Synopsis_DTFH6116R00025.pdf

Federal Highway Administration

Synopsis DTFH6116R00025

Title: Construction Inspection for Digital Project Delivery

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 an Offeror for the Construction Inspection for Digital

Project Delivery requirement pursuant to FAR Part 19.2.

As a result of this solicitation, the FHWA intends to award one Firm Fixed Price Contract. The anticipated period of performance shall not exceed 24 months. The solicitation will be issued on or about June 25, 2016.

BACKGROUND

Today’s 21st century world is all about speed of getting tasks completed through accelerated delivery. This pace is now being translated to highway Construction Inspection. Civil Integrated

Management (CIM) framework set the ground work for how a State Highway Agency understands the tools and technologies available. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) through Every Day Counts (EDC-2 & 3) promoted many of the interrelated technologies such as e-Construction paperless construction administration delivery process to 3D Engineering Models for Construction. The Final reports can be accessed at the following links:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/reports/edc-2-finalreport/ http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/reports/edc-3-progressreport

FHWA and NCHRP are currently conducting research and syntheses respectively on costs, benefits, and challenges on the types of technology which either support or are directly related to

Construction Inspection. Construction Inspection in a digital project delivery environment takes a comprehensive approach from data management to inspector processes. The best use of the technology to support accelerated delivery and best utilize the construction inspector’s time for effective data gathering in accordance to the project contract requirements is unknown, but some states such as Iowa, Florida, Texas, and Michigan have all began to develop standard procedures on how best to utilize the technologies in the field. Ongoing and recently completed research related to this project includes:

FHWA RESEARCH AUTOMATION IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: Overview and Design Guidance and Guide Specification Manual (2 Reports), 2015. (See

Attachment J.3) http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/reports/edc-2-finalreport/ http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/reports/edc-3-progressreport

FHWA Contract DTFH61-14-C-00045Addressing Challenges and Return on Investment

(ROI) for Paperless Project Delivery (e-Construction). (See Attachment J.4)

NCHRP 20-05/Topic 46-06 Usage of Mobile IT Devices in the Field for Design, Construction and Asset Management.

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_syn_491.pdf

OBJECTIVE

State Highway Agencies need guidance for effective use of digital construction inspection tools in verifying the contractor’s work in accordance to contract requirements. The individual technologies for the most part have been captured by other research as noted above, but this research needs to capture how the inspector will use the digital and GPS technology in a framework with the traditional highway construction. This project will document effective practices and management of the institutional workflows for accomplishing digital inspection implementation; document how the inspector’s digital data is collected, assessed, shared and archived in the construction process; determine best approach to manage, disseminate, and integrate inspector’s digital data with all project stakeholders securely to ensure quality; and evaluate whether the work is in accordance with the contract requirements.

DETAILS

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 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.

This requirement is full and open competition pursuant to NAICS code 541330. Any questions regarding this synopsis should be directed to Tamiko Aikens, Contract Specialist, via email at tamiko.aikens@dot.gov.

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