Attachment J.3_STOL II Task Order History.pdf

STOL II Task Order History

1 CO&M

8/22/2016 8/21/2019 Time & Material

Communications, Operations and Maintenance (CO&M) ‐ The objectives of this task order are:

1.General Support 2.Opera onal & Maintenance Support 3.Communica on and Outreach Support

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $5,365,000.00

2 Evaluate and Test DSRC Equipment

8/31/2016 4/30/2017 Firm Fixed

Evaluation and Testing of Dedicated Short Range Communications Equipment in the Saxon Laboratory ‐ The primary objective of this task order is to evaluate and test all of the DSRC in the Saxton Lab. The Saxton Lab has an inventory of Road Side Units (RSU) and On Board Units (OBU) remaining from various projects over the past few years of research.

This task shall evaluate and test all DSRC equipment in the Saxton Lab to determine which units can still be used and deployed in the various testbeds that the Saxton Lab uses (i.e. Connected Vehicle Highway Testbed, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, etc.).

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $117,542.79

3 AMS Framework for V2I and CV

9/19/2016 6/30/2019 Firm Fixed

Development of an Analysis/Modeling/Simulation (AMS) Framework for V2I and CV Environment ‐ The objective of this task order is to lay a foundational framework for the development of AMS tool capability that includes connected and automated vehicles, and engage in small scale V2I AMS development using this framework that encourages future development activities, toward a vision where practitioners have CAV‐aware tools available.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $338,674.09

4 Transportation Operations Data Resources Testbed Technical Services

11/1/2016 9/7/2019 Time & Material

Transportation Operations Data Resources TestbedTechnical Services ‐ The objective of the Transportation Operations Data Resources Testbed at the Saxton Transportation Operations Lab (Saxton Lab) is to provide researchers and the U.S.

Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) employees technical assistance and resources necessary to access live or archived multi‐source data and open source ITS or traffic management and operations tools or resources. The Testbed will support researchers and U.S.DOT funded projects conducting research and development efforts involving the development of transportation operations related open source tools and data. Where the access to this data and tools will enable follow on research and development efforts that may involve traffic operational analyses, visualizations, data collection and processing techniques, ITS field devices, traffic management and operational strategies, traffic control plans and devices, and integration or sharing of data with connected vehicles and mobile devices with ITS devices and traffic management systems.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $189,393.98

5 DSRC Standards Support

12/15/2016 11/14/2020 Time & Material

“Support to Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC), Connected and Automated Vehicle Standards Development and Related Efforts.”

This objective of this task order is to perform continued support for the development of Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE) / Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) communications standards along with related connected vehicle (CV) and automated vehicle (AV) standards and to address, on an as‐needed basis, issues relating to implementing these standards such as spectrum management and sharing issues (such as interference with other users, capacity and usage, coexistence, or conflict resolution), and developing optional strategies for facilitating licensing and use of radio frequency spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band that has been established for transportation safety and other purposes as well as issues associated with international harmonization.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $1,090,676.85

6 Fundementals of Travel Time Reliablity

9/26/2016 1/24/2020 Time & Material

The objective of the this task order is to acknowledge the challenges of working within univariate and multidimensional reliability spaces and guide practitioners towards working comfortably with probability distributions and underlying data full of noise and contradictions.

The goals of this project are to provide a framework and understanding for practitioners to work with TTR data, leading to more efficient and robust solutions that better meet the expectations of stakeholders. The guide will provide practitioners with information on a variety of topics, some of which include:

•The sources of data to generate robust insights into TTR;

•How to dis nguish between facility‐based and traveler‐based TTR performance;

•The appropriate use of facility‐based data and traveler trajectories to develop TTR measures and insights;

•How to develop TTR baselines;

•How to go about incorpora ng TTR into travel modeling procedures;

•A discussion of the so ware and hardware required to work with large travel me datasets;

•Methods for understanding the inherent variability and uncertainty associated with TTR measures;

•How to develop insight and understanding from TTR analyses;

•How to incorporate TTR into business prac ces; and •How to convey TTR findings to a range of different audiences

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $214,988.32

7 Eco‐Drive on Rolling Terrain

9/26/2016 1/25/2018 Time & Material

Eco‐Drive Experiment on Rolling Terrain for Fuel Consumption Optimization ‐ The objective of this requirement is to verify experimental eco‐drive benefits derived analytically from newly developed algorithms. The experiment shall be conducted on various vertical alignments using a Saxton Lab vehicle and by controlling the speed only as estimated by the given algorithm. The algorithms and the experiment will hopefully support the OEMs in developing and marketing this technology to save fuel and reduce emission.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $149,437.78

