TTEMS Pre-solicitation Conference Slides Final.pdf

Transportation Technology and Engineering Mission Support (TTEMS) Pre-quotation Conference

Date: October 3, 2025 Time: 11:00am (EST) – 12:00pm (EST)

Location: MS Teams

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Today’s Agenda

• Volpe Center Overview

• Acquisition Strategy and Approach

• Technical Review of Four Functional Areas of TTEMS

• Questions & Answers Session

Hosts:

Alexandra Regazzini, Branch Chief, V-223 Acquisitions Mark Strout, Technical Project Manager, V-343 Air Traffic Management Systems

Our Mission

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Office of the Under Secretary for Policy

As part of U.S. DOT, our mission is to improve the nation’s transportation system by anticipating emerging issues and advancing technical, operational, and institutional innovations for the public good.

Office of the Secretary of

Transportation

A Catalyst for Innovation

• Multimodal and cross-disciplinary expertise

• Nationally and internationally recognized

• Sustained knowledge of emerging and future issues

• Strong, collaborative working relationships with the Office of the Secretary of Transportation and all its operating administrations, with other federal agencies, and across state and local governments, academia, and industry

• A trusted, objective partner focused on advancing transportation innovation for the public good

• Strategically located in the heart of Cambridge, MA

*Dave Burk Photography for Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill Architects – do not use without permission

Our Cross-Cutting Technical Areas

• Safety

• Applied Research and Engineering

• Innovation, Automation, and Advanced

Technology

• Global Competitiveness

• Infrastructure Modernization and Resilience

• Energy, Environment, and Economic Analysis

• Communication, Navigation, Surveillance, and

Decision-Support Systems

• Freight and Supply Chain Optimization

Our Support to High Priority

Projects

• Safety Across All Modes

• Emerging Technologies

• Automated and Connected Vehicles

• Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), Supersonics, and Commercial Space Transportation

• Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)

• Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), Complementary PNT (CPNT), and Spectrum

• Environmental Regulatory Reform and Streamlining

• Supply Chain and Freight

• Global Maritime Domain Awareness

• Infrastructure Modernization, Efficiency, and Grants

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning, Data

Science, and Analytics

Our Laboratory Space

• 6,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory space

• Test theoretical concepts in real-world simulations

• Accessible labs with cutting-edge equipment and technology

• Human Factors Lab

• Maritime Safety and Security

Information Systems Lab

• NextGen Aviation Lab

• Positioning, Navigation, and Timing

(PNT) and Spectrum Lab

• QUIET Lab https://www.youtube.com/embed/8RgRHNqIHyA?rel=0

Acquisition Strategy and Approach

• Objective to obtain professional engineering and technical support services of a single contractor with expertise and capability in transportation and systems engineering is required to support the Volpe Center’s technical portfolio.

• This action is for one commercial services Blanket Purchase agreement (BPA) established with a General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractor.

• Full & Open Competition among SIN 541330ENG and NAICS 541330 – Engineering Services Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) holders.

• Request for Quote (RFQ) shall be posted to GSA e-Buy only. RFQ will not posted to SAM.gov.

• Security Clearance will be detailed in the RFQ.

• Schedule – Anticipated RFQ Posting – early November 2025 for 30 days Anticipated Award – late March 2026

• Evaluation – Two phases with an advisory down-select for Phase I.

Award will be made via “best value trade-off” Be sure to check resources on the down-select process.

• Period of Performance – Five (5) year ordering period The period of performance of the BPA may not extend beyond the period of performance of the MAS contract.

https://acquisitiongateway.gov/ptai-finder/resources/12152?_a%5Eg_nid=12152

• Subcontracting Limitations on Subcontracting – Small business contractors shall verify compliance with FAR 52.219-14 “Limitations on Subcontracting” in their response.

Small Business Subcontracting Goals – small business subcontracting goals proposed for this BPA may exceed the Small Business Subcontracting Plan goals approved under the Contractor’s GSA Schedule contract.

