THROUGH THIS BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA), THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT), RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION (RSPA) IS SOLICITING INFORMATION ON COST-SHARED ACTIVITIES THAT OFFER PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF THE NATION'S PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE. INTERESTED PARTIES MUST SUBMIT SEPARATE WHITE PAPERS FOR EACH PROPOSED PROJECT. MULTIPLE PROJECTS ARE NOT TO BE COMBINED INTO A SINGLE WHITE PAPER. EACH WHITE PAPER MUST NOT EXCEED FIVE PAGES AND MUST INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE-OF-THE-ART IN THE AREA BEING PROPOSED, ACTIONS PROPOSED TO ADVANCE THAT STATE WITH A QUANTIFIABLE METHOD TO MEASURE THE IMPROVEMENT ANTICIPATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. IN ADDITION, EACH WHITE PAPER MUST INCLUDE THE OFFEROR'S CONTACT INFORMATION: POINT OF CONTACT, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.