8 National Capability Assessment in Traffic Analysis Fundamentals

9/26/2016 2/25/2019 Firm Fixed

The objectives of this effort are: 1) to better understand the critical issues & challenges facing FHWA practitioners and their partners in other agencies by conducting webinars and Regional Virtual FHWA Roundtables on Traffic Analysis Issues & Challenges, and 2) to develop and prepare a fully annotated Model Curriculum on Performance‐based Planning for Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) that can be used for undergraduate and graduate courses in Transportation Planning and/or Traffic Engineering. The webinars and virtual roundtable discussions will begin with a brief overview of existing FHWA Traffic Analysis Tools guidance and hot topics, but will primarily consist of informal briefings from FHWA Division representatives from across the country. The development of the curriculum on Performance‐Based Planning for TSMO shall be guided by a Peer Group that represents academia, ITE, TRB, AASHTO, the NOCoE, and AMPO. This activity is within FHWA’s initiative to provide national leadership in continued development of planning and operations tools/methods, while supporting state and local agencies in their application of these tools/methods to transportation system operational stewardship.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $124,731.18

9 Reliability Data Guide

10/1/2016 6/21/2019 Time & Material

Reliability Data Guide – Procedures for Using Data in Travel Time Reliability Analyses ‐ The objective of this requirement is to provide practitioners a guide with an understanding of how to work with a variety of data at different temporal and spatial resolutions in simulation modeling and related travel time reliability analyses.

The scope of the order is to provide a Reliability Data Guide to allow practitioners to work with a variety of data as in‐put into travel time reliability simulation modeling and other reliability‐related analyses. Users should be provided with an understanding of how to amass, understand, and prepare a wide range of data as inputs into reliability tools. The guide shall also show how to interface integrated data with analytic tools, validate models, and develop appropriate reliability‐ related metrics of performance.

The guide shall also show how data developed through the procedures in the guide can be used for evaluating and predicting performance. Users should be able to ascertain the contributors to observed and predicted performance across multi‐dimensional spaces.

The Contractor shall also develop a high‐level framework that shows how this guide fits together with other data products in the traffic analysis tools suite of products.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $169,893.90

10 Narrowing Lanes

9/20/2016 8/28/2019 Firm Fixed

Narrowing of Freeway Lanes and Shoulders to Create Additional Travel Lanes ‐ The objectives of this task order are to:

1) Develop improved analysis methodologies for narrow lanes on freeways that can be used in the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), and to support the calibration of microscopic simulation models.

2) Implement the methodologies in at least three test cases.

3) Explore technologies (e.g., illuminated pavement markers) that could be used dynamically to narrow lanes by changing lane marking.

4) Provide analysis recommendations for considering the evaluation of operations as well as safety and how to best assess their impacts especially when they are conflicting .

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $428,385.21

11 Hardware in the Loop Testing of CAV App

9/26/2016 8/28/2019 Time & Material

Hardware in the Loop Testing of Connected Automated Vehicle Applications ‐ This project will assess the potential impacts of connected automated vehicle applications currently under development by FHWA – specifically CACC platooning and eco‐approach/departure – using emerging HIL tools (with special consideration given to the tools developed in the FHWA Exploratory Advanced Research project. Based on the HIL tests and analysis, microsimulation models/logic will be developed as to accurately emulate CAV hardware and performance. Calibrated network(s) and specialized interface software needed to simulate CACC and eco‐approach/departure applications (potentially from previous Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL) projects) will be combined with a HIL tool to allow CACC‐ equipped and eco‐approach/departure‐equipped test vehicles to operate through interaction with virtual traffic and traffic control signals.

Testing will be arranged using FHWA’s partners – such as the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Transurban (I‐95 Express Lanes), and the US Army Aberdeen Test Center. Major deliverables will include a report that describes the research experiments, evaluation, and model development – as well as enhanced/updated microsimulation models/logic.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $499,326.77

12 Transportation System Simulation Manual (TSSM)

9/21/2016 12/31/2019 Firm Fixed

Transportation System Simulation Manual ‐ The objective of this requirement is to develop and provide the first edition of the TSSM for the evaluation of transportation systems that delivers to the users the concepts, guidelines, and procedures of simulation modeling. The scope of the order is to create the first edition of the TSSM for the evaluation of transportation systems that delivers to the users the concepts, guidelines, and procedures of simulation modeling. The ultimate goal of the manual is to address at a minimum the following: the differing scales of modeling; integration of models; model inputs and data formats; data summary and analysis; data storage and model reuse;

calibration/validation of simulation; alternative analysis; post processing of model data and interpretation. The framework should be flexible enough to accommodate future advances in modeling methods, input sources, emerging technologies, and data collection/processing methods. The wide availability of the manual will ensure consistency, transparency and defensibility in the development, selection, application, calibration and validation of simulation models and tools.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $489,575.75

13 Development of CAV Capabilities Integrated Prototype I

3/22/2017 12/21/2019 Time & Material

Development of Connected and Automated Vehicle Capabilities: Integrated Prototype I ‐ The objective of this task order is to advance the CACC prototype technology, developed on the CARMA platform, to implement and integrate connected and automated vehicle applications in a phased Prototype system. Key applications include; (1) Eco‐Approach and Departure, (2) Platooning, (3) Speed Harmonization, and (4) Lane Change/Merge.

