PHMSA Pipeline Safety Research and Development �Other Transaction Agreements�

To sponsor research and development (R&D) projects that focus on providing near-term solutions which will improve safety, reduce environmental impact, and enhance reliability of the nation�s pipeline transportation system.

Any responsible source (excluding foreign entities and federal, state, and local governments) may submit proposals for consideration. Eligible entities include, but are not limited to, universities or institutions of higher education, hospitals, non-profit organizations, private individuals, corporations, and businesses or commercial organizations. All offerors must be registered in the Federal Government�s System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting a proposal (www.sam.gov).

Specific evaluation criteria for each PHMSA Research Announcement (RA) is located in the announcement document.

Statutory Formula: Title 49, Part 60101, Subpart n/a,Public Law 112-90.49Statutory Formula: The Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 Public Law 114-183 requires the following matching funds in Section 22 (b)(2)(C): ��(i) at least 50 percent of the costs of technology research and development activities may be carried out using non-Federal sources; ��(ii) at least 20 percent of the costs of basic research and development with universities may be carried out using non-Federal sources; and ��(iii) up to 100 percent of the costs of research and development for purely governmental purposes may be carried out using Federal funds.�� If selected for award an �Other Transaction Agreement� is awarded by PHMSA. Matching requirements are mandatory.

Fiscal year 2016: Program made three new awards addressing the further development of robotic inspection solutions capable of inspecting natural gas pipelines that are not piggable by traditional technology. The program also entered into two cooperative agreements. One with the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement where a project developing inspection criteria for offshore risers was co-funded and one with the National Institute of Standards and Technology that is investigating the characterization of modern high toughness steels for fracture propagation and arrest assessment. All projects have a public page for more information and are sortable by FY via https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/matrix/ . Fiscal year 2017: This program awards funding to eligible entities to stimulate research into new technologies and to promote commercialization of those technologies. This research focuses on the following topics: a. Threat Prevention; b. Leak Detection; c. Anomaly Detection/Characterization; d. Underground Natural Gas Storage; and e. Liquefied Natural Gas. Fiscal year 2019: The following are 3 project examples funded in FY 2019. 1. Develop Remote Sensing and Leak Detection...