, 2026DERQ USA INC$5.7MIntersection Safety Systems (ISS) Prototyping
- Oct 2, 2026OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION Norfolk VA 23508 USA$246KMulti-Phase Study to Examine Long-Term Applicability and Transferability of Crash Modification Factors - Phase I: Feasibility Study and Groundwork
- Sep 29, 2026ERNST & YOUNG LLP$2.1MSecurity Assessment and Authorization Support Services
- Sep 29, 2026CRITERION SYSTEMS, L.L.C.$758KCybersecurity Managment Support Services
- Sep 17, 2026Alpha Wholesale Medical Supplies, LLC$26KStorage Containers (Conex Boxes)
- Sep 11, 2026ADAMS CONTRACTING CO Robbinsville NC 28771 USA$5.6MCherokee National Forest Project TN ERFO FS CHRKE804 2020-2(2)
- Sep 10, 2026VINE LABORATORIES INC$131KNM FS SNTFE310 263(1) Gallinas Canyon Road
- Sep 9, 2026MABBETT & ASSOCIATES, INC.$157KLaboratory Safety Evaluation and Safety Plan Assessment
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 Federal Highway Administration (FHA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Federal Highway Administration (FHA) 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
- 10 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 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.