This task order shall focus on advancing the CARMA platform currently deployed on board the FHWA Innovation Vehicle fleet at TFHRC’s Saxton Lab.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $2,500,628.58

14 Smart Phone Based In‐Vehicle Driver Warnings for Pedestrian Mid‐Block Crossings

5/5/2017 7/31/2018 Time & Material

The objective of this task order is to develop a mobile application that both pedestrians and motorists can install on their smartphone or tablet that enables the users to communicate with each other at mid‐block crossings via discrete safety messages.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $64,295.19

15 Vehicle to Pedestrian (V2P) Test Bed Phase II

6/7/2017 9/30/2019 Firm Fixed

This project is a continuation of the current V2P Phase 1 effort which has developed a test protocol to assess the safety effectiveness of V2P technologies (STOL I TO 24). In Phase 2, the V2P team plan to validate the test plan strategy created in Phase I (task 2), and test market‐ready V2P technologies on either the TFHRC intersection test bed or one of the Connected Vehicle Test Bed locations. The objective of this V2P project is to purchase 3 to 5 V2P market‐ready products and evaluate/analyze them for their safety effectiveness and interoperability between products. The results of these tests will be published in a final report.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $373,476.79

16 Alternative Designs to Alleviate Freeway Bottlenecks at Merge/Diverge and Weaving Areas

7/12/2017 10/31/2019 Time & Material

The objectives of this task order are to:

1) Devise innovative treatments to alleviate two types of freeway bottlenecks caused by merge and exit maneuvers at speed change areas and to devise innovative designs for improved locations of open managed lanes on freeways.

2) Determine impacts and benefits of selected innovative treatments for each of the two defined problems, and provide separate recommendations for implementation.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $367,152.83

17 On‐Site Integration and Analysis of Pedestrian Wayfinding Technologies

9/14/2017 9/13/2019 Time & Material

The objective of this Task Order is to develop a better understanding of the range and limitations of systems that could assist with pedestrian travel, situationally awareness, and safety. To that end, work on this Task Order will test and evaluate the abilities of each of the three Pedestrian wayfinding technologies to develop maps and routes of indoor and outdoor environments, and to locate and provide navigation instruction to pedestrian users. A better understanding of the limitations of each system – and a combination of the technologies within each – will provide a foundation for future research and development needs.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $155,017.15

18 Enhance Mobile Research Capabilities for the Saxton Laboratory

9/19/2017 3/21/2019 Time & Material

The purpose of this project is to build two mobile traffic cabinet, enhance CMTS systems, and build two communications research vehicles in the Saxton Lab.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $361,426.26

19 Tools for Tactical Decision‐Making/Advancing Methods for Predicting Performance

9/25/2017 12/24/2018 Firm Fixed

Develop practical techniques that allow short‐term forecasts of traffic for the purpose of supporting control actions, and ATDM and DMA interventions, and (2) bring together researchers, model developers and advanced users of transportation planning and traffic operations tools to identify gaps in current methods and tools with regard to incorporating CAV’s in simulation and network modeling tools for “Tools for Tactical Decision‐Making/Advancing Methods for Predicting Performance”

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $78,355.84

20 Connected Vehicle Early Deployer Technical Assistance in the Saxon Laboratory

9/22/2017 9/21/2020 Firm Fixed

This task order will provide equipment loans of Connected Vehicle devices, a help/support service, and document management. These services will ensure that researchers, early deployers, and interested entities are able to 1) borrow equipment for real‐world, micro‐climate/on‐site testing to aid in procurement testing and network building, 2) troubleshoot and request advice for problems with deployments via a technical assistance help/support service, and 3) readily retrieve published and, on a case by case basis, interim documentation to aid in deployment, such as systems engineering documents and device specifications.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $1,203,761.36

21 Estimation of Travel Time Distributions Along User‐Defined Travel Paths

9/25/2017 3/25/2021 Time & Material

The purpose of this project is to develop the methods to successfully replicate the traveler‐based distributions of travel time along continuous paths of an analyst’s choosing, regardless of facility type. The methods should use numerical integration based on Monte Carlo sampling of empirical data. Methods will be validated based on observed data from travel trajectories. The research should result in one or more practical techniques to use empirical data as the basis for summarizing traveler performance along a path, along multiple paths between origin and destination, or at a link, facility, or system level. The methods should be used to strengthen performance evaluation and enhance model calibration and validation.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $342,260.95

22 AMS Tools for CAV Applications

9/22/2017 9/21/2020 Time & Material

The objectives of this task order are to: (1) develop AMS tools for the most prominent CAV applications, (2) incorporate these tools into existing AMS commercial products, improving the state‐of‐the‐practice, (3) conduct real‐world case studies (practical implementation scenarios and real‐world transportation networks) for the most prominent CAV applications – to better understand their impacts and deployment strategies/methods, and (4) develop a AMS toolbox for CAV applications.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $944,000.00

23 Testbed Roadside Equipment Engineering Support Services and Procurement.

9/25/2017 6/24/2020 Firm Fixed

This task order is to fund the refresh of Roadside Equipment (RSE) that support the current connected vehicle architecture that is being used as the baseline in the CV pilots. This includes RSUs conforming to 4.1 version (or later) of the RSU specification as published by the USDOT in connected vehicle testbeds. It also includes updates to other infrastructure based equipment such as traffic signal controllers, V2I Hub processors, cyber security updates, etc. This task order will cover the procurement of the equipment and support to assist the testbeds by incorporating the newest version of RSE into their architecture and physical system. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this task order and the IDIQ contract.

