# SAM #693JK326RA002
PHMSA seeks proposals to commercialize and deploy mature pipeline-safety technologies
**Buyer:** PHMSA Acquisition Services Division
**Posted:** October 01, 2026
**Respond By:** November 16, 2026
**Identifier:** 693JK326RA002
**NAICS:** 541330, 541715, 541512
PHMSA is seeking proposals to move mature pipeline-safety innovations—especially leak-detection technology—from testing toward field use and commercialization.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS); PHMSA’s Research and Development Core Research Program.
- **Opportunity:** Technology Transfer and Commercialization Advancement for high-impact pipeline-safety technologies, generally at TRL 7–9. No specific product, hardware purchase, part number, or purchase quantity is identified.
- **Project focus:** The attachments describe leak-detection technology transfer, including sensor and algorithm validation, leak-rate quantification, SCADA integration, field-pilot demonstrations, reliability testing, standards integration, and a commercial transition plan.
- **Key requirements:** Proposals should address market and regulatory barriers, include an operator or service-provider field-testing partner, and establish a transition-to-practice path. Projects should validate toward TRL 8 or 9, quantify safety and economic benefits, include at least 50% non-Federal cost sharing, and finish within 12 months.
- **Named OEMs and vendors:** None identified. API, ASME, AMPP, IPC, NACE/SSPC, AWS, and AGA are referenced as standards organizations or industry venues, not as product vendors.
- **Funding information in the milestone schedule:** Federal payments total $53,100, with $53,100 in resource share, for a stated total project value of $106,200. This is attachment-level information, not a stated solicitation-wide award amount.
### Description
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Research and Development (R&D) Core Research Program announces this competitive solicitation for proposals focused strictly on Technology Transfer (T2) and Commercialization Advancement. The core objective of this Research Announcement is to accelerate the transition of high-impact pipeline safety innovations from advanced laboratory and operational prototypes to full-scale commercial deployment and operational field implementation across the Nation's energy transportation infrastructure.
This solicitation specifically targets mature technologies at high Technology Readiness Levels (TRL 7–9) to bridge the critical 'implementation gap' by resolving final technical, regulatory, operational, credentialing, and market hurdles. Funding will only be awarded for projects that demonstrate a clear, definitive path to producing deployable technology, commercial products, or integrated service system ready for immediate market availability and pipeline operator adoption upon project completion.
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