• Contractor Teaming Arrangements Two or more Multiple Award Schedule contractors can partner to respond to this requirement Each team member must have a MAS contract

10/10/2025 Update - The Government intends to specify the requirements of Small Business Participation in the Request for Quotations (RFQ).

Four Functional Areas of TTEMS

• Technology Assessments and Modernization

• System Analysis, Development, Deployment, Field Support, and Analytical Research Analysis

• System Architectures and Framework

• Lab Facility and Operations Support

Technology Assessments and Modernization

• Support includes application of theoretical and practical analysis techniques to assess transportation and logistics-related technology and associated technology policy and/or institutional innovations.

• Support may be required in the assessment of:

New information system development methodologies and tools New technologies, standards, and software and hardware for use in future system designs.

System Analysis, Development, Deployment, Field Support, and Analytical Research Analysis

• Support includes the definition and development of prototype concepts and in the definition, development, deployment, and field support of stand-alone and integrated systems and/or applications.

• Support may be required for planning, concept of operations development, systems engineering, integration, installation, and deployment of existing and proposed information systems.

This support may be required for single stand-alone systems or multiple information systems in an integrated environment.

System Architectures and Framework

• Support includes:

Formulation, execution, & management of strategic and tactical plans for definition of clear business goals and objectives Identification of risk factors and mitigation strategies Identifying and selecting appropriate Information Technology (IT) architectures Developing operational concepts Aligning use of IT with departmental and/or agency strategic goals and architectures.

Lab Facility and Operations Support

• Support includes realignment, operation, and management of Volpe Center and/or sponsor IT assets, including, but not limited to:

Hardware support Computer operations support, and Help desk support.

• Examples:

Volpe NextGen Aviation Lab – monitor & maintain connectivity to FAA telecommunications infrastructure, operational & test strings for numerous FAA-deployed systems Volpe Alcohol Countermeasures Lab – provide support for development & evaluation of alcohol measurement techniques, performance criteria for alcohol measurement devices, and testing of measurement instruments

Potential TTEMS Tasking: Flight Information Exchange Model (FIXM)

• FIXM is data model used globally for air traffic systems to exchange flight and flow info in standard & consistent format

• FIXM development driven by International Civil Aviation

Organization (ICAO); FAA partners with Volpe to develop both FIXM Core and FIXM extensions for implementation in U.S.

NAS systems and data exchanges

• Contractor support potentially needed under TTEMS:

Develop updates to logical data models and XML schemas Perform data mapping of flight-specific messages from legacy formats to FIXM format Develop and implement verification and validation (V&V) approaches for FIXM data model Implement critical updates and minor maintenance releases required by FAA and the FIXM user community

TTEMS Functional Areas

Technology Assessments & Modernization System Analysis, Dev., Deployment, Field Support, & Analytical Research Analysis

System Architectures & Framework

Lab Facility & Operations Support

Potential TTEMS Tasking: Remote Access Movements Portal (RAMP) Support

• RAMP is joint development effort between U.K. Ministry of

Defence (MOD) and Volpe Center for enterprise-level military supply chain logistics software for all Royal military branches

• Suite of transactional & display-purposed applications enables UK MOD to unify needs/processes of UK military branches into secure & cutting-edge defense logistics tool

• Contractor support potentially needed under TTEMS:

Develop, sustain, and enhance software suite of applications within RAMP enterprise platform leveraging DevOps practices Maintain Cloud-based RAMP database servers hosted by both

UK MOD and Volpe Center Create and maintain mobile application enabling real-time transmission and updating of RAMP & suite of applications Provide Cloud development and maintenance support along with help desk functions

TTEMS Functional Areas

Technology Assessments & Modernization System Analysis, Dev., Deployment, Field Support, & Analytical Research Analysis

System Architectures & Framework

Lab Facility & Operations Support

QUESTIONS?