The objective of this project is to procure version the equipment necessary to bring testbeds up to the level of technology readiness and architecture necessary to support Connected Vehicle research. The contractor shall procure equipment from vendors that can demonstrate that they meet the requirements that meet the J2735 2016, the NTCIP 1202 V3, and the RSU 4.1 specification or the latest version of each of these standards/specifications. Then, assist owners and operators of connected vehicle testbed in assessing their testbed architectures and modifying them (if necessary) to accommodate the deployment of the new RSE units. The final task will be to assist the owners and operators in the initial deployment of the devices, including limited on‐site support to support initial integration testing.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $461,786.97

24 J2735 MAP Tool Update

9/25/2017 9/24/2019 Firm Fixed

This task order is to fund updates to the J2735 MAP tool developed by Leidos that support the current connected vehicle standard, J2735 2016 that is being used in the NYC CV pilot and is of significant interest to the IOO deployers. This tool was initially developed to support the Southeast Michigan testbed, but has proven so useful that interest in it has grown substantially. However, it was not developed by the traffic engineers who will be the primary users. This task order will cover assessment of current tool and other similar tools in the marketplace, formation of a stakeholder group to determine necessary updates increase its functionality, and transition it to an open source, community supported tool.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $279,750.03

1835 Weather Data Environment (WxDE) Maintenance and Operations

1/1/2018 12/31/2020 Time & Material

The objectives for this PWS are as follows:

• Perform Project Management Activities

• Migrate the Weather Data Environment to the Cloud

• Operate and Maintain the Weather Data Environment

• Support Transition Activities

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $394,654.39

18225 CAV Integrated Prototype II

8/16/2018 8/15/2021 Time & Material

The objective of this project is to advance understanding of cooperative automated driving systems developed on the CARMA platform to allow testing of arbitration and negotiation strategies applied to enhance infrastructure efficiently and ultimately reduce traffic congestion.

work will build upon and extend the research from Prototype I (DTFH6116D00030/0013) that developed, built, and tested the first proof‐of‐concept cooperative automated driving system.

This project will focus on enhancing the CARMA platform, cooperative applications, and algorithms leading towards deployment. This project also will utilize a diverse team of national experts from both public and private sectors, through several established partnerships and current FHWA Interagency Agreements to accelerate the technology transfer and deployment of cooperative vehicle applications on state highways. This task is designed around 3 technical Tasks running in parallel that support one another.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $7,964,909.03

18252 Trajectory Investigation for Enhanced Microsimulation Calibration Guidance

9/12/2018 3/31/2021 Firm Fixed

The objectives of this task order are to:

1. Collect and process multiple sources of full‐set trajectory‐level data.

2. Investigate and develop a method to calibrate the driver behavior components (e.g., car‐following, lane changing, etc.)

of traffic simulation software using the full‐set trajectory‐level data. Apply this methodology to fully calibrate a traffic simulation model (e.g., driver behavior, demand, route choice, etc.).

3. Validate the developed calibration procedure.

4. Compare the accuracy and level‐of‐effort required to calibrate models with new methodology against more traditional methods.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $366,784.46

18296 Left Turn Yield to Bikes and Shared Street Signs

8/30/2018 5/29/2019 Firm Fixed

Driver Comprehension and Sign Design Options for Left Turn Yield to Bikes and Shared Street Signs

This is a non‐personal services task order to provide a Sign Laboratory Study of Left Turn Yield to Bikes and Shared Street signs The objective of this task order is to evaluate various sign alternatives, conduct comprehension and legibility testing, and develop a technical memorandum to document the effectiveness of Left Turn Yield to Bikes and Shared Street signs and sign options.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $85,552.68

18343 Guidelines on VMS Messaging during Non‐Recurring Events

12/31/2018 6/30/2021 Firm Fixed

Non‐recurring events represent a change in the normal operation of the transportation system and temporarily reduce the roadway capacity and reliability such that travelers experience unexpected and often significant delays. These events may be related to traffic crashes or incidents, inclement weather, construction, or planned and unplanned special events. These events slow the flow of traffic and may present a dangerous situation for travelers. It is during these unexpected and temporary events that traveler information is most needed. Specifically, it is vital that information communicated to travelers effectively promotes desired changes in traveler behavior to improve safety and the flow of the transportation system during these nonrecurring events.

