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DOT Program Solicitation for
Small Business Innovation Research

VIII. Research Topics

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Phase I research topics for DOT Operating Administrations are listed below. These topics indicate the specific areas for which proposals are to be considered for acceptance by DOT. The topics are not listed in any order of priority. Each proposal must respond to one (and only one) topic as described in this section. A proposal may, however, indicate and describe its relevance to other topics.

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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
4 Awards

1 07-FH1	DPS Receiver/Demodulator with Location Determination by Time/Phase Difference of Arrival
07-FH2	Time-Resolved Microwave Thermoreflectometry for Corrosion Detection in Concrete
2 07-FH3	Tools to Improve Real-Time Highway Construction Quality Control
3 07-FH4	Quick Highway Incident Detection and Incident Warning Systems

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
1 Award

4 07-FM1	Safety Belt Devise or Technology to Increase Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers and their Passengers

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
4 Awards

07-PH1	Pipeline Safety: Nanotechnology tools for Internal Corrosion of Pipelines Development of Risk Protocol for LNG Facilities Design Optimization for Soft Crack Arrestors
07-PH2	Hazardous materials: Technologies Applicable to Hazardous Materials Transportation

National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration
2 Awards

5 07-NH1	Development of Consolidated Six-Degree-of-Freedom Kinematics Sensor Array for Impact Testing
5 07-NH2	Non Contact Roof Measurement System for Use in Dynamic Rollover Testing

Federal Transit Administration
5 Awards

6 07-FT1	Linear Induction Motors (LIM) Door Closer for Rapid Rail Vehicles
6 07-FT2	Hybrid Propulsion for Rail Locomotives
6 07-FT3	Methods for Upgrading Existing Automatic Train Control (ATC) Systems
6 07-FT4	Very High Speed Third Rail Insulator Cleaning
6 07-FT5	Better/Faster Braking Systems

Federal Railroad Administration
3 Awards

7 07-FR1	Locking Mechanism for Rotating Seats
7 07-FR2	Quick-release Emergency Egress Panel on Cab Car End Doors
7 07-FR3	Continued Communication Capability in the Event of a Train-line Break in Passenger Train

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¹ Phase I may be up to $100,000 and Phase II $375,000
² Phase I may be up to $100,000 and Phase II $720,000
³ Phase I may be up to $100,000 and Phase II $700,000
⁴ Phase I may be up to $100,000 and Phase II $300,000 to $500,000
⁵ Phase I may be up to $100,000 and Phase II $300,000
⁶ Phase I may be up to $100,00 and Phase II $500,000
⁷ Phase I may be up to $75,000 and Phase II $250,000