Freight Vehicle Probe Data, Research and Analysis on National Performance Measurement, System Planning and Transportation Operations

This is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pre-solicitation notice (synopsis) for a full and open competition. The Office of Freight Management Technology has a requirement for freight vehicle probe data to be used for research and analysis on national performance measurement, system planning and transportation operations. The objective of the requirement is to maintain a freight data set for use in transportation research and to undertake research and analysis related to this data. The anticipated work in this contract shall be completed under four main tasks: develop and implement project management and work plans; building a freight congestion and system research data set; responding to data adjustments and ad-hoc research and analysis requests; and conducting and developing data validation, calibration quality plans and descriptive metadata documents. The work in this contract builds on previous Freight Performance Measures (FPM) Program research and will support data analysis for the program. FHWA and its contractors will use this data set, research and analysis for work related to freight congestion, transportation planning, programming, operations as well as management of the transportation system.

For more information on the existing FPM and Urban Congestion Reporting (UCR) programs, see the following links:
• http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/perform_meas/index.htm

It is anticipated that the resulting contract will consist of a one-year base period with four one-year option periods. It is also anticipated that this requirement will be 100 percent set-aside for small business pursuant to NAICS code 541712 with a small business size standard of $14 million. The solicitation, all related documents and amendments, if any, will only be released and available electronically through the FedBizOpps posting system at http://www.Fedbizopps.gov under the Vendors option followed by selection of the Department of Transportation (DOT) center. As such, no written, telephonic, facsimile or email requests for the solicitation package will be honored. Interested parties are encouraged to register at the aforementioned site to receive procurement announcements by email. Since this solicitation will only be available electronically, it is solely the responsibility of interested parties to monitor the FedBizOpps website for any solicitation amendments. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit an offer.

No further information is available at this time.

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