Overall, the objectives of this project will be to:

• Conduct a series of mini‐studies aimed at filling gaps in knowledge pertaining to VMS during non‐recurring events.

• Conduct a verification study to confirm the effects of messages on driver behavior

• Use the results of the mini‐studies, verification study, and previous research to generate a guidelines document on VMS messages during non‐recurring events

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $602,354.59

18345 Smartphone‐Based Mid‐Block Pedestrian Crossing In Vehicle Warning ‐ Phase 2

9/13/2018 4/30/2020 Firm Fixed

The objective of this project is to assess the Smartphone‐Based Mid‐Block Pedestrian Crossing In‐ Vehicle Warning application capability in a real‐world environment. This effort shall help to understand the feasibility of smartphone/cellular‐based alerts at mid‐block crosswalks, including human factors considerations, by assessing performance under varying crosswalk conditions (e.g., roadway geometry, speed, pedestrian volumes, etc.) that are present in a real‐world environment, which was not tested in Phase 1. In addition, this project aims to prepare for future work, including identification of research needs and considerations for testing at a larger scale (e.g., in a university setting).

This project is focused on continued exploration of smartphone‐based capabilities that rely upon cellular data communications (as opposed to Bluetooth, Wi‐Fi, etc.) to relay pedestrian intent to back‐office infrastructure systems which in turn support the in‐vehicle component. While not intended as a substitute for field infrastructure in all scenarios, there is a desire to explore potential for safety enhancements where installation of equipment may not be feasible or warranted. The expectation in this project is that applications in vehicles and pedestrian mobile devices would utilize a cellular data connection as during Phase 1. However, field equipment may be utilized during the project for the purposes of data collection, measurement, etc.

The primary desired outcomes from this project include:

‐ Characterization (including quantitative measures such as compliance rates, and user acceptance, and supporting data/results) of the mid‐block pedestrian crosswalk application in differing realworld environments ‐ Identified considerations and needs for additional technical and non‐technical research (safety, architecture, scalability to multiple locations, responsibilities, etc.) which are sufficiently addressed to conduct further research testing in a larger scale environment (e.g., local agency or university), or identified and characterized sufficiently to enable further research to assess potential safety‐of‐life issues that may impact widespread deployment of similar applications ‐ Dissemination of findings to other related efforts (standards, other pedestrian projects, etc.) and developers/agencies considering pedestrian applications

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $179,838.38

18370 Integrated Management Support Systems Framework

9/24/2018 3/23/2021 Time & Material

The objective of this task order is to develop an integrated Management Support System Framework that combines BI and DSS to address and support both the operational/tactical decisions as well as the Executive/Organizational decisions for Transportation Management. This will enable the decisions made at the organizational/executive level to be realistic and achievable at the Transportation Management Center and field. It will ensure the decisions made at the operational/tactical level align with the objectives and goals that are set at the organizational/executive level. This integrated Framework and the data and tools to execute will result in a more efficient and effective operational/tactical as well as organizational/executive structure. The integration of BI and DSS will address both the cross‐organizational decision support strategy which emphasizes a business analysis to meet organizational goals and objectives and operational/tactical decisions which are day to day and related to execution performance rather than organizational performance.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $300,000.15

18371 Enabled AMS for CAV Applications

9/19/2018 11/18/2020 Firm Fixed

The objective of this task order is to develop Guidance on how AMS tools can be enabled to evaluate CAV applications.

This will allow the transportation professionals in using AMS to assess the safety, mobility, environmental and energy benefits of CAVs. It will also assist transportation agencies in developing guidance on the safe deployment and operation of these vehicles, and to make informed decisions for infrastructure investments.

The goal of this project is to enable existing AMS tools to be used to evaluate CAV applications. These AMS tools will be used to evaluate and enhance the performance of the automated vehicles under various operational scenarios (e.g., vehicle dynamics, road type and configuration, environmental factors such as pavement condition, visibility, temperature, precipitation), various levels of automation with and without the ability of the human driver to take control when necessary, and different levels of cooperation and market penetration. AMS tools are an important component in determining the impact of the cooperative automated vehicle deployment.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $179,626.38

18399 Infrastructure Connectivity Certification Test Procedures for Infrastructure‐based CAV Components

9/21/2018 4/15/2021 Time & Material

Building off of and expanding what was done for the USDOT‐funded V2V Certification program to include infrastructure components, the objective of this task order is to provide the CAV deployment community with a foundational set of infrastructure connectivity certification test procedures for the more critical and near‐term application functionality. The USDOT will make available as a resource to the contractor, certification‐related work developing test procedures for the RSU Specification version 4.1. These materials will be provided at the kick‐off meeting.

