DTRT5714R20001_SOLICITATION.pdf

DTRT5714R20001

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

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SOLICITATION

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PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

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by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within ______________ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 CONTRACT TYPE (DEC 2013)

B.2 CONTRACT LIMITATIONS (OCT 2013)

B.3 CONTRACT SCOPE (DEC 2013)

B.4 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (DEC 2013)

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 BACKGROUND

C.2 SCOPE OF WORK

C.3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

C.4 SUSTAINABLE ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 PACKAGING (MAY 1999)

D.2 MARKING (MAY 1999)

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

E.2 GOVERNMENT REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE (APR 2013)

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

F.2 CONTRACT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (OCT 2013)

F.3 DELIVERIES (MAY 2013)

F.4 MONTHLY CONTRACT PROGRESS REPORT (JAN 2014)

F.5 MONTHLY TASK ORDER PROGRESS REPORTS (DEC 2013)

F.6 MONTHLY TASK ORDER COST REPORTS (DEC 2013)

F.7 TECHNICAL REPORTS – TASK ORDER CONTRACTS (APR 2013)

F.8 REPORTS OF WORK - REPORT DISTRIBUTION (DEC 2013)

F.9 DOCUMENTATION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS (MAY 1999)

F.10 RIGHTS IN DATA (DEC 2007)

F.11 WARRANTIES (MAY 1999)

F.12 LICENSES (MAY 1999)

F.13 PLACE OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE (DEC 2013)

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 TAR 1252.242-73 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (OCT

1994)

G.2 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION (APR 2013)

G.3 ORDERING (JUN 2013)

G.4 TASK ORDERS ISSUED UNDER MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACTS (JAN 2014)

G.5 TASK ORDER OMBUDSMAN (JAN 2014)

G.6 TECHNICAL DIRECTION (APR 2013)

G.7 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (MAY 1999)

G.8 PAYMENT AND CONSIDERATION (JAN 2014)

G.9 PAYMENTS UNDER COST REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS (JAN 2014)

G.10 PAYMENT OF FEE - COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE (DEC 2013)

G.11 PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (DEC 2013)

G.12 VOUCHER REVIEW (MAR 2003)

G.13 COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS (DEC 2013)

G.14 INCREMENTAL FUNDING OF TASK ORDERS (OCT 2013)

G.15 TRAVEL AND PER DIEM (OCT 2013)

G.16 ALLOTMENT (OCT 2013)

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 NON-PERSONAL SERVICES (DEC 1998)

H.2 GPO PRINTING REQUIREMENT (DEC 1998)

H.3 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY (DEC 1998)

H.4 SALES TAX EXEMPTION (MAY 1999)

H.5 LEVEL-OF-EFFORT NOTIFICATION (DEC 2013)

H.6 HANDLING OF DATA (MAR 2008)

H.7 TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES/REFRESHMENTS (DEC 1998)

H.8 INSURANCE (MAR 2003)

H.9 MAXIMUM FEE/PROFIT (JAN 2014)

H.10 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (JAN 2014)

H.11 SUBCONTRACT CONSENT (JAN 2014)

H.12 ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (DEC 2013)

H.13 SECURITY AND POSITION SENSITIVITY DESIGNATIONS (FEB 2011)

H.14 INCIDENTAL HARDWARE/SOFTWARE (AUG 2012)

H.15 REQUESTS TO ACQUIRE EQUIPMENT (MAR 2003)

H.16 SECURITY MEASURES ON THE VOLPE CENTER PREMISES (DEC 2013)

H.17 PERFORMANCE OF WORK AND SAFETY PROVISIONS ON GOVERNMENT PREMISES

(DEC 2013)

H.18 CONSENT TO RELEASE GOVERNMENT-ORDERED ITEMS (JAN 2004)

H.19 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (JAN 2014)

H.20 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

SECURITY AND AGENCY ACCESS (NOV 2011)

H.21 LEGAL HOLIDAYS/INSTALLATION CLOSING (JAN 2014)

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

I.2 FAR 52.204-1 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (DEC 1989)

I.3 FAR 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013)

I.4 TAR 1252.237-73 KEY PERSONNEL (APR 2005)

I.5 TAR 1252.239-70 CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED AND

SENSITIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) RESOURCES (JUN 2012)

SECTION J – LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

K.1 IMPORTANCE OF ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (FEB 2013) 61

K.2 FAR 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2014)

