RIP_Vehicle_Presoliciation.pdf

Road Inventory Program Data Collection, Processing, and Viewing

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division

(EFLHD), anticipates a single award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQC) for the seventh cycle of paved road condition surveys on roads and parkways for the National

Park Service (NPS), but may also include other paved roads for additional state and federal partners when future data needs are determined and required. In Cycle 7, the EFLHD will contract to collect an estimated 11,000 miles of paved road condition data in NPS units across the 48 contiguous U.S. States and Washington, DC. with a total capacity of $5 million. The acquisition will be solicited and awarded on a competitive basis and is being made under the

North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 541330 for Engineering

Services, and will be open to all business concerns. The planned duration for the contracts is a total of five years, consisting of a base year period and four option periods.

The solicitation will include the following five tasks:

A. Collect road condition data on the NPS paved road network using contractor-provided data collection vehicle(s), equipment, and the trained personnel to collect to the specifications detailed in the upcoming Statement of Work. The contractor-provided vehicle(s) shall collect data while traveling at or near the posted speed limit and all sensor data must be collected simultaneously in one pass.

B. Pavement data processing and analysis for roughness, rut depth, cracking, faulting, macrotexture and other specified distresses. The contractor shall report condition ratings and distress index scores at specified intervals.

C. Standalone data viewing software and/or online/website for video/data viewing/editing

D. LiDAR data collection on a subset of network miles with contractor equipment and performed by contractor. At this time the LiDAR data is for piloting purposes to understand customer needs and planned to be limited to 500 miles or less.

E. Roadside features/asset extraction and database population from collection vehicle images. Features only need to be inventoried once if roads are collected for condition multiple times and is estimated at 5,600 miles for features collection.

Deliverables to EFLHD include pavement distress data (analyzed for condition index and rating scores), GNSS locational information, downward pavement images, forward/backward video image logs, field equipment verification documents, data viewing software and online/website for video/data viewing, and other pertinent data as defined in the forthcoming Statement of

Work.

During the solicitation phase of this contract, the proposers will be required to participate in an on-site technical field evaluation using their data collection vehicle and equipment.

Contract actions will be solicited, evaluated, and awarded in accordance with FAR 36 and FAR

15 procedures. Annual Representations and Certifications FAR 52.204-8 (most recent edition).

The Representations and Certifications must be filled-in online at: https://sam.gov/ https://sam.gov/

Contract award will be made to those offerors whose proposals represent the best value to the

Government. Proposals shall include sufficient detailed information to allow complete evaluation. The Government reserves the right to reject all offers. The Government will use technical evaluation criteria for the evaluation process in rendering the best value decision for award of this contract.

The solicitation is anticipated to be available on or about 22 March, 2022. This is not a request for quotations (RFQ) nor is it the official solicitation. The solicitation will be issued in electronic format only.

Note: Information on the PROPOSAL DUE DATE will be stated in the solicitation. Offerors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/ . After completing SAM, contractors and their subcontractors must register at https://sam.gov/ in order to download RFP documents.

It is the Offerors' responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this notice and future solicitations or amendment.