The primary desired outcomes from this project include:

• Test Procedures for the Certified Test Labs (CTLs) to use in certifying support for V2I/Infrastructure Connectivity applications (as defined in ISO TS 19091 and SAE J2945/3 (if available))

• Informed CAV community of practice on what has been certified, what needs to be certified and why, and how to get certified (e.g., CTL, self‐certification with documentation)

• Suggestions for longer‐term industry ownership of infrastructure connectivity application certification.

The focus of this task order is on eliciting feedback and input from the CAV community to learn what applications need to be prioritized, develop test cases/procedures, submit the test procedures for verification, and conduct outreach with CAV community of practice that includes publishing the test procedures for CTL use. This effort includes Level 3 – Interface Abilities (both the syntax and contents of the message payload transmitted over the communications medium).

See description above. At certification level 3; the test cases/procedures developed must verify that the dialog, message formats, message contents, and expected data values (or range as necessary) are conformant with the application requirements as defined in the standard.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $402,173.78

18404 Feasibility of Cloud‐Based Real‐Time Traffic Signal Applications

9/24/2018 12/31/2020 Time & Material

The objective of this project is to characterize and assess the Real‐Time Traffic Signal data (primarily focused on Signal Phase and Timing but including other signal‐related data) currently being provided by VDOT through three related communications approaches (SPaT through DSRC broadcast at several intersections, VCC Cloud/Mobile App, and the SmarterRoads portal for the wider signal data covering the Northern Virginia traffic operations district). This project will use the resulting assessment to determine and document the feasibility (and extent) of supporting differing connectivity‐ based safety, mobility, and environmental applications that utilize real‐time traffic signal data from infrastructure. The results from this project should provide representative measures (accuracy, latency, reliability, etc.) quantifying the real time traffic signal data an agency is providing and showing what it can support (application potential). This information can support both agency (VDOT and others) and developer understanding of alternatives for decision‐making and investment planning. The measures, processes, and analysis approach should be developed and documented to enable, with tailoring, their potential use at other agencies beyond VDOT.

This project is focused on infrastructure‐based traffic signal data provided to vehiclesm devices (signal data coming from infrastructure systems that is intended for use by vehicle‐based or mobile device applications), and does not consider any data that may be sent from vehicles to infrastructure. Where data is provided via an Internet portal (SmarterRoads) or smartphone app (VCC Cloud/Mobile), the expectation is that applications in vehicles and mobile devices would access through a cellular data connection.

The primary desired outcomes from this project include:

•Characteriza on (including quan ta ve measures and suppor ng data) of real‐ me traffic signal data being provided by VDOT through DSRC and via SmarterRoads portal and VCC Cloud/Mobile app •Rela ng findings (for data provided using each approach) to applica ons requiring traffic signal data – iden fica on of the feasibility and extent that differing applications can be supported by each feed provided by VDOT •Dissemina on of process and results to other agencies considering real‐ me traffic signal data distribu on

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $249,151.42

18410 Effectiveness of TMC AI Applications in Case Studies

9/25/2018 3/24/2020 Firm Fixed

The objective of this project is to use simulation technology and AI to assess the effectiveness and the benefits of using AI for TMC operations, compared to the conventional methods in one case study:

1. To quantify the effectiveness of Incident detection using an AI algorithm versus a conventional incident detection algorithm on a section of freeway in the basic case study.

A secondary objective is to raise awareness, within the TSMO community, of the potential for AI to improve TMC operations.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $99,639.00

18413 Develop Travel Time Compendium Guide

9/25/2018 1/24/2021 Firm Fixed

The purpose of this task order is to link the various projects, analytic tools, reports, and supporting documentation to (a) take advantage of the extensive resources available; (b) organize similar functional elements from disparate sources; and

(c) create interfaces in the form of a guide and website that will enable practitioners to seamlessly navigate their way through functional topics as they begin to establish their own processes to incorporate travel time reliability into their analytic work flows.

The compendium is intended to help practitioners in public agencies to find the right material for the job at hand. As part of this work the contractor will develop a business plan to support the adoption of travel time reliability by organizing the products developed by the Innovative Operations Strategies team efforts.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $259,993.28

19295 CO&M II

8/21/2019 8/20/2021 Hybrid (FFP & TM)

The objectives of this task order are:

1.General Support and Coordina on – Provide managerial and administra ve support to efficiently manage all Task

Orders awarded under the base contract, facilitate the use of the testbeds and track all equipment and resources of the Saxton Lab, and provide technical support in accordance with guidance from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and as specified in the Task Orders.

2.Opera onal & Maintenance Support – Provide technical and research services in support of opera ng and maintaining the Saxton Lab, and associated equipment, assets, testbeds, and capabilities.

3.Communica on and Outreach Support – design and deliver communica ons and outreach products that can be used by stakeholders and customers. These products will document the work conducted by and for HRDO, both on‐site at the Saxton Laboratory, and off‐site at other contractor facilities. This objective includes updating the HRDO Communications and Outreach Strategic Plan, to include new innovated ideas to promote the work, and an implementation plan for communications and outreach.