K.3 FAR 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013) . 63

K.4 FAR 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION

(MAY 2012)

K.5 TAR 1252.237-71 CERTIFICATION OF DATA (APR 2005)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS

L.1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

L.2 GENERAL INFORMATION

L.3 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COST AND BUSINESS PROPOSAL AND TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL PREPARATION

L.4 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COST AND BUSINESS PROPOSAL

L.5 INSTRUCTIONS FOR TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 GENERAL

M.2 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL EVALUATION

M.3 COST AND BUSINESS PROPOSAL EVALUATION

ATTACHMENT NO. J.1 - MONTHLY TASK ORDER COST REPORT FORMAT

ATTACHMENT NO. J.2 - SAMPLE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONAIRE

ATTACHMENT NO. J.3 - LABOR CATEGORY QUALIFICATIONS

ATTACHMENT NO. J.4 – DOD CONTRACT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

SPECIFICATION, DD FORM 254

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 CONTRACT TYPE (DEC 2013)

A. This is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) task order contract. Work will be placed under this contract through the issuance of task orders.

B. Task orders may be issued on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion, or CPFF term basis at the Contracting Officer's discretion consistent with the guidelines provided in Part 16 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Performance-based task orders will be used to the maximum extent practicable.

C. Individual CPFF task orders will be issued on a completion-type basis pursuant to FAR 16.306

(d)(1). If a completion-type task order is not appropriate, a term-type task order may be issued pursuant to FAR 16.306(d)(2).

D. The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure provided in Subsection B.4 below establishes a

CLIN for the three contract types/pricing methods available for use under this contract. Because using a particular contract type/pricing methodology requires terms and conditions specific to that use, this contract includes terms and conditions covering FFP, CPFF completion, and CPFF term tasks. In general, these terms and conditions are clear on their face with regard to applicability.

B.2 CONTRACT LIMITATIONS (OCT 2013)

A. Multiple Contract Awards: (TO BE COMPLETED AT TIME OF AWARD) contracts have been awarded under the Volpe Center Solicitation No. DTRT5714R20001.

B. Maximum Contract Value: The value of all task orders placed under all contracts awarded shall not exceed $(TO BE COMPLETED AT TIME OF AWARD). As a task order is issued to one Contractor, its value is subtracted from the total value available to all Contractors.

C. Minimum Guarantee: The guaranteed minimum is $2,500 for each contract.

B.3 CONTRACT SCOPE (DEC 2013)

The Contractor, acting as an independent Contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall furnish all personnel, supplies, facilities, materials, support, and management necessary to provide the services required under this contract. The scope of this effort is defined in the Statement of Work (SOW) (see Section C). Specific work requirements will be stated in individual task orders.

B.4 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (DEC 2013)

ITEM NO. SERVICES

0100 The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, supplies, facilities, materials, support, and management necessary to provide the services in accordance with the SOW entitled Operations Research and Analysis (ORA) Services and other terms and conditions of this contract through one or more of the contract types set forth below:

0101 FIRM-FIXED-PRICE TYPE

0102 COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE (COMPLETION TYPE)

0103 COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE (TERM TYPE)

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS (ORA) SERVICES

C.1 BACKGROUND

The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) is a Federal fee-for-service organization of the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT). The Volpe Center’s mission is to improve the nation’s transportation systems. In partnership with sponsoring agencies, the Volpe Center provides technical research and analysis services to the US DOT, other Federal agencies, state agencies, and other organizations in connection with the transportation-related components of their missions.

The Volpe Center utilizes a combination of Federal and Contractor personnel to marshal the broad range and quantity of skills needed to perform sponsoring agencies’ projects. By establishing a “pool” of professional technical/scientific resources, the Volpe Center can respond to uncertain, long-range requirements of its technical program in a timely and effective manner. The Contractor will constitute an important part of Volpe Center’s resources and will provide high-technology capabilities and skills targeted to the Volpe Center’s programmatic requirements in the areas of transportation and logistics ORA services.

