# SAM #693JJ3-26-SN-0010

FHWA seeks development and testing of an AI-enabled drone incident-response prototype

**Buyer:** DOT Office of Acquisition and Grants Management
**Posted:** September 30, 2026
**Respond By:** October 16, 2026
**Identifier:** 693JJ3-26-SN-0010
**NAICS:** 541715, 541511, 541512, 541330, 541380

The Federal Highway Administration is seeking industry capabilities for an AI-enabled incident-response research and development effort integrating drones, AI, and human responders.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development (HRSO).
- **Opportunity:** AIRS-COP (AI-Enabled Incident Response System with sUAS and Human Copilots); the effort is for research, development, and prototype testing.
- **Requested service:** Design, develop, and flight-test one integrated prototype. Work includes project management, stakeholder engagement, autonomous drone navigation and last-mile search, AI-based incident interpretation and response recommendations, human-in-the-loop workflows, and integrated reporting.
- **Key technologies:** Small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), edge and cloud computing, vision-language models, Traffic Management Centers, and human responders, including law enforcement.
- **Notable requirements:** Suitable certified sUAS, FAA flight approvals, controlled testing at an approved flight site such as TFHRC or an equivalent, and compliance with applicable FY24 NDAA and federal information-security requirements.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No specific manufacturers, vendors, product models, or part numbers are identified in the provided materials.

### Description

<p>Title: &quot;AI-Enabled Incident Response System with sUAS and Human Copilots (AIRS-COP)&rdquo;</p>

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