Countermeasures That Work (CMTW) Updates
Funds a contractor to update NHTSA’s evidence-based behavioral traffic safety guide with literature reviews, research appraisal, and revised chapters for state highway safety stakeholders.
⚑ Federal contract solicitation; eligibility is governed by procurement rules rather than grant-style applicant classes. · Primary deliverable is an updated reference guide (13th edition of Countermeasures That Work), not a research award. · Behavioral traffic safety literature review/evidence synthesis; approximately 3-4 program-area chapters updated annually.
This is transportation safety evidence synthesis and programmatic countermeasure updating, which is not a core IPPRA line. The team does evaluation and policy research, but not highway safety or behavioral traffic-safety countermeasure work, so this is only a distant methods overlap.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-29
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| IPPRA | 93 strong | evaluation research with education outcomes (core line, secondary); signature methods: surveys longitudinal, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is central; funds evaluation research; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 20 weak | technical depth: minor; funds evaluation research (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) maintains Countermeasures That Work, an evidence-based reference guide used by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) and other stakeholders to identify effective behavioral traffic safety countermeasures. NHTSA is seeking contractor support to update the guide based on the latest available research, emerging countermeasures, and developments in highway safety. The purpose of this requirement is to update the current 12th edition of Countermeasures That Work and its electronic version (E-CMTW), resulting in the 13th edition. The contractor will conduct comprehensive literature searches, review and evaluate relevant research, and incorporate significant new findings, resources, and implementation considerations into approximately three to four program-area chapters annually. The final deliverable will include a consolidated Word document incorporating all updates made during the period of performance.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION / 693JJ9 NHTSA OFFICE OF ACQUISTION.
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