Synopsis_for_DTFH6115R00027.docx

This synopsis is issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.203 in response to the mandatory requirement for a 15 day pre-solicitation notification. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Federal Highway Administration’s intent to issue a solicitation for a Full and Open Competition to procure the services of a contractor to support the work for the project entitled “Identification of Effective Next Generation Pavement Performance Measures and Asset Management Methodologies to Support MAP-21 Performance Management Requirements.”

As a result of this solicitation, the FHWA intends to award one or more contracts. The anticipated period of performance will be 12 months.

The primary objectives of this Contract are to:

1. Identify, or conceptually develop, more strategic pavement performance measures, and their means of collection, in order to strengthen performance management and better link investments to long term performance. Consideration shall include how the data supporting the next generation method would be collected, analyzed, and presented and the potential costs and benefits of using this type of performance measure.

2. Identify, or conceptually develop, methodologies to enable full implementation of a comprehensive asset management plan, including trade-off analysis from a common ground among disparate assets that are traditionally individually assessed and managed.

The solicitation will be released electronically via this Government Point of Entry (GPE) otherwise known as Federal Business Opportunities or www.fbo.gov. As such, no written, telephonic or other type of request for an advance copy of the solicitation will be entertained at this time. Potential offerors/vendors are encouraged to register on www.fbo.gov to receive any further information in reference to the subject action inclusive of any announcements, and/or amendments to the solicitation after its release.

Any questions regarding this synopsis should be directed to Guang Zeng, Contract Specialist, via email at Guang.Zeng @dot.gov. A secondary point of contact is the Contracting Officer, Robin Hobbs via email at Robin.Hobbs@dot.gov.