# Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program FY 2027 Data Science Solicitation Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/693jj327baa0002 - Solicitation number: 693JJ3-27-BAA-0002 - Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation - Status: Open. Offers due December 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Transportation - Agency: Federal Highway Administration - Contracting office: 693JJ3 Acquisition and Grants MGT (693JJ3) - NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) - Product or service code: AS12 Transportation R&D Services; Surface Transportation, Public Transit, And Rail; Applied Research - Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point. - First posted: November 4, 2026 - Last posted: November 4, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/46764b96b9bd4537b34d564263cf463a/view ## Description 693JJ327BAA0002 FORMERLY 693JJ326BAA0006 This BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to pay any proposal preparation costs. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal. The Government reserves the right to award or to not award contracts or other instruments determined to be of benefit to the Government in achieving the goals of this program. The EAR Program addresses the need to conduct research on longer term and higher risk breakthrough topics with the potential for transformational improvements to plan, build, renew, and operate safe, congestion free, and environmentally sound transportation systems. The Program scans broadly for advances in science and engineering to identify research topics where FHWA investment has the potential to make a significant impact. The EAR Program has identified an Agency need for data science for highway transportation research with the following objectives: 1. Engage and expand the community of researchers interested in applying emerging and advanced data methods for highway transportation research. 2. Demonstrate potential of emerging and exploratory data analytic techniques for highway transportation. ## Open now in the same industry 132 open in NAICS 541715. - SBIR FY26 Phase I Broad Agency Announcement (68HERW26R0102), due November 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/68herw26r0102 - Area of Interest: OSW Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) Modeling and Simulation (HQ003427AOI5), due November 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/hq003427aoi5 - System of systems Technology Integration Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic Systems (STITCHES) Sources Sought (STITCHES_001), due November 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/stitches001 ## Publications - November 4, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due December 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 46764b96b9bd4537b34d564263cf463a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/46764b96b9bd4537b34d564263cf463a/view ## Points of contact - Tamiko Aikens, tamiko.aikens@dot.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/693jj327baa0002.