4.Conduct Collabora ve On‐Site Opera ons Research Support.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $4,838,399.06

19315 OSS4ITS Product Management and Development Support

9/2/2019 9/1/2021 Time & Material

The objectives of this project are to:

•Develop and lead a “scrum of scrums” to bring together the development teams from the related efforts and manage a coordinated backlog at the epic level to prevent duplication and encourage reuse of code wherever possible.

•Develop the framework of data flows, data exchanges, and the interfaces that will allow CAV informa on to be shared between all components of the transportation infrastructure and mobile devices, including those in vehicles.

•Develop and maintain a common interface to navigate the OSS4ITS architecture.

•Maintain and enhance the ODE component of the OSS4ITS for ac ve users.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $1,154,422.00

19332 CARMA Support Services

9/30/2019 9/29/2021 Time & Material

The objective of this task order is to provide support services for implementers of any of the CARMA product suites with the goal to accelerate innovation and provide excellent customer service.

This project will build upon and extend the research from Prototype II (DTFH6116D00030/18‐225) that developed CARMAplatform, CARMAcloud and CARMAsimulation. This project will focus on providing support for the CARMAplatform, CARMAcloud and CARMAsimulation to assist in the acceleration of cooperative automation research.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $845,941.19

19338 CARMA Product Support

9/30/2019 9/29/2021 Time & Material

The objective of this task order is to advance the CARMA ecosystem to enable further capabilities of Cooperative Driving Automation to interact with the road infrastructure to enhance infrastructure efficiently and ultimately reduce traffic congestion through Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO).

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $4,461,503.27

19344 CV2X Testing and Support

9/16/2019 3/16/2021 Time & Material

The objective of this project is to provide logistics and technical support for the TFHRC‐Ford CRADA, requiring use of close test track or public road for testing and evaluation.

This work will support the ongoing research on V2X communications and generate data that will allow a detailed comparison between DSRC and LTE C‐V2X capabilities and performance. It will also allow to add to the existing research on critical LTE C‐V2X components such as optimal antenna placement on vehicles and scalability using message congestion mitigation techniques.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $2,030,987.03

19346 DRT Technical Assistance

9/9/2019 9/8/2021 Time & Material

This is a services task order to provide technical and support services to assist with the day‐to‐day management and operation of the Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (i.e., Saxton Lab) Data Resources Testbed (DRT).

The Contractor shall provide the staff necessary to provide the technical and support services to assist with the day‐to‐ day management and operation of the Saxton Lab DRT within the following Tasks:

Task 1: Project Management and Administration Task 2: DRT Day‐to‐Day Management and Operation Task 3: DRT Planning, Management and Administration Task 4: Identify, Obtain and Prepare Data and Applications for Use Task 5: DRT Technical Assistance and Support Task 6: Stakeholder Coordination and Outreach Prior to initiating any additional work not specifically identified below, the Contractor shall first: define the scope, list the key activities to be conducted, document the range of issues to be addressed, establish the schedule for completing the work, estimate the level of effort and schedule to complete the work, and identify the staff and technical expertise required to perform the work.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $324,967.57

19352 CARMA Collaborative

9/30/2019 9/29/2021 Time & Material

The objective of this project is to initiate CARMA Collaborative to bring together experts from academia, industry and public agencies to collaborate as a community on the opportunities of this enabling technology and the applications within the Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) programs. By breaking down the stove pipes across these groups and enabling the incubation of ideas focused on the future of TSMO The CARMA Collaborative is a growing community of CARMA users and prospective users invested in developing intelligent transportation solutions and cooperative Automated Driving Systems (ADS) to improve transportation efficiency and safety. Communications between vehicles, infrastructure, and roadways is essential for the progression of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs), and the CARMA Collaborative evolved as a solution to bring together diverse stakeholders to envision and develop the future of the transportation industry. With an Agile and interactive approach, the CARMA Collaborative is creating opportunities to cultivate relationships, integrate expertise, rapidly develop and pilot transportation technologies, implement cooperative ADS, and strengthen the transportation industry.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $1,708,996.03

19360 CARMA Proof‐of‐Concept TSMO Use Case Testing

9/30/2019 1/29/2022 Time & Material

The objective of this project is to advance the CARMA ecosystem to enable further capabilities of Cooperative Automated Driving Systems (CADS) to interact with the road infrastructure to enhance infrastructure efficiently and ultimately reduce traffic congestion through Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO).