C.2 SCOPE OF WORK

The Volpe Center’s programmatic activities supported by the ORA multiple award contracts are very broadly based, covering every mode of transportation, a variety of sponsoring organizations, and a variety of functional areas within transportation and logistics ORA services. The work addresses the Government’s analysis and assessment of transportation systems and issues from a variety of perspectives, and the ORA contracts will greatly assist in this analysis and assessment. These perspectives include system performance and effectiveness, supply and demand forecasts, impact analysis, socio-economic analysis, industry analysis, policy and regulatory development, organizational performance, strategic planning, operations and maintenance assessment, risk assessments, capital investment needs, infrastructure and equipment management, metrics development, environmental impacts, regulatory compliance assessments, health and safety analysis, transportation infrastructure and facility assessment, demonstration and field test analysis as well as critical technologies planning and evaluation. Projects generally address issues of national importance, requiring an appreciation of local, national, and international transportation issues and trends, an intermodal perspective, and an appreciation for the various public and private interests at work within these areas.

There are eight work areas within transportation and logistics ORA services:

1. System Operational Performance: Assessment of transportation/logistics system performance and effectiveness

This work area includes the application of theoretical and practical analysis techniques to existing and anticipated issues relating to large-scale transportation and logistics systems. This work may include assisting in the development and application of simulation techniques, closed-form models, and systems analysis to assess the performance and effectiveness of large-scale transportation and logistics systems and/or their component parts.

Work may involve analysis of (and/or support in the development of systems which allow for the analysis

of) transportation/logistics system issues such as supply and demand for services, infrastructure, vehicle performance, evaluation of one or multiple transportation modes, asset management, traffic flow and demographics, operator performance, fleet mix, safety, timeliness, cost, and other performance metrics.

This work may also include social survey research and analysis, including facilitating focus groups, implementing surveys, and analyzing survey results. All necessary approvals for the surveys shall be obtained, as required by regulation, and in accordance with the latest regulatory requirements.

Work in this area requires knowledge of the transportation industry and its operations and skills in the use of statistical analysis tools, physical and computer modeling and simulation, linear and non-linear programming, queuing theory, network theory and analyses, financial/economic analysis, community and urban planning, human factors, and/or organization behavior.

Examples of potential tasks include:

• Analysis of the flow of hazardous materials through transportation systems

• Trade-off analysis of routing and scheduling optimization against safety, environment, and cost considerations

• Analysis of gross capacity and intermodal connectivity of the national freight system

• Analysis of capacity and planning for airports and the National Airspace System (NAS) with emphasis on tools for evaluating alternative design configurations and layouts

• Analysis of infrastructure and equipment maintenance and reliability issues in complex transportation systems

• Analysis of Federal agency logistics problems, options, and alternative problem solutions

• Evaluation of the effects of drugs, alcohol, and the aging process on operator performance

• Analysis of drugs and alcohol management systems

• Analysis of aviation flight deck and air traffic control operator performance

• Assistance with risk assessment and analysis of safety and security systems and sub-systems

• Assistance with operational performance assessment of automated transportation system concepts

2. System and Policy Impacts: Analysis of the impacts of transportation/logistics systems and policies

This work area covers assistance with the Government’s analyses of the impacts of the flow of people and goods and/or transportation/ logistics systems and operations on society and the environment and the impact of Government regulation on the transportation industry and enterprise. Work in this area may include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Safety, security, and environmental impacts and risk analyses of transportation/logistics systems and components as the systems and components relate to health and welfare, land and energy use, material consumption, noise, air quality, pollution, quality of life issues, and social objectives

• Analyses of public policy options and the impact of such policy options on domestic intermodal competition, international competitiveness, socio-economic policy, and/or environmental quality

• Analyses of the impact of proposed public policy options or regulatory changes on private and public carriers, users, the transportation supply industry, and governments

• Social survey research and analysis, including facilitating focus groups, implementing surveys, and analyzing survey results. All necessary approvals for the surveys shall be obtained, as required by regulation, and in accordance with the latest regulatory requirements.

• Analyses at the macro or micro level, including both conventional and automated transportation systems

• Analyses of radio frequency spectrum management issues and policies relative to connected transportation concepts, particularly but not exclusively with respect to the 5.9 GHz dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) band

Work in this area requires knowledge of the transportation industry and related public policy and skills in statistical analyses, physical and computer modeling and simulation, linear and non-linear programming, risk analysis, financial/economic analysis, and human factors. Work may also require engineering/ scientific/professional skills to perform specialized studies relating to the environment, community/urban planning, public health and welfare, and the economy.

