Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS) Continued Research

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), is conducting market research to identify Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) for the continued Partnership for Analysis and Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS) research. The selected FFRDC will be responsible for supporting the Government in several areas, including partnership and project management, data ingestion, management, analysis, and research, communications, and novel research development and execution. The FFRDC will work with the Government and other partners to identify updates and amend the existing Cooperative Agreement and Governance Agreement, manage the scope of the agreement, and execute the contract. The FFRDC will also provide monthly progress briefings to the Government and develop and revise materials for external engagement and consumption. Some of the key tasks and deliverables include: • Updated PARTS Project Work Plan & research backlog • Summary of PARTS Partnership Cooperative Agreements updates • Partnership Management and Research Data Summary • 2026 Publishable Research Part 1, 2026 Publishable Research Part 2, and 2026 Publishable Research Part 3 • CY2026 PARTS Communications materials • PARTS 2026 ADAS Market Penetration Report • Task memorandum describing the research analyses • Task memorandum summarizing the task work completed