RFP Information
DEADLINE FOR PROBLEM STATEMENTS EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 9, 2009
The Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center Requests Proposals
for our U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) FY 2010 program.
The Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center invites researchers from academic institutions to submit problem statements as a first step in the selection process for projects to be awarded in FY 2010. MBTC is an intermodal, interdisciplinary, federally funded research and study center located at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The focus of MBTC's USDOT program is “improving the quality of rural life in America through transportation,” and as such performs research in transportation engineering, transportation logistics, issues affecting transportation industry and transportation policy.
MBTC focuses on improving the movement of people, goods, and services into, out of, and through rural areas of the US. The Center funds studies of multiple transportation modes (water, highway, rail and air) and the connections among them. Other proposals related to rural transportation may be eligible for funding but will require additional justification. Studies are frequently interdisciplinary and involve researchers in engineering, agriculture, business administration, and arts and sciences.
MBTC USDOT PROBLEM STATEMENT INSTRUCTIONS, FY 2010
RFP Instructions in Word
MBTC USDOT PROBLEM STATEMENT FORM, FY 2010
RFP Form in Word
The timeline of our USDOT FY 2010 project selection process is below:
December 15, 2008 Request for FY 2010 USDOT Problem Statements distributed from MBTC February 9, 2009 Problem Statements due to MBTC *
February 16, 2009 Problem Statements distributed to external evaluators March 16, 2009 External evaluations due to MBTC March 23, 2009 Evaluation results due to MBTC Executive Committee March 30, 2009 Invitations to submit formal proposals issued April 27, 2009 Formal proposals due to MBTC May 4, 2009 Formal proposals due to Executive Committee Early June, 2009 Notification of awards made by MBTC
* MBTC USDOT FY 2010 Problem Statements must be submitted via email to Dana Ledbetter by February 9, 2009. All submissions must use the MBTC USDOT FY 2010 Problem Statement Form above.
Released October 2009: MBTC DOT 2090/3002, Performance Prediction of the Strong Company's Soft Ground Arrestor System Using a Numerical Analysis
Released August 2009: MBTC Annual Report 2008-2009
MBTC DOT 2095/3004, Potential Application of Nanotechnology on Cement Based Materials
Released July 2009: MBTC 2091, Rural Transportation Emergency Preparedness Plans
Released June 2009: MBTC 2096/3007, Solar Power Lighting for Overhead Highway Signs
Released April 2009: MBTC Spring 2009 Newsletter
Released February 2009: MBTC 2099/3006, Identification and Analysis of High Crash Segments on Interstate, US, and State Highway Systems of Arkansas