• Analysis of impact of public transportation systems on the effectiveness of welfare-to-work initiatives

• Analysis of risks associated with the transportation of hazardous materials, including high-level radioactive materials, explosives, and specific chemicals

• Technical assistance in support of environmental impact analyses

• Studies of the propagation of hazardous chemical and biological agents in tunnels and transportation terminals

• Evaluation of air quality assessment models that measure and analyze the relationship between vehicle choice, traffic levels and flows, emissions, etc. and estimates of the impacts on air quality and energy consumption

• Evaluation of the impacts of proposed safety regulations on the transportation industry

• Assistance in the assessment of the liability for damages incurred by autonomous vehicle operations in mixed traffic operations with human operated vehicles.

3. Industry Analysis: Collection of transportation-related data and assessment of business and economic factors within the transportation industry

This work area covers analyses of the business and economic aspects of the transportation industry, including issues of finance, business case analysis, market analysis, supply and demand forecasting, regulatory analysis, safety and security analysis, and productivity analysis. Included in this area are the gathering, compilation, and analysis of transportation-related data and statistics and assistance with the analysis of industry best practices. Work may encompass economic analyses of alternative transportation investments, estimating demand for transportation services in selected markets, analysis and evaluation of transportation user charges, cost-benefit analysis and capital budget estimating for systems and infrastructure renewal, transportation operator and supply industry analysis, and assistance with financial planning. The work may also encompass support of the Government’s development of systems to manage and monitor industry processes and activities.

Work in this area requires specialists knowledgeable of the transportation industry and skilled in financial and economic analysis, analysis of business practices and organization behavior, marketing, statistics/mathematics, information gathering/analysis/management/dissemination, and industrial engineering and psychology.

• Identification, collection, analysis, and summary of transportation data for air-, land-, and marine-based transportation systems

• Research, analysis, planning, testing, demonstration, and evaluations of regulatory or technology activities on transportation

• Performance of transportation investment analysis of any mode of transportation, and its supporting infrastructure--air, highway, transit, rail, water, pipeline--both urban and inter-urban

• Analysis of people/commodity flow information

• Support in the development of statistically valid sampling and monitoring techniques for estimating travel demand and traffic volume on transportation systems at local and national levels

• Ridership and revenue forecasts

• Preparation of detailed studies of the current and future financial condition of public carriers

• Analysis of the feasibility and cost of implementing real time traffic monitoring

• Analysis of safety/security equipment and structures

• Analysis of demand for unmanned vehicles in both aviation and highway transportation

• Analysis of the market value of a trusted and secure connected vehicle communications infrastructure and environment

4. Improvement of Operational Performance: Analysis and development of transportation/logistics systems and maintenance processes and procedures

This work area includes the application of theoretical and practical analysis techniques to existing and anticipated problems of large-scale transportation and logistics systems. This work may include support of the Government’s development and application of simulation techniques, closed-form models, and systems analysis related to evaluation and design/development of transportation/logistic system operations and concepts. This work also may include support of the development and evaluation of field demonstrations and field testing, definition of new or modified operating concepts that satisfy requirements and enhance performance, and/or the conducting of impact assessments of new or modified concepts and modules to validate and verify compatibility and satisfaction of defined requirements. Work also may involve delay analysis, arrival and trip time variability analyses, and assistance with the design and testing of new or enhanced processes to improve system performance; e.g., operator procedures, safety procedures, and automated information systems for decision support.

Work in this area requires specialists knowledgeable of the transportation industry, particularly system/logistics operational practices and processes. Work may require the specialist to have expertise in statistical analyses; modeling and simulation; linear and non-linear programming; queuing theory;

network theory and analyses; system safety and security risk analysis; industrial psychology and engineering; organization behavior; and information systems design, development, and deployment.

Work also may require engineering/scientific/professional skills to perform specialized studies relating to the environment, technology, human factors, and public health.

• Assistance in the Government’s development of basic safety procedures for pilots and air traffic controllers

• Routing and scheduling optimization

• Assistance with capacity planning and modeling for airports, transit systems, and connected vehicle-highway systems

• Analyzing maintenance and reliability of and developing modifications to overcome deficiencies

• Systems operations optimization using institutional, organizational, and Management

Information Systems (MIS) configuration analyses

• Assistance in the development and refinement of fleet maintenance practices

• Assistance in the development of strategies/procedures and methods for use by environmental and emergency response personnel to prevent, detect, identify, and quantify discharges of hazardous chemicals with sufficient accuracy to make initial response decisions and follow-up analysis and support

• Assistance in the development of strategies to determine energy usage by Government facilities and vehicles and methods to reduce this usage for compliance with international treaties and Federal regulations

