Capability_Statement_Instructions_(FBO).docx

This is a Request for Information Notice. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ. The notice does not commit the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to contract for any supply or service. FHWA is not at this time seeking proposals. Responders are advised that FHWA will not pay any cost incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the FHWA. All submissions become the property of the FHWA and will not be returned.

Industry Response The FHWA is seeking capability statements from industry in regards to the Development of Innovative Techniques and Methods that Support a Changeable Roadway Testing Environment Technical Support Services requirement. Submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter which identifies the company name, address, DUNS number, Point of Contact(s) (Name, title, email, and phone number), and socio - economic status, i.e. small disadvantaged, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged, HUBZone small, woman-owned small, veteran-owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned small - based upon NAICS Code 541715 “Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences” with a size standard of 1,000 employees. Additionally, please identify if your firm hold any Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) or other Best In Class (BIC) contracts.

Classified/Proprietary Information

Classified/Proprietary information shall not be submitted. Please be advised that all submissions become the property of the Federal Government, and will not be returned.

Response

Responses (limited to a 10-page capability statement) single spaced, Times New Roman, no smaller than 12 pitch font. Drawing, diagrams and/or captions to pictures are limited to no smaller than 8 pitch font. All submissions must be made electronically (as described below), and be in either Adobe PDF or Microsoft Office Word. Responders are to describe in clear and concise language their capabilities to meet the Government's requirements set forth in this notice.

Responses shall be submitted through via email to Gibran.Mills@dot.gov & Dewhyte.Mcpherson@dot.gov, no later than 3:00 pm ET on November 15, 2019.

Capability Statement Content Areas

The capability statement must describe the collective expertise and experience of key personnel, in each of the following areas:

I. Experience and skill in the development of innovative techniques and methods that support a changeable roadway testing environment. The objective is to evaluate the feasibility of mimicking roadway features that will facilitate depiction of realistic roadway scenarios that can be easily custom configured or changed without permanently changing basic test facilities roadway configurations to support collaborative stakeholder ADS/roadway testing.

II. Experience and skill in providing innovative approaches that consider the identification of changeable roadway features, collaboration with stakeholders, identification and description of roadway feature characteristics, how ADS perceive the roadway environment, fabrication of artificial roadway features that mimic actual features, and feasibility testing process and procedures.

III. Substantive content knowledge relevant to the focus of the Statement of Work (SOW), including FHWA policies, program operations, and challenges, as well feasibility assessments of a changeable roadway environment capability. Interested parties shall provide at least two examples showing that personnel have relevant knowledge to effectively provide expertise, experience, facilities, and capacity to take on a project of this magnitude to ensure a successful assessment of the feasibility of developing a changeable roadway capability.

IV. Experience conducting projects similar in nature to that described in the Draft SOW. Interested parties must provide evidence of successful corporate experience with a minimum of two past projects that are similar to that described in the draft SOW in terms of the specific tasks, scale, and scope of the tasks that could be required.

Additional Information

Interested Parties shall provide responses for all content areas noted above. The information requested in the Additional Information Section, discussed below, DOES NOT count against the 10- page Capability Statement page limitation.

a) State if the requirement should be set-aside for small business, and why (or why not)?

b) State if the DRAFT SOW content provides opportunities for small business subcontracting in the event it is not set-aside for small business. Why or why not?

c) State if your company believes that the DRAFT SOW contains any unduly restrictive language or content? Why? Please cite specific examples and provide feedback.

d) State if your company believes that the DRAFT SOW contains any language or content that is unduly ambiguous or infeasible? Why? Please cite specific examples and provide feedback.