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Pipeline Safety Research and Development (R&D) - Research Announcement 12

Agency: TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF / PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Location: Washington, DC
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 14, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 54171 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: AJ14

Timeline

Posted

Sep 14, 2026
Status

Open now

What contracts like this typically pay

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What this contract is for

Agency: TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF / PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Location: Washington, DC
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 54171 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

Through this Research Announcement (RA), the Office of Pipeline Safety, at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), an operating administration of the U.S.

Department of Transportation, solicits applications for research projects awarded and funded as Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs).

A comprehensive administrative and technical review will be conducted to determine the merits of the proposals and their relevance to the topic areas of focus.

All proposals will be evaluated using only the materials provided in each proposal.

PHMSA will reject proposals that duplicate work already planned, completed, or validated under recent initiatives.

PHMSA reserves the right to fund all, some, or none of the proposals submitted in response to this RA.

PHMSA will not reimburse any proposal development costs.

All proposals will be treated as sensitive, competitive information and their contents will be used for evaluation and award purposes only.

Any questions are to be directed at the PHMSA Acquisition Services Division as listed in this solicitation.

Any questions on solicitation content, issues, or procedures must be submitted via email to Stephen Jones at [email protected] with a cc to Tremayne Terry at [email protected] no later than 5:00 p.m.

EST, Friday, October 9, 2026.

The research announcement number (693JK326RA001) must be included in the subject line.

Responses to questions submitted on time will be posted publicly on SAM.gov within 2-3 business days after questions deadline.

A full proposal package is defined as the proposal that includes Appendices A and B, and the proposal attachments.

No award will be made if any of the above documents are missing from the full proposal package.

Please submit the proposal and the proposal attachments in PDF forma...

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