This work will build upon and extend the research from Prototype II (693JJ318F000225), that developed CARMAplatform, CARMAcloud and CARMAsimulation. This project will focus on enhancing the CARMAplatform, CARMAcloud and CARMAsimulation. To enable further cooperative automation research leading towards deployment. This project also will utilize a diverse team of national experts from both public and private sectors, through several established partnerships and current FHWA Interagency Agreements to accelerate the technology transfer and deployment of cooperative vehicle applications on state highways.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $3,804,647.71

19366 Data Fusion

9/30/2019 9/29/2021 Time & Material

A Framework/Methodology to Support Data Fusion, Analysis, and Decision Making

The objective of this task order is to develop a Framework/Methodology to Support Data Fusion, Analysis, and Decision Making. This project will develop a Concept of Operations to demonstrate how the process and techniques will be used for decision making; come up with high‐level functional requirements; assess current techniques and proven practices;

develop a prototype technique to demonstrate opportunity and benefit of a comprehensive decision‐making Framework which is objective and performance driven; understand and assess various data sources, including but not limited to crowd sourced data, private data sources, public data sources, data management and TMC outlets; understand and demonstrate how integrated data from multiple sources and the analysis of that data can influence decisions;

understand and emphasize the challenges and methods to overcome data discrepancies and inconsistencies.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $419,334.36

19369 CARMA ‐ ADS OEM Industry Research Collaboration and Integrated Highway Prototype

9/30/2019 3/30/2022 Time & Material

The objective of this project is to advance Basic Travel use case using the CARMA ecosystem to enable further capabilities of Cooperative Automated Driving Systems (CADS) to interact with the road infrastructure to enhance infrastructure efficiently and ultimately reduce traffic congestion through Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO).

This work will build upon and extend the research from Prototype II (693JJ318F000225), that developed CARMAplatform and CARMAcloud. This project will focus on migrating the Integrated Highway Prototype (which was developed under DTFH61‐12‐D‐00020/0026) on CARMA3 to enable further cooperative automation research leading towards deployment.

This project shall utilize a team of CARMA users to support development and testing with their own CARMA enabled vehicles.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $1,590,817.63

19374 CARMA Testing and Evaluation

9/30/2019 9/29/2021 Time & Material

The objective of this project provides logistics support for CARMA product developed requiring use of close test track or public road for testing and evaluation.

This work will support the continued research from Prototype II (DTFH6116D00030/18‐225) that developed CARMAplatform, CARMAcloud and CARMAsimulation. This project will focus on the coordination and logistics needed to support testing and evaluation of CARMA on closed test tracks and public roads.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $2,249,784.31

19376 Multi‐Resolution Modeling for Traffic Analysis

9/23/2019 9/23/2021 Time & Material

The objective of this task order is to comprehensively assess the current state of practice of multi‐resolution modeling (MRM) in transportation analyses; evaluate and assess gaps preventing the adoption of MRM by agencies; develop a software‐agnostic guidebook to assist agencies with developing a fully integrated MRM model; and illustrate the benefits of applying MRM, as opposed to single resolution models, in two case studies. This will help transportation professional assess the level of effort and benefits of developing multi‐resolution models for their analyses and provide transportation professionals with guidance for model development.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $414,326.64

19395 AMS CAV Data Collection

9/30/2019 3/30/2022 Time & Material

The primary objective of this project is to collect a robust dataset about the behavior of a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) level 3 (L3) CARMA 3 vehicle and a human driven vehicle (i.e., the subject vehicle(s)) in naturalistic traffic conditions. Moreover, the collected data must provide complete details regarding the adjacent vehicles surrounding the subject vehicle(s) (e.g., the relative speed and relative spacing of adjacent vehicles in front, behind, and beside the target vehicle(s)). The subject vehicles must be deployed in similar traffic conditions during a data run; for example, one method to achieve similar naturalistic traffic conditions could be to deploy both vehicles on research runs in tandem, with a small time delay between the data collection start time (e.g., 5 minutes).

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $804,545.06

19401 CARMA ‐ Hardware in the Loop Simulation

9/17/2019 4/29/2022 Time & Material

The goal of this phase of the project is to develop the capability of HIL simulation with multiple (two as the minimum) Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA)s in the loop which are equipped with CARMA3, and the capability of performing some defined CDA applications on TFHRC testbed (with 2 intersections). For this HIL project we will refer to CAVs as CDAs to follow the standards efforts underway by SAE.

This phase of the project will support the long‐term goal of HIL simulation, which will be developing a HIL simulation SW that includes all types of virtual CDAs, and can simulate various CDA applications at network and corridor level, and can assess the impacts of CDAs with various percentages of market penetration.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $1,061,095.00

19405 Road Weather Conflation for Operational and Reliability Analyses

9/30/2019 1/13/2022 Time & Material

The objective of this task order is to develop methods to conflate geocoded weather observations and forecast model outputs to the roadway system. The research shall result in one or more practical techniques to use empirical data as the basis for summarizing the prevailing weather on transportation facilities throughout the day. The methods should strengthen performance evaluation; enhance model calibration and validation; and provide a sound basis for making certain operational decisions taking known risks into account.

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POP: ‐ Contract Type: Total_Value $196,961.44

19419 Development of Workforce Education Materials and Equipment

9/23/2019 9/23/2021 Time & Material

The primary objective of this task order is to expand upon the work being done in the Connected Vehicle Early Deployer Technical Assistance in the Saxon Laboratory to include development of videos that can be used to provide technical support, design a bench testing…