Eco_Drive_SOW_9.26.pdf

Attachment No. 1

STATEMENT OF WORK

Eco-Drive Experiment on Rolling Terrain for Fuel Consumption Optimization – Lab Simulation

Background In a recent Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) project and an AERIS (Applications for the Environment; Real-Time Information Synthesis) project, the research outcome indicated that Eco-Drive in rolling terrain would have the benefit of reducing fuel consumption and emission.

The FHWA project result shows that using Connected Vehicle technology on a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (with speed and power train optimization algorithms) could gain up to 17% fuel saving

for a regular gasoline engine where also the benefit of the proposed optimal controller is significant compared to cruising on rolling terrain at a constant speed. Fuel saving ranges from 11.7% to 16.3%. The variation is caused by the change of hill length. Fuel benefit is greater on shorter hill.

Objective/Scope The objective of this project is to verify in an experiment the eco-drive benefits derived analytically from newly developed algorithms at Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC). A hardware-in-the-loop experiment shall be conducted based on the new algorithm to compare fuel consumption when controlling speeds and powertrain (for gear control) simulated on rolling terrain. The algorithms and the experiment will hopefully support the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in developing and marketing this technology to save fuel and reduce emission.

Task 1: Project Management The contractor shall prepare a work plan describing the proposed work and how it will be addressed and managed, such as overall sequence, schedule, methodologies, interactions, and task priorities. The work plan shall describe the necessary steps to meet the requirements of this project and how the work will be conducted including the facility, sample size, data acquisition/collection, data analysis, and expected results. The contractor shall also prepare a monthly progress report that describes what has been accomplished, upcoming activities, problems and recommended actions, a bar chart summarizing the schedule of tasks and deliverables, and tables of financial summary showing what has been expended, cumulative and remaining budget.

The contractor shall provide the monthly progress report to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) and meet bi-weekly to coordinate with the Task Manager, advisory team, or TPOC throughout the duration of the project. The work plan shall be presented at the kickoff meeting and edited as necessary based on FHWA comments.

A kick-off meeting shall be held no later than 14 calendar days after the award notice.

Task 2: Set Up Experiment Facility to Meet Research Needs The Contractor shall prepare the experiment facility to meet the following requirements:

The contractor shall make use of its existing facility for the research, which is able to simulate a vehicle’s engine and power train performance on various roadways (vertical alignments) in the Laboratory. With TPOC’s coordination, the contractor shall work with the TFHRC on-site contractor to obtain the data of selected roadways’ vertical alignments, which have been collected prior to this project by the on-site contractor. The geometric alignment data will include grades and corresponding vertical curve lengths. In conducting the experiment, the contractor shall control the optimized speed and power train in the simulated environment at incremental locations along the given alignment. The laboratory facility shall be able to accurately measure the fuel consumption and possibly emission of the test engine.

The contractor shall build the capacity for not only simulating speed control but also power train performance of a vehicle in the experiment.

This task shall be completed no later than 6 months after the contract award.

Task 3: Conduct Lab Experiment and Data Analysis

1. Conduct the hardware-in-the-loop simulation using TFHRC provided alignment data to match the performance of TFHRC’s vehicle engine, by controlling speed only.

2. Conduct the hardware-in-the-loop simulation to optimize the power train performance in addition to speed, based on TFHRC’s algorithm, for the reduction on fuel consumption and emission.

Task 4: Summary Report The contractor shall prepare a draft summary report to describe the experiment and present the results no later than 14 months after the contract award. The Government will review and provide comments within 14 calendar days and the contractor shall revise the report within 14 calendar days. The contractor shall edit the report as requested by the FHWA publication staff, and submit the Final Draft Report no later than 15 months after contract award.

Period of Performance The period of performance shall be 15 months after the award date.

Place of Performance The work to be performed under this purchase order shall be performed at the contractor’s facility. The research findings and conclusion (Summary Report) shall be presented at the Turner Fairbank Research Center.

Federal Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center 6300 Georgetown Pike McLean, VA 22101

Identification of Contractor Employees All contractor personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

Organizational Conflict of Interest Contractor and subcontract personnel performing work under this award may receive, have access to, or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.), or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor shall notify the CO immediately whenever he/she becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI, and may merit the submittal of a plan to the CO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. This mitigation plan would be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the CO, and in the event the CO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

Data Rights The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this award. All documents and materials, to include the source code of any software produced under this contract, shall be Government owned and the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the CO.

All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

Government Furnished Equipment and Services There is no government furnish equipment or services for this contract.

Other Direct Costs - Contractor Travel The Contractor may be required to travel to off-site locations to attend meetings and interview subjects for information gathering and publishing purposes in support of this purchase order. All travel requires Government approval/authorization and notification to the TPOC. Travel costs are estimated as not to exceed $3,000.

NOTE: For proposal preparation purposes, offerors shall use these figures in its price proposal.

508 Compliance All deliverables for posting on the World Wide Web must conform with the Minimum Requirements for FHWA Web Pages. Deliverables will be evaluated for 508 compliance. Non-conforming deliverables will be returned to the contractor to be brought into conformance at the contractor’s expense. The contractor shall provide a report displaying the test results for the Minimum Requirements for FHWA Web Pages and this includes the 508 compliance testing of the deliverables.

Deliverables:

(1) A final draft report describing the Lab. experiment, data analysis, and outcome.

(2) A data CD including: the input data and simulation output data.

(3) A Video to show and explain all the simulation process.

(4) A Transportation Review Board (TRB) paper is encouraged, but not a contractual requirement.

Deliverable Due

Task 1: Project Management

Kick-Off Meeting

2 week after contract award

Monthly Progress Reports

Status Meetings

Monthly

Monthly

Task 2: Set Up Experiment Facility to Meet Research Needs

No later than 6 month after contract award

Task 3: Conduct Lab Experiment and Data Analysis

No later than 14 months after contract award

Task 4. Submit Draft Summary Report No later than 14 months after contract award

FHWA Reports requirements: In accordance with the FHWA reference guide http://dotnet.dot.gov/2010/worktools/web/compliancechecklist.htm