WTO Announcement -Request for Interest

This is a Request for Interest (RFI) issued by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) seeking qualified firms to provide instrumentation and monitoring services for structures within the Metropolitan Highway System (MHS) located in Boston, Massachusetts. MassDOT may select up to three firms to participate in a one-year pilot program to develop and provide instrumentation and monitoring of specific MHS structures, after which MassDOT may select one firm to supply an instrumentation and monitoring system throughout the MHS. The scope of work includes monitoring vibration, movement, and wire breakage in various tunnel and bridge elements. Interested bidders must submit a Letter of Interest by August 29, 2014, and the formal Request for Responses (RFR) will be issued on or around October 3, 2014, with responses due by October 31, 2014. The estimated value of the pilot Commodities and Services Contract is $500,000 per selected firm. This procurement is covered under the World Trade Organization/Government Procurement Act.

The RFI does not provide any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. It also does not list any incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor does it provide information about any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The RFI indicates that the successful bidder(s) will be required to attend a mandatory meeting, develop an Instrumentation and Monitoring Plan, provide hardware, programming, and software, and provide on-site oversight and real-time monitoring during the pilot program. MassDOT may then contract for the installation of the selected firm's instrumentation and monitoring system throughout the MHS under a separate public works construction contract.