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Attached to: Non-personal technical support for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Infrastructure Management Team (HRDI-60) at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, Virginia.
Solicitation number: DTFH6116R00002
Issued by: Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

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SOURCES SOUGHT

SOLICITATION NUMBER:

DTFH6116R00002

NOTICE	TYPE:
Sources	Sought

TITLE:

Non‐personal	technical	support	for	the	Federal	Highway	Administration	(FHWA)
Infrastructure	Management	Team	(HRDI‐60)	at	the	Turner‐Fairbank	Highway	Research
Center	(TFHRC)	in	McLean,	Virginia.

PROGRAM

BACKGROUND:

2008,

the

FHWA

Office

Infrastructure

R&D

initiated

the

Long‐Term

Bridge

Performance

(LTBP)

Program.

This

“flagship”

program

was

intended

improve

our

knowledge

bridge

performance

and

deterioration

and

provide

detailed

and

timely

picture

bridge

health,

and

develop

data

driven

decision

making

tools

which

will

ultimately

promote

the

safety,

mobility,

longevity,

and

reliability

the

Nation's

highway

transportation

assets.

The

LTBP

program

long

term

program

monitor

the

performance

the

nation’s

highway

bridges

support

data

driven

decision

making

manage

this

critical

infrastructure.

The

primary

goal

the

program

understand

how

and

why

bridges

perform

they

and

meet

this

goal,

the

LTBP

Program

will

collect,

validate,

and

analyze

research

quality

bridge

performance

data

order

better

understand

bridge

deterioration

mechanisms.

accomplish

this

goal,

researchers

collect

bridge

performance

data

using

both

standard

and

non‐standard

data

collection

procedures

and

protocols

four

bridge

types

nationally

(steel

multi‐girder,

prestressed

multi‐girder,

prestressed

adjacent

box

beams,

and

cast‐in‐place

post‐tensioned

box

girders).

The

program

focuses

understanding

the

science

what

external

influences

impact

bridge

performance

and

how

elements

the

structure

respond.

expected

this

will

long

duration

program

(at

least

years).

order

project

national

results,

substantial

representative

sample

bridges

across

the

nation

must

undergo

sustained

testing

and

validation,

detailed

inspection

and

documentation,

monitoring

and

evaluation.

These

efforts

must

performed

consistent

with

established

protocols,

collected

data

validated,

and

rigorous

monitoring

and

evaluation

plan

adhered

throughout

the

performance

these

efforts.

SYNOPSIS:

The

FHWA

has

requirement

for

non‐personal

on‐site

and

off‐site

engineering

and

technical

services

support

research

activities

for

the

LTBP

program.

The

Contractor

shall

provide

staff

with

the

expertise

necessary

support

the

LTBP

program

research

efforts

efficient,

cost‐effective,

and

innovative

manner.

REQUIRED	CAPABILITIES:
At	a	minimum,	the	needed	expertise	will	include:

1) Strong, multidisciplinary scientific and engineering knowledge of technical issues of

importance	to	the	FHWA	LTBP	research	activities.
2) Knowledge	and	experience	of	non‐destructive	testing,	structural	health	monitoring,

and	analysis	of	bridges	and	materials	(steel,	reinforced,	prestressed,	and	post‐
tensioned	concrete)	as	well	as	material	sampling	and	testing.

3) Envision,	design,	construct,	and	validate	advanced	autonomous	data	collection
technologies	by	integrating	various	NDE	and	imaging	technologies,	for	example,
development	of	intelligent	automated	and	robotic	systems	for	non‐destructive
testing	and	inspection	of	bridge	components.

4) Validation	of	field‐collected	data,	field‐collected	documentation	of	bridge	plans,
specifications,	construction	documents,	as	well	as	validation	of	newly	developed
data	collection	technologies.

5) Large‐scale

database

administration,

continued

operations,

and

maintenance

such

systems

relates

LTBP

program

data

storage

and

dissemination

efforts.

6) Knowledge	of	and	ability	to	design	small‐scale	and	full‐scale	validation	testing	of
automated	data	collection	technologies	for	assessing	performance	of	bridge

components.

7) Expertise	in	data	analysis,	fusion,	visualization,	and	advanced	finite	element
modeling	with	respect	to	bridge	performance.

8) Deliver	research	reports	and	technical	publications.
9) Expertise	in	development,	validation,	and	testing	in	the	field	of mechatronic,

automation, and robotic data collection.

10) Ability to organize conferences, workshops, and invitational travel for subject matter experts.

11) Expertise in bridge design, analysis, evaluation, monitoring, testing, and ability to envision and design field‐related experimental research activities for the LTBP program.

12) Knowledge	of	the	LTBP	cluster	research	methodology	and	ability	to	envision,
design,	and	expand	research	efforts	beyond	current	activities	related	to	bridges	with
untreated	decks	(expand	experimental	design	to	decks	with	overlays,	surface
treatments,	etc.).

The

Contractor's

management

team

shall

integrate

excellence

laboratory

operation,

business

operation,

and

research

management

with

sufficient

technical

depth

perform

world‐class

research.

The

estimated

period

performance

for

the

project

five

years.

FHWA

anticipates

level

effort

ranging

from

professional

and

technical

staff

members

per

year

for

the

duration

the

project.