• Assistance in the development of strategies and methods to dispose of oil and hazardous chemicals that are recovered from spills and to monitor the progress of mitigation and clean-up efforts

• Evaluation of operator fatigue, workload, and work scheduling

• Assistance in the development of operator performance metrics

• Analysis of safety and security systems intended for systems and operational improvements and assistance in providing training on these systems. This support for the conducting of any conferences and/or training shall be in compliance with the latest Departmental and Governmental requirements pertaining to conferences and training

• Applications of innovative data analytics to derive information from terabyte or larger datasets, massive real-time datasets, and/or a range of data types and sources to enable enhanced decision making, insight discovery or optimization of system operations

5. Technological Advances: Assessment of transportation/logistics technologies and research and development needs and policies

This work area includes the application of theoretical and practical analysis techniques to the assessment of transportation/logistics-related technology. Work in this area may include support in the Government’s assessment and selection of appropriate technologies available to improve current and future transportation and logistics operations including vehicle, guideway, command and control, maintenance, supply, scheduling and distribution systems. This work also may include analysis and research of alternative fuels, technology forecasting, technology assessments, training, system safety analyses (i.e., risk, hazard, etc.), conducting of field demonstrations, field testing, cost-benefit studies, and knowledge of existing transportation/logistics practices and software. This support for the conducting of any conferences and/or training shall be in compliance with the latest Departmental and Governmental requirements pertaining to conferences and training. This area also may cover the study and assessment of transportation research and development issues, programs, and activities for the purpose of making and furthering transportation public policy.

Work in this area requires a broad knowledge and strategic perspective of the transportation enterprise, accomplishments by scientific and engineering, and a wide range of transportation-related technologies.

• Assessment of transportation research and development funding and identification of implications for achievement of public policy objectives

• Assistance in the development of a national transportation research and development agenda

• Evaluation and analysis of Federal technical initiatives such as advanced technologies in rail and transit systems, intelligent and/or automated highways, border-crossings, and traffic control systems

• Evaluation of the congestion relief or increased throughput benefits expected from innovative technologies for air, highway, rail, and transit operations and their applicability for improving transportation operations

• Assessment of the use of advanced vehicle location and position monitoring and other technologies in surface transportation, including Global Positioning System (GPS), radio tags, and smart cards

• Application of advanced technologies to civil aviation, railroads, transit, highway vehicles, maritime systems, or recreational boating

6. Improvement of Organizational Performance: Assessment of organizational factors in transportation systems and analysis of strategic and process-based options to improve organizational performance

This work area covers organizational systems performance. Work in this area may require assistance in addressing the Government’s efforts to maximize the performance of the organizational systems associated with transportation and logistics. Work may range from analyzing primary organizational factors underlying strategic issues to helping map processes in enterprises’ core lines of business and on to assisting with the design and implementation of detailed plans to align organizational factors with strategic goals and objectives. These efforts will be designed to assist executives in making decisions on the need for, timing of, and expected adequacy of proposed programs and organizational designs associated with transportation/logistics systems in their domain. Other work in this area may be assisting in the Government’s development of groups and organizations in ways that increase their tactical and strategic effectiveness. Such activities focus at a variety of organizational levels and on clients ranging from senior executives to "diagonal slice" work groups and may involve providing assistance to a customer of the Volpe Center in designing and managing transitions from a current to a desired future state.

Work in this area requires knowledge of management science and skills in the methods and practices associated with organizational diagnosis and analysis, business process redesign, and accountability systems linked to strategic goals and performance metrics as well as theories of “systems thinking,” “total quality management,” “action research,” and “group and organizational systems dynamics.”

• Mapping and analysis of business processes in order to identify and implement significant improvements in organizational performance

• Framing, conducting, and documenting the results of industry benchmarks to provide executives with information with which to set realistic performance standards for mission-critical business processes

• Assistance in developing accountability systems and associated performance measures designed to guide managers in the achievement of their strategic goals and objectives (e.g., conduct analyses)

• Assistance in the development of business case analyses that justify budget submissions in support of an organization’s strategic objectives

• Analyses of environmental trends (e.g., political, regulatory, management, technological, industry) that could affect the extent to which organizational purposes and structures may need to change and recommend procedures for clients to conduct such analyses on a regular basis

• Assistance in the design and development of interactive approaches to strategic focusing that enable employees of an organization to articulate their vision, mission, values, goals, objectives, and strategies for the mid and long term (2-3 years and beyond) and take into account likely trends in technologies, business management, and transportation-related industries

