Global Benchmarking Program Technical Consulting Services

The U.S Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, requires Global Benchmarking Technical Consulting Services to analyze and synthesize international best practices in the area of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Infrastructure. The contractor shall: (1) collaborate with the Volpe Center to develop a desk review report identifying noteworthy and promising foreign practices and recommending an approach for conducting an international study; and (2) participate in an international study and synthesize findings and recommendations to support the development of a final study report and presentation. The Government intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis under The Government intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis under the authority FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) to National Institute for Building Sciences, 1090 Vermont Avenue, Washington, DC 20005. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541690; the Small Business size standard $15.0 million.

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Interested firms must submit a written capability statement to the above named point of contact providing clear and convincing evidence of the firms' capability to provide the required services. Written capability statements must be submitted within seven (7) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Responses received after seven (7) calendar days or without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered. Such documentation will be utilized solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and documentation received will not be returned to the sender. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses received to the synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephone calls made in place of the required documentation will not be accepted.

Vendor feedback encouraged: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/07/23/2018-15355/federal-acquisition-regulations-use-of-acquisition-360-to-encourage-vendor-feedback

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