The

level

activity

will

greatly

depend

continued

and

additional

funding

under

current

and

future

transportation

legislation.

ELIGIBILITY:

The

North

American

Industry

Classification

System

(NAICS)

Code

541330

with

Small

Business

Size

Standard

$15.0

million.

All

potential

sources,

regardless

whether

they

are

large

small

accordance

with

the

NAICS

size

standard,

are

encouraged

submit

capabilities

statement

response

this

sources

sought.

SUBMISSION

DETAILS

(CAPABILITIES

STATEMENT):

Interested

businesses

shall

submit

responses

electronically

the

Contracting

Officer,

Daniel

Confer,

Microsoft

Word

2010

Adobe

Portable

Document

Format

(PDF)

daniel.confer@dot.gov

later

than

3:00

Eastern

Standard

Time

October

22,

2015.

The

Subject

Line

must

include

“FHWA

LTBP

TSSC”.

phone

solicitations

with

regard

the

status

the

Request

for

Proposal

(RFP)

will

accepted

prior

its

release.

Specific

details

will

provided

solicitation

which

will

posted

https://www.fbo.gov/.

advised

that

periodic

access

the

website

essential

for

obtaining

updated

documentation

and

the

latest

information

regarding

this

procurement.

All

data

received

response

this

sources

sought,

marked

designated

corporate

proprietary,

will

fully

protected

from

release

outside

the

Government.

Information

and

materials

submitted

response

this

request

WILL

NOT

returned.

Classified

material

SHALL

NOT

submitted

well

marketing

materials,

slide

presentations,

technical

papers.

Interested

businesses

should

submit

brief

capabilities

statement

package

(no

than

ten

(10)

one‐sided,

8.5x11inch

pages

length

with

font

smaller

than

point)

demonstrating

the

ability

perform

the

services

listed

this

notice.

Vendor

responses

shall

include

the

following

administrative

information:

1. Company	Name,	Company	Address,	and	Point(s)	of	Contact	including	name,
telephone	number(s),	fax	number(s),	and	email	address(es).

2. Respondents

this

notice

also

must

indicate

whether

they

are

large

business

qualify

Small

Business

(SB),

Small

Disadvantaged

Business

(SDB)

certified

under

the

SBA

(a)

Program,

Women‐Owned

Small

Business

(WOSB),

HUBZone

Small

Business

(HUBZone),

Service‐Disabled

Veteran

Owned

Small

Business

(SDVOSB)

Concern.

3. Company

profile

include

number

employees,

annual

revenue

history

(average

over

the

last

three

completed

fiscal

years),

office

location(s),

DUNS

number,

and

statement

regarding

current

small/large

business

status.

4. Prior/current	corporate	experience	performing	efforts	of	similar	size	and	scope
within	the	last	three	years,	including	contract	number,	federal	customers,	indication
of	whether	as	a	prime	or	subcontractor,	contract	amount,	Government	point	of
contact	with	current	telephone	number,	and	a	brief	description	of	how	the
referenced	requirement	relates	to	the	services	herein.

5. Resources	available	such	as	corporate	management	and	key	personnel	to	be
assigned	to	tasks	under	this	effort	to	include	professional	qualifications,	and	specific
experience	of	such	personnel.

6. Statement	regarding	capability	to	obtain	the	Department	of	Transportation	(DOT)
security	clearances	for	personnel.

7. Please

note

that

under

Small‐Business

Set‐Aside,

accordance

with

FAR

52.219‐

14,

the

small

business

prime

must

perform

least

50%

the

work

themselves

terms

the

cost

performance.

8. Company's ability to begin performance upon contract award.

All

responses

must

sufficient

permit

agency

analysis

determine

bona

fide

capability

meet

requirements.

Primary	Point	of	Contact:
Daniel	Confer,	Contracting	Officer
Email:	daniel.confer@dot.gov
Phone:	202‐366‐0730

Contracting	Office	Address:
Department	of	Transportation	(DOT)	/	Federal	Highway	Administration	(FHWA)
Office	of	Acquisition	&	Grants	Management
1200	New	Jersey	Avenue,	SE
Room:	E62‐204	Mail	Code:	HCFA‐22
Washington,	DC	20590

DISCLAIMER:

THIS	SOURCES	SOUGHT	IS	FOR	INFORMATIONAL	PURPOSES	ONLY.	THIS	IS	NOT	A
REQUEST	FOR	PROPOSAL.	IT	DOES	NOT	CONSTITUTE	A	SOLICITATION	AND	SHALL
NOT	BE	CONSTRUED	AS	A	COMMITMENT	BY	THE	GOVERNMENT.	RESPONSES	IN	ANY
FORM	ARE	NOT	OFFERS	AND	THE	GOVERNMENT	IS	UNDER	NO	OBLIGATION	TO
AWARD	A	CONTRACT	AS	A	RESULT	OF	THIS	ANNOUNCEMENT.	NO	FUNDS	ARE
AVAILABLE	TO	PAY	FOR	PREPARATION	OF	RESPONSES	TO	THIS	ANNOUNCEMENT.
ANY	INFORMATION	SUBMITTED	BY	RESPONDENTS	TO	THIS	TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION	IS	STRICTLY	VOLUNTARY.

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