SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Passenger Rail Car Evacuation Modeling
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142
- ZIP Code
- 02142
- Solicitation Number
- DTRS57-04-Q-80155
- Response Due
- 8/30/2004
- Archive Date
- 11/30/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Karen M. Marino, Purchasing Agent, (617)494-2437
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Purchasing Agent
(marinok@volpe.dot.gov)
- Description
- NA The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) plans to issue a sole source Simplified Acquisition to the University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, UK, to develop evacuation computer model software to predict the time periods necessary for occupants to evacuate passenger rail cars to a point of safety during emergency conditions. The University previously developed a software model known as Exodus, which is the only model that incorporates occupant characteristics and behavior of individual passengers, as well as individual decision-making affecting real evacuation time. This proprietary suite of software packages has already been tailored to provide computer-modeling capability for emergency evacuation from buildings, aircraft and ships. The contractor will be required to develop a prototype computer model for occupant emergency egress behavior using the Exodus software program for the most widely used type of passenger rail car in United States. This procurement will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. Small business firms classified under NAICS Code 541990, Business Size Standard $6M, that are interested in proposing on this requirement must respond in writing no later than 15 days from the date of this publication that they possess the rights to the proprietary Exodus software model. This proposed action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority in FAR Part 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request fo r competitive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses received to this notice would normally be considered, solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The RFQ issuance will be on or about August 30, 2004. Small business firms will be required to submit a maximum of three, but not less than two, pages of documentation in support of the above for evaluation prior to receiving a solicitation. No telephone requests will be accepted ? only written requests for this solicitation will be accepted, however, we will accept requests via facsimile at (617) 494-3024, ATTN: Karen Marino, DTS-853.
- Web Link
-
Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page
(http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html)
- Record
- SN00644512-W 20040818/040816211905 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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