• Assistance in the design and conducting of team building for project teams, intact work groups (senior executives and below), operational units, or diagonal slices of an organization

• Assistance in the design and implementation of educational sessions that develop and improve understanding and competence when performed as an integral part of a task order covering organizational assessments/studies. The focus of such educational sessions may include topics such as leadership, systems thinking, managing diversity, empowerment, total quality, authority, facilitation, negotiation, mediation, conflict resolution, and culture

• The collection and analysis of data related to human resource systems (e.g., compensation, staffing, career development, appraisal, employee relations, training) and recommendations and assistance in the implementation of appropriate actions when performed as an integral part of a task order covering organizational assessments/studies. This support for the conducting of any conferences and/or training shall be in compliance with the latest Departmental and Governmental requirements pertaining to conferences and training.

7. Systems Safety Analysis: Analysis of operational safety for transportation systems

This work area includes all facets of public safety and occupational health and safety analysis for transportation systems. Work may include analysis of existing transportation systems and associated performance data to identify safety and health issues and analysis of proposed transportation systems to identify requirements for safer design. Current tasks assigned to the Volpe Center include safety analysis for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NAS current air traffic operations and new system development. However, future work could address this and other transportation modes.

For analysis of existing transportation systems to identify safety issues, this work likely would entail data-mining and analysis of accident, incident, operational error, and other performance data to identify safety issues and causal information. Analytical techniques such as development of fault trees may be required as well as more sophisticated or emerging methods such as the system-theoretic model of accidents.

Expertise in the transportation modes is required to perform detailed analysis on a specific safety issue that may include human factors, systems engineering, operations research, or other specialty skills.

For safety analysis for proposed or developmental transportation systems, systems safety engineering skills are required to perform hazard analyses and develop safety requirements based on risk levels of identified hazards. Classification of risk levels requires analysis of each hazard to resolve the two risk components of probability and severity. Application of safety risk management guidance for specific modes, such as that of the FAA’s Safety Management System (SMS) may be necessary to contribute within the context of cross-organizational teams to support new transportation research and development.

Finally, system safety analysis tasks may include investigation of organizational impacts to safety. Tasks in this area would require an understanding how organizational features such as policy, culture, and incentives impact overall safety performance and how they relate to the other socio-technical layers.

• Assistance in the development of a Safety Risk Management Document for a system installation by the FAA Air Traffic Organization (ATO). This task would entail describing a system, identifying hazards, assigning risk levels (based on probability and severity) to each hazard, proposing mitigation strategies for each unacceptable risk/hazard, and developing associated safety requirements

• Reviewing safety practices for an operational transportation organization (such as the FAA ATO) and proposing policy, organizational structures, training, information systems, and staffing to improve overall safety performance of the organization. This support for the conducting of any conferences and/or training shall be in compliance with the latest Departmental and Governmental requirements pertaining to conferences and training.

• Extraction of incident and accident data from a modal transportation database to identify and document trends in incident and accident occurrences. For specific types of incidents or accidents, perform in-depth analysis to identify specific causal information and propose research topics to eliminate causes

• Assistance in the development of a risk management approach and management plan for protecting personnel, facilities and infrastructure from hazards such as fire, flood, and occupational hazards (e.g., hazardous material releases, electrical and mechanical hazards from equipment, and radiation exposure). This task could also include developing and providing safety training programs to be used by agencies and the general public. This support for the conducting of any conferences and/or training shall be in compliance with the latest Departmental and Governmental requirements pertaining to conferences and training.

• Hazard identification relative to software-intensive, complex electronic control systems in safety critical applications

8. Regulatory and Policy Compliance Assessments: Assistance in the Government’s assessment of regulatory compliance status and development of corrective action strategies

This work area covers support of Government regulatory compliance assessments of transportation systems, infrastructure, and facilities and operations and includes assistance in the development of strategies for implementing processes for complying with new regulations and policies as well as strategies for correcting existing compliance deficiencies. This work may include review of existing regulations and policies, analysis of existing compliance management programs and procedures, conducting compliance audits and operational assessments, and helping the Government develop compliance strategies and implementation plans. Work in this area also may include helping the Government develop program management plans and tools that are designed to assist in the implementation and management of compliance programs, including the integration of various regional and national compliance programs.

