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Procurement Request No. V3142093

STATEMENT OF WORK

New Building Move Support for Locomotive Cab Simulator

Background

In support of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) conducts safety research examining the boundaries of railroad operator capability and the human factors implications of new technologies (under Volpe project RR04AB20) using the CORYS locomotive cab simulator. As part of these experiments, Volpe programs and performs complex experiments using the CORYS locomotive cab simulator including studies related to how in-cab technologies such as positive train control (PTC) and energy management systems impact operator performance.

This highly advanced and specialized hardware requires disassembly and reassembly in order to move it from Volpe’s existing location to Volpe’s new building. There is only one manufacturer for the CORYS locomotive cab simulator which in this case is CORYS itself. Specialized staff from CORYS are needed to ensure the disassembly and reassembly are done:

A) correctly, without undue risk of damaging the simulator; and B) quickly and efficiently, without undue risk of schedule disruptions that would delay critical safety research and increase the costs associated with that research.

Objective

In order to continue Volpe’s locomotive simulator research program without undue risk of schedule disruptions nor damage to government equipment, Volpe requires a technical support contract (CORYS Support Package) to disconnect/disassemble the CORYS locomotive cab simulator at its existing location and reconnect/reassemble it inside Volpe’s new facility.

Tasks

Task 1: Technical Moving Support [Funded] (BASE) Period of Performance May 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023

The contractor shall provide in-person technical support in order to disconnect/disassemble the simulator within the existing building and then reconnect/reassemble the simulator to its functional state within Volpe’s new facility. In-person technical support shall be provided for no more than 5 consecutive calendar days. The deliverables for this task follow.

1. In-person staff will travel to Volpe on a mutually agreed upon date. Volpe will provide a minimum of 20 days’ notice of the starting date.

2. In-person staff will disconnect/disassemble the CORYS locomotive cab simulator.

3. In-person staff will prepare the simulator to be moved. (The physical moving of all simulator equipment will be conducted by a third party moving company selected by GSA/Volpe.)

4. Once the simulator equipment has been moved into the new building, in-person staff will reassemble/reconnect the CORYS locomotive cab simulator.

5. Once the simulator equipment is reconnected, in-person staff will test and troubleshoot the simulator to ensure it is working exactly as it did before the move.

Sub-tasks 2 and 3 shall occur prior to the move day; Volpe estimates they will take no more than 2 days total to complete. Tasks 4 and 5 shall occur following the move day; Volpe estimates they will take no more than two days total to complete.

If it is determined by the Volpe Center, in coordination with the MIT move contractor, that the physical move date is required to be over weekend days, two additional days will be provided via option CLIN described below.

The Government may extend the term of this contract by exercising the option CLIN anytime during the Period of performance by written notice to the Contractor within 1 day provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 3 days’ notice.”

Task 1-O: Additional Technical Moving Support (Option) Period of Performance May 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023

The contractor shall provide two additional consecutive days of in-person technical support in order to complete all sub-tasks listed in Task 1 above.

Deliverables and Period of Performance

The overall period of performance for this technical work will begin on the date of award, estimated to be May 1, 2023, and conclude September 30, 2023. The deliverables are described below, including format and specific period of performance.

CLIN Task # Deliverable Deliverable Format Period of Performance 0100 1 Technical Moving Support

(5 days) Disassembly/reassembly service

At award (est. start May 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023)

CLIN Task # Deliverable Deliverable Format Period of Performance (option)

1-O Additional Technical Moving Support (2 days)

Disassembly/reassembly service

At award (est. start May 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023)

Points of Contact Jared Young Jared.young@dot.gov 617-494-2629

Andrew Kendra Andrew.kendra@dot.gov 617-494-2362 mailto:Jared.young@dot.gov mailto:Andrew.kendra@dot.gov