Traffic Design and Operations Training Services

The Federal Highway Administration established a Master IDIQ for delivery and development of the National Highway Institute's traffic design and operations training services on December 17, 2013, with a shared ceiling of $17.773 million and ordering authority through June 16, 2019. This vehicle is no longer accepting orders; the last task order was issued July 16, 2019, more than seven years ago.

Twenty-eight task orders have been issued across the vehicle's lifetime, with combined potential value of $10.7 million and $4.2 million obligated (39% of potential). Ordering momentum declined sharply after 2014; the vehicle sustained 14 orders in 2014, dropped to 4 annually in 2016 and 2017, and issued only 2 orders in 2018 and 1 in 2019. This pattern reflects the lifecycle of contract-specific training course development and delivery work rather than ongoing operational demand.

Scope centers on updating, delivering, and developing National Highway Institute courses across transportation performance management, traffic signal design and operation, work zone safety, freight and logistics, intelligent transportation systems, and access management. Task orders are predominantly firm-fixed-price delivery and development contracts ranging from small technical meetings and web-based course updates to larger curriculum development efforts spanning multiple courses.

Iteris, Inc. dominates the competitive landscape, holding 15 of 28 orders (54%) with $6 million in combined potential value. GP Strategies Corporation ranks second with 7 orders and $3.1 million potential value, followed by Harpers Enterprise Inc. with 6 orders and $1.5 million potential value. All work is unrestricted and all orders fund the Federal Highway Administration directly; there is no customer agency diversification or set-aside activity across the vehicle.

Task-order ceilings typically range from under $100,000 for course updates to $600,000 or $1.5 million for multiyear curriculum development. The largest single order was DTFH6114D00003-0004 (Access Management) with a $1.595 million ceiling, followed by DTFH6114D00001-0001 (minimum guarantee obligation) at $1.445 million ceiling.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded a Master IDIQ for support services for the delivery and development of the National Highway Institute's (NHI) Traffic Design and Operations Training Services. The purpose of the prospective contract(s) is to effectively deliver and develop timely programs of high quality training dealing with all aspects of design and traffic operations, including intelligent transportation systems and freight and transportation logistics.