• Review of existing and proposed regulations to identify and report potential impacts to agency operations

• Collection and analysis of data from current operations to ensure compliance with Federal, state, and local regulations as well as agency policy. This task includes coordinating with the various agency regional offices, performing quality assurance and analysis of data, identifying compliance issues, and providing recommendations for correcting deficiencies

• Assistance in the development of a site prioritization process and guidance for prioritizing agency non-compliant issues such as releases of hazardous materials. The guidance considers risk factors such as severity of the non-compliance, potential for adverse health and safety effects to employees and the general public, and adverse effects of performing agency operations

• Assistance in the development of policies, procedures, and guidance for the decommissioning and disposition of transportation facilities and infrastructure to ensure compliance with all regulatory and agency policy. This would include helping the Government develop decommissioning plans for individual facilities as well as develop budgets and schedules for the decommissioning

• Assistance in the development of a management system for the collection and analysis of data required for ensuring regulatory and agency policy compliance

• Support of the Government’s identification and analysis of regulatory structures and policies governing the development, testing, manufacture, sale, and/or operation of autonomous unmanned aerial or highway vehicles

When performed as an integral part of a broader task order, work may require the Contractor to help the Government plan and conduct workshops, conferences, training courses, and disseminate technical information developed under that task order, all of which work will require the Contractor to utilize the appropriate management controls of the conducting of conferences and training and be in compliance with Departmental and Government requirements pertaining to conferences and training.

Successful performance on task orders requires specialized skills in a broad range of disciplines within transportation and logistics such as (but is not limited to):

• Community/urban planning

• Economics and industry analysis

• Engineering (civil, environmental, mechanical, electrical, electronics, computer, industrial)

• Environmental science

• Logistics

• Mathematics/statistics

• Operations research and management science

• Organization development and business process redesign

• Physical science

• Engineering psychology and human performance

• Regulatory Compliance

• Occupational Safety and Health

• Simulation and modeling

• Systems Safety Analysis

• Review of existing and proposed regulations to identify and report potential impacts to agency operations

• Collection and analysis of data from current operations to ensure compliance with Federal, state, and local regulations as well as agency policy. This task includes coordinating with the various agency regional offices, performing quality assurance and analysis of data, identifying compliance issues, and providing recommendations for correcting deficiencies

• Development of a site prioritization process and guidance for prioritizing agency non-compliant issues such as releases of hazardous materials. The guidance considers risk factors such as severity of the non-compliance, potential for adverse health and safety effects to employees and the general public, and adverse effects of performing agency operations

• Development of policies, procedures, and guidance for the decommissioning and disposition of transportation facilities and infrastructure to ensure compliance with all regulatory and agency policy. This would include developing decommissioning plans for individual facilities as well as developing budgets and schedules for the decommissioning

• Development of a management system for the collection and analysis of data required for ensuring regulatory and agency policy compliance

• Identification and assessment of regulatory structures and policies governing the development, testing, manufacture, sale, and/or operation of autonomous unmanned aerial or highway vehicles

When performed as an integral part of a broader task order, work may require the contractor to plan and conduct workshops, conferences, training courses, and disseminate technical information developed under that task order.

Successful performance on task orders requires specialized skills in a broad range of disciplines within transportation and logistics such as (but is not limited to):

• Community/urban planning

• Economics and industry analysis

• Engineering (civil, environmental, mechanical, electrical, electronics, computer, industrial)

• Environmental science

• Logistics

• Mathematics/statistics

• Operations research and management science

• Organization development and business process redesign

• Physical science

• Engineering psychology and human performance

• Regulatory Compliance

• Occupational Safety and Health

• Simulation and modeling

• Systems Safety Analysis

C.3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

All electronic and information technology (EIT) deliverables rendered under this contract must comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Access Board Standards available for viewing at http://www.section508.gov.

C.4 SUSTAINABLE ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS

To the maximum extent possible and consistent with FAR Part 23 and during the performance of the work under this SOW, the Government requires the Contractor to provide or use products that are energy efficient (ENERGY STAR® or Federal Energy Management Agency Program-designated), water-efficient, biobased, environmentally preferable (e.g., EPEAT-registered or non-toxic or less toxic alternatives), non-ozone depleting, or made with recovered materials. Unless otherwise identified in this SOW, each recovered materials or biobased product provided and delivered must meet, but may exceed, the minimum recovered materials or biobased content of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated or US Department of Agriculture-designated product. The sustainable acquisition requirements specified herein apply only to products that are required to be (1) delivered to the Government during contract performance; (2) acquired by the contractor for use in performing services (including construction) at a Federally-controlled facility; (3) furnished by the contractor for use by the Government; or (4) specified in the design of a building or work or incorporated during its construction, renovation, or maintenance.

http://www.section508.gov/

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 PACKAGING (MAY 1999)

The Contractor shall ensure that all items are preserved, packaged, packed, and marked in accordance with best commercial practices to meet the packing requirements of the carrier and ensure safe delivery at destination.

