Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), on road networks at the Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) National Wildlife Refuges (NWR)
Federal contract opportunity for work on advanced driver assistance systems on road networks at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service national wildlife refuges.
⚑ Federal contract notice; eligibility depends on the attached solicitation terms, not stated in the summary. · Agency/organization information suggests an internal procurement by DOT/Volpe; direct university eligibility is not explicit in the notice text provided.
This is a transportation/vehicle-automation applied research opportunity centered on ADAS deployment on road networks in wildlife refuges, with no clear social-science, risk-perception, weather-warning, energy, or education-policy component. It looks like a pure engineering/transportation systems fit rather than something this IPPRA team would pursue as PI.
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| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 65 good | technical depth: substantial; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topics: environment, emergency_disaster_resilience; social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 40 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
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Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Organization: TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF / OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY / 6913G6 VOLPE NATL. TRANS. SYS CNTR.
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