Countermeasures That Work (CMTW) Updates

Description

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) maintains Countermeasures That Work, an evidence-based reference guide used by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) and other stakeholders to identify effective behavioral traffic safety countermeasures. NHTSA is seeking contractor support to update the guide based on the latest available research, emerging countermeasures, and developments in highway safety. The purpose of this requirement is to update the current 12th edition of Countermeasures That Work and its electronic version (E-CMTW), resulting in the 13th edition. The contractor will conduct comprehensive literature searches, review and evaluate relevant research, and incorporate significant new findings, resources, and implementation considerations into approximately three to four program-area chapters annually. The final deliverable will include a consolidated Word document incorporating all updates made during the period of performance.

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1. Jul 30, 2026PresolicitationDue Aug 20, 2026

   Countermeasures That Work (CMTW) and Countermeasures At Work (CMAW) Guide Updates

   Description: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). NHTSA�s mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes. NHTSA�s Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-320) develops and disseminates evidence-based guidance to support State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) in selecting and implementing effective traffic safety countermeasures. In 2005, NHTSA and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) developed the Countermeasures That Work guide, a comprehensive reference on evidence-based highway safety countermeasures for SHSOs. The guide is updated regularly to incorporate new research findings. A companion document, Countermeasures At Work, provides supplemental case studies describing real-world implementation of selected countermeasures. The most recent edition was produced under a prior contract with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Objective: The objective of this procurement is to update the Countermeasures That Work guide and the Countermeasures at Work companion document. Specifically, this contract will cover development of the 13th and 14th editions of Countermeasures That Work and the 2nd edition of Countermeasures at Work. The work includes conducting comprehensive literature searches, critically reviewing and synthesizing research publications, preparing chapter write-ups, and updating the Electronic Countermeasures Th

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