D.2 MARKING (MAY 1999)

All items submitted to the Government shall be clearly marked as follows:

a. Name of Contractor;

b. Contract number;

c. Task order number; (if applicable)

d. Description of items contained therein;

e. Consignee's name and address; and

f. If applicable, packages containing software or other magnetic media shall be marked on external containers with a notice reading substantially as follows: "CAUTION:

SOFTWARE/MAGNETIC MEDIA ENCLOSED. DO NOT EXPOSE TO HEAT OR

MAGNETIC FIELDS."

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.246-2 INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES - FIXED-PRICE AUG 1996

52.246-3 INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES - COST-REIMBURSEMENT MAY 2001

52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES - FIXED-PRICE AUG 1996

52.246-5 INSPECTION OF SERVICES - COST-REIMBURSEMENT APR 1984

52.246-16 RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLIES APR 1984

E.2 GOVERNMENT REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE (APR 2013)

A. Technical inspection and acceptance of all work, performance, reports, and other deliverables under this contract shall be performed at the location specified in the individual task order. The task order shall also designate the individual responsible for inspection and acceptance as well as the basis for acceptance. Task order deliverable items rejected shall be corrected in accordance with the applicable clauses.

B. Unless otherwise stated in the individual task order, the Government requires a period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the final deliverable item(s) for inspection and acceptance or rejection. Final acceptance rests with the CO or designee.

C. Inspection and acceptance of supplies/services for performance-based task orders (i.e., FFP, CPFF - Completion) shall have identifiable performance measures and metric/quality acceptable levels that will form the basis of the inspection and acceptance criteria. For each performance-based task order, the Government will develop a quality assurance plan for use in monitoring Contractor performance against the performance measures and metric/quality acceptable levels that shall be clearly defined. The quality assurance plans will be developed at the task order level.

D. The Government has the right to inspect all supplies and services required by the individual task orders, to the extent practicable, at any and all places and times and in all circumstances or event before acceptance.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.242-15 STOP WORK ORDER (applies to FFP task orders) AUG 1989 52.242-15 STOP WORK ORDER ALTERNATE I (applies to CPFF APR 1984 task orders)

52-247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION NOV 1991

F.2 CONTRACT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (OCT 2013)

This contract shall become effective on the date the Contracting Officer (CO) signs the contract. The ordering period and performance period will begin on the date of contract award. The ordering period will continue for five years thereafter (i.e., term of the contract). Also see Section I.1 entitled Ordering

(FAR 52.216-18).

The performance period of the contract will continue until the time specified in the clause in Section I.1 entitled Indefinite Quantity (FAR 52.216-22).

F.3 DELIVERIES (MAY 2013)

Delivery of supplies, services, and written documents [e.g., reports, briefings, presentations, etc.

(including required formats and delivery locations)] shall be in accordance with the task order requirements. All correspondence and reports related to each task order shall be delivered to the CO, designated Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) and/or Contract Specialist, and/or designated Task Order Contracting Officer’s Representative (TOCOR) as specified in the task order.

F.4 MONTHLY CONTRACT PROGRESS REPORT (JAN 2014)

A Contractor who has been awarded one or more task orders shall provide an overall monthly contract progress report. The monthly contract progress report shall be provided to the CO or designee not later than the 15th of each month. The Government requires submission of reports electronically in a Microsoft Office compatible format.

The Monthly Contract Progress Report shall address all activity under the contract through the last day of the previous month. The Monthly Contract Progress Report shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

1. A listing of all new task orders accepted for the preceding month, including for each:

a) Task order number and date of issuance;

b) Brief description of work covered by task order, including estimated hardware/software amounts

(if applicable);

c) Amount obligated under task order;

d) Total number of hours ordered by the CO, if applicable; total number of hours incurred by the

Contractor by labor category; and total number of hours incurred by labor category for CPFF task orders;

e) Key milestones (including date of deliverables);

f) Subcontractor information, if…