STOL IDIQ-Draft 4.pdf

Technical Support and Tasks for theTechnical Support and Tasks for the Saxton Transportation Operations

L b t (STOL)Laboratory (STOL))

Four funded tasks, and

A 5-year IDIQ Task with a minimum funding and a ceiling

W k St t tWork Statements

Funded Tasks Task 1- Operate and Maintain the STOLp

Task 2 - Introduction of Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Systems to

Improve Speed Harmonization

Task 3 - Vehicle procurement and instrumentation

Task 4 - Virtual Data Access

Future Tasks Task 5 - General Task Statement Task 5 General Task Statement

Scope of WorkScope of Work

Technical support for the conduct of transportation operations research and development projects and taskstasks.

Support the operating and maintaining of the Saxton Support the operating and maintaining of the Saxton Transportation Operations Lab (STOL)

Performing in-house research projects and tasks

Obj tiObjectives

Provide the STOL with Transportation Operations Research services Provide technical assistance, technical studies, and laboratory and field experiments supporting:p pp g Operations R&D All FHWA program offices RITA’s ITS Joint Program office RITAs ITS Joint Program office

To develop, design, and integrate systems in vehicles and infrastructure

S t h d bilit Support enhanced mobility Improved safety environmental sustainability Improve US productivity and economic competitiveness Increase overall customer satisfaction and livability

Task 1 Operate and Maintain the STOLOperate and Maintain the STOL

Period of Performance: 5 years

Funding : (per year) 2,400 to 2,500 hours + $40,000 equipment and materials, following 4 years subject to availability

Scope :

General support

Operations and Research

Software and Systems Integration

Testbed Maintenance

STOL Demonstration Support

Task 2 Introduction of Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Systems p g y y to Improve Speed Harmonization

Period of Performance: 25 months

Funding : 5,400 to 5,500 hours + $160,000 equipment and materials Scope : Develop and demonstrate the use of connected vehicle technologies, in variable speed limits and CACC to reduce congestion

Steps are as follo sSteps are as follows:

Support site selection in partnership with nearby agency, (initiated by COR only)

Develop algorithm and simulate cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) and variable speed limits to produce speed advisory

Determine requirements and equip the infrastructure

Design and equip instrumented vehicles with CACC technologies Design and equip instrumented vehicles with CACC technologies

Deploy and test at TFHRC then in the “Living Laboratory”

Conduct experiment and evaluation.Conduct experiment and evaluation.

Task 3 V hi l I t t tiVehicle Instrumentation

Period of Performance: 8 months

Funding : 400 to 500 hours +$199,000 equipment and materials

Scope: This project will acquire and support the instrumentation of three new vehicles.

Provide throttle and braking controlsProvide throttle and braking controls

Access key vehicle data

Incorporate different positioning systemsIncorporate different positioning systems

Provide communications with the on-board vehicle systems and other vehicles and infrastructure, for data acquisition & computingq p g

Task 4 Virtual Data Access

Period of Performance: 27 months

Funding : 3750 to 3850 hours + $30,000 other costs.

Scope :

Assess current trends and gaps with respect to virtual access to and h i f t t ti d tsharing of transportation data Develop a framework for combining transportation data from multiple sources Apply this data sharing framework in a “proof-of-concept” test for a specific application area using real-world data.

Task 5 General Task StatementGeneral Task Statement

Period of Performance: Duration of the IDIQPeriod of Performance: Duration of the IDIQ

Future Funding : 164,100 hours + $3,500, 000 equipment and materials

Scope to support the following program areas:

C t d V hi l R h Connected Vehicle Research

Reducing Non-Recurring Congestion

• Traffic Incident Management

• Work Zone Management g

• Road Weather Management

• Congestion Mitigation

Reducing Recurring Congestion Arterial Management• Arterial Management

• Traffic Signal Timing

• Corridor Traffic Management

• Bottleneck Mitigation g

• Active Travel Demand Management

• Congestion Mitigation

Task 5 General Task StatementGeneral Task Statement

Improving Day-to-Day Operations

• Real Time Traveler Information

• Traffic Analysis Tools

Improving Global Connectivity by Enhancing FreightImproving Global Connectivity by Enhancing Freight Management and Operations

• Freight Analysis

• Freight Technology and Operations

Improving Mobility and Security through Better Emergency Improving Mobility and Security through Better Emergency Management

• Emergency Transportation Operations

Support Operational Technologies for Accessibility Applications

Partnership with other national and international laboratories

Contract management, documentation and marketing material