SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- INTERIAL PROFILE DATA FOR PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS EVALUATION
- Notice Date
- 4/11/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Acquisition Management, HAAM, Room 4410 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- DTFH61-02-R-00077
- Point of Contact
- Wanda Armwood, Contract Specialist, Phone (202)366-0016, Fax (202)366-3705, - Arlan Finfrock, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 366-0125, Fax (202) 366-3705,
- E-Mail Address
-
wanda.armwood@fhwa.dot.gov, arlan.finfrock@fhwa.dot.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The FHWA Office of Pavement Technology has a requirement to research and study the relationship between long-term performance and concrete pavement curl and wrap. The contractor will use high-speed inertial profiling technology to collect and analyze pavement profile and performance data on in-service pavements to 1) determine if the magnitude of joined plain concrete pavement (JPCP) slab curvature can be related to pavement performance 2) determine the extent of JPCP slab curvature allowable under specific environmental and support conditions to provide long-term performance 3) identify construction methods or design characteristics to achieve the above. Background: Recent advances in inertial profiling technology and advances in computer technology make it possible to measure reliably the shape of very large numbers of PCC pavement slabs over a short period of time and perform analysis of this data. These measurements can be repeated to develop a time-history of pavement slab shape. This technology was recently demonstrated by a high-speed inertial profiler that performed a detailed profile survey of four lanes of a 24 km Interstate pavement four times within a 24-hour period (Sixbey, et al. 2001). Sixbey found that the magnitude of curvature of the slabs surveyed varied from positive 15mm to negative 15mm using best-fit curve and simulated straightedge. The daily change in slab curvature was frequently measured at 5-7mm over a 22C pavement temperature range. It is hypothesized that slab shape changes in response construction conditions and diurnal temperature gradients may have a significant role in pavement performance. The solicitation, all related documents and amendments, if any, will only be released and available electronically through the Electronic Posting System (EPS) at http://www.eps.gov. NO WRITTEN, TELEPHONIC, FACSIMILE OR EMAIL REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE HONORED. Interested parties can register at the aforementioned site to receive procurement announcements by email. Since this solicitation will only be available electronically, it is the responsibility of interested parties to MONITOR the EPS website for any solicitation amendments. This requirement is 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. It is currently estimated that the RFP will be posted on the EPS on or about April 22, 2002. NAICS Code: 54171. See Note 1.
- Record
- SN00057058-W 20020413/020411213253 (fbodaily.com)
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