Development and Delivery of Highway Safety, Business, Public Administration and Quality Training for NHI

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) through the National Highway Institute (NHI) intends to award multiple 5-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts under which Fixed Price Task Order will be issued. The Task Orders may require for the development, update, and delivery of instructor-led and distance learning courses in the subject areas of Highway Safety and/or Business, Public Administration, and Quality.  The NAICS Code for this effort is 611430 with a Business Size Standard of $7 Million.  The period of performance shall not exceed 60 months. 

The National Highway Institute (NHI) is the technical training arm of the Federal Highway Administration, and as such plays a vital role in the FHWA's overall effort to provide training in new and evolving highway related technologies. The target audience is very broad, and includes Federal, state and local highway and transportation agencies located within the United States, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Centers, associations, consulting firms, private industry, universities and other national and international entities engaged in highway work of interest to the United States.

The typical types of courses currently being offered or under development, the course objectives, and the target audiences are described on the NHI Website at http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/.

The objective of this program is to effectively and efficiently develop and deliver a timely program of high quality training in the broad areas of Highway Safety and/or Business, Public Administration, and Quality.

Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Tabitha Lorthridge, Contract Specialist, via email at Tabitha.Lorthridge@dot.gov or to Charles.Kotch@dot.gov.

The FHWA intends to award multiple 5-year ID/IQ contracts as a result of the solicitation.   Each ID/IQ contract will be awarded as firm fixed price.  The NAICS Code for this effort is 611430 with a Business Size Standard of $7 Million.  The period of performance shall not exceed 60 months with a base period of 3 years and two (1) year option periods. 

The National Highway Institute (NHI) is the technical training arm of the Federal Highway Administration, and as such plays a vital role in the FHWA's overall effort to provide training in new and evolving highway related technologies. The target audience is very broad, and includes Federal, state and local highway and transportation agencies located within the United States, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Centers, associations, consulting firms, private industry, universities and other national and international entities engaged in highway work of interest to the United States.

The typical types of courses currently being offered or under development, the course objectives, and the target audiences are described on the NHI Website at http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/.

The objective of this program is to effectively and efficiently develop and deliver a timely program of high quality training in the broad areas of Highway Safety and/or Business, Public Administration, and Quality.

Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Tabitha Lorthridge, Contract Specialist, via email at Tabitha.Lorthridge@dot.gov or to Charles.Kotch@dot.gov.

This synopsis is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (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 (FHWA) intent to issue a solicitation for a Full and Open Competition, reserving one or more awards for small business concerns.  The solicitation is in support of the National Highway Institute for the development, update, and delivery of instructor-led and distance learning courses in the subject areas of Highway Safety, Business, Public Administration, and Quality. 

The National Highway Institute is the technical training arm of the Federal Highway Administration; and as such, plays a vital role in the FHWA's overall effort to provide training in new and evolving highway related technologies. 

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/vendors 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.

The FHWA intends to award multiple ID/IQ contracts as a result of the solicitation.   Each ID/IQ contract will be awarded as firm fixed price.  The NAICS Code for this effort is 611430 with a Business Size Standard of $7 Million.  The period of performance shall not exceed 60 months with a base period of 3 years and two (1) year option periods.

This notice of intent is not a request for proposals.  A request for proposals is anticipated to be published on or about July 29, 2011.

Any questions regarding this synopsis should be directed to Tabitha Lorthridge, Contract Specialist, via email at Tabitha.Lorthridge@dot.gov with a courtesy copy to Charles.Kotch@dot.gov.