Notice to Sole Source to Vanderbilt University

Pursuant to 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intends to solicit from a single source with Vanderbilt University. The Office of Highway Policy is seeking a platform via the 2026 National Travel Monitoring Exposition and Conference (NaTMEC) to enable the sharing of national travel monitoring policy, knowledge, expertise, good practices, and availability of technology and equipment with State highway agencies and local Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs).

This will enable the effective collection, processing, and analysis of traffic data. The ultimate goal is to increase the accountability of the Federalaid highway program. The intent of this notice is not to request competitive proposals, and any information received from interested parties will only be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted.

However, interested parties may submit a description of their firm's capabilities for satisfying this requirement, which demonstrates they possess the ability to successfully perform this effort. All questions concerning this matter should be addressed directly to Christina McMurtry at christina.mcmurtry@dot.gov.