Skip to content

U.S. DOT FY 2024.1 Phase I Pre-Solicitation Q&A


* * * 2/6/24 Update: The Pre-solicitation is now closed. Topic questions are no longer being accepted. * * *

This U.S. DOT Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Pre-solicitation Q&A Forum provides small businesses an opportunity to submit clarifying questions on the topics published in the U.S. DOT Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.1 Phase I Pre-Solicitation. Questions will be answered by the Technical Experts/Topic Authors at the U.S.DOT Operating Administrations during this period. Questions shall be limited to improving the understanding of a particular topic's requirements and should not share proposal ideas nor proprietary information.

The U.S. DOT’s FY 2024.1 Pre-Solicitation period is January 4,2024, through February 6, 2024, at 5:00 pm Eastern Time (ET). Only questions posted within this period will be responded to.

How to Use the SBIR Pre-solicitation Q&A Forum:

Register: Anyone can view questions but registration is required if you wish to post a question and receive a notification when it is responded to.

  1. To create a new account or to sign in with an existing account please click on “sign in” located at the top right of the page.
  2. A new pop-up window will open to make a selection, you can use an existing Google or Facebook account to access the site or you might select to create a new account.
  3. If you choose to access UserVoice with an existing Google or Facebook account, you will be required to enter your login credentials for Google or Facebook and agree to terms of service.
  4. If you need to create a new account, click "Create an Account" underneath the password box.
  5. In the next screen, type in the e-mail and click "Verify E-mail".
  6. Navigate to your inbox and click the link within the e-mail to verify. The link will be generated by noreply@trymagic.com
  7. That link will be live for 20 minutes. Once that time elapses, you will have to request another one.
  8. Navigate back to UserVoice, and you will need to provide your name, a password, and agree to terms of service and storage permissions. Click "Create Account".
Search: Browse the existing questions by category to find the topic you are interested in and to see if your question has already been addressed. If you see a question you are also interested in ,you can add a vote to the question, or leave a comment.

Post: If your question has not already been posted, use the “Enter your idea” box at the top of the page to enter your question.

  1. Select the research topic your question is related to from the drop-down menu that appears when you begin typing.
  2. You may add more detail in the Description box(optional). Do NOT attach any files. The U.S. DOT shall not consider any submitted materials other than questions.
  3. Enter your e-mail address and password.
  4. When finished, select “Post idea.” If you registered, you will be able to track responses to your post. Please include only one question or comment per post to help us keep the forum organized.
Please note, all comments will be public information. Potential offerors shall not include in the question(s) or comment(s) any information that they do not wish to be made public. Telephone inquiries or meeting requests will not be addressed and may be removed. The U.S. DOT shall not respond to requests for advice or guidance on any offeror’s solution to any SBIR topic, and shall not consider any submitted materials other than questions.

Thanks for joining our SBIR Pre-solicitation Q&A Forum.

If you experience technical difficulties, please contact usat DOTSBIR@dot.gov.
  • Hot ideas
  • Top ideas
  • New ideas
  • My feedback

8 results found

  1. External Computer Vision

    Is SBIR interested in V2X solutions for 24-NH1, or are these algorithms specific to internal vehicle processes? We provide AI/ML solutions for infrastructure and could potentially push surrounding vehicle and VRU data to connected vehicles, but as written this section appears to be intended as algorithm development specific to onboard computers.

    4 votes

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

  2. 1) Who are the target drivers, e.g., long-haul truckers, public transportation drivers, ordinary drivers (potentially incentivized through i

    1) Who are the target drivers, e.g., long-haul truckers, public transportation drivers, ordinary drivers (potentially incentivized through insurers)? Do imaging devices already exist on the target platforms?

    2 votes

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

  3. 2 votes

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

  4. 3) "The algorithm may process data sources from either: (1) real-time data collected from proprietary or commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) sen

    3) "The algorithm may process data sources from either: (1) real-time data collected from proprietary or commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) sensors selected at their discretion (e.g., Time-of-flight sensors, camera sensors, infrared camera sensors), or (2) pre-recorded data from proprietary or COTS sensors selected at their discretion." Does this mean that where the data is processed is left to the discretion of the DoT or the proposer?

    1 vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

  5. 2) Does the solution need to include components that address both internal state, e.g., monitoring driver drowsiness, and external state, e.

    2) Does the solution need to include components that address both internal state, e.g., monitoring driver drowsiness, and external state, e.g., detecting surrounding traffic, or are you considering solutions that only address one of these two areas?

    1 vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

  6. GM claims to have these capabilities

    New GM cars have 'driver attention assist' feature that detects drowsy driver. The 'attention alert' feature detects driver's eyes are off the road. What will be new and different in this project?

    1 vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

  7. Open source modifications

    Do you suggest any specific open-source systems for modification, and what level of modification is expected?

    1 vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

  8. SBIR Eligible for Only Internal Computer Vision

    Would the SBIR consider our application if it only satisfies the first objective, detecting indicators of drowsiness, inattention, and incapacitation? We are working on an internal computer vision system, but it will not satisfy detection of surrounding traffic, vulnerable road users, and observable indicators of driving performance.

    1 vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

Feedback and Knowledge Base