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| Appendix E - Question Template - 693JK420R600002 - Conducting Innovative, Applied Research to Gain New Roadway Safety Insights and Tools, Phase I - DOT OST | |||||
| # | Section | Reference / | |||
| Topic | Page / | ||||
| Paragraph | Question | Answer | |||
| 1 | Is teaming permissible under this contract, and if so, would this be considered a direct cost? | Partnerships and team arrangements under this BAA are permissible. A chart providing breakout of all partners or team members involved with the project in addition to a detail explanation to support their involvement in regard to why each is appropriate and necessary to execute the proposed technical approach is required. | |||
| 2 | May the offeror submit a COTS solution instead of a custom build solution? | Yes, Commercial off the shelf (COTS) solutions are permissible so long as the requirements of the BAA are met. If a COTS solution is submitted, it will be evaluated against the same criteria as described in Section 6.1 of the BAA. | |||
| 3 | What are the tools and leading-edge technologies currently being utilized by DOT w/r/t transportation safety data? | We would recommend reviewing the SDI website at https://www.transportation.gov/content/safety-data-initiative as the pilot projects done to date showcase some of the technologies employed. Please also see the SDI Request for Information on our technology background, a copy of which is on the SDI website. | |||
| 4 | Government mentioned about the list of example potential data sources for each topic. Does the vendor have to identify the potential data sources with their technical proposal or will Government provide the data sources after award? Are these data sources publicly available or Government proprietary data sources? | The primary objective of this BAA is to understand how new data sources or data sources that the Department currently does not have access to can be used to answer the most pressing and persistent surface transportation safety problems. The offeror must identify the new data source they will be using in their proposal. |
“New data” refers to new data or data sources; or existing data and data sources that the DOT currently does not have access to. This includes proprietary, public, and other government data that DOT does not have access to.
| 5 | What percentage of the data in question is unstructured? | DOT has a number of datasets, but the objective of this BAA is to obtain new data. Data can be unstructured or be derived from unstructured data sources. However, Offerors will be evaluated based on whether or not the data can answer the selected research question. | |||
| 6 | 5 | Eligible offerors | Page 18 | Who are eligilble offerors under this proposal? | Proposals submitted for this BAA will be considered from the following entities: |
• Industrial/commercial concerns including small businesses.
• Accredited Degree granting colleges and universities.
• Not-for-profit organizations.
• State and Local Governments.
The following entities may not participate as prime contractors or furnish principal investigators in awards made under this BAA but may act as subcontractors:
• U.S. Government agencies and organizations.
• Academic institutions that are federal government organizations (e.g., Naval Postgraduate School, U.S. Military Academy, etc).
7 How will accuracy of the data sources be validated? Accuracy will be validated in connection with the analytic design plan and feasibility assessment deliverables. Specific accuracy validation processes will be contingent on the type of data.
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