SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Relationships Between Laboratory-Measured and Field-Derived Properties of Pavement Layers
- Notice Date
- 5/13/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Acquisition Management, HAAM, Mail Stop E65-101, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- DTFH61-08-R-00032
- Point of Contact
- angela fortson,
- E-Mail Address
-
angela.fortson@dot.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intends to sponsor systematic research to develop a fundamental understanding of the factors underlying observed differences between laboratory-measured and field-derived properties of pavement layers. Ultimately, this work is to support development of improved methods and/or relationships that will allow laboratory and field-based methods of material characterization to be used interchangeably for design and performing analyses. Research is needed to clearly explain the difference between the backcalculated layer moduli and the laboratory measured properties, such as dynamic and resilient modulus of asphalt, elastic modulus of Portland cement concrete (PCC) and cement-stabilized material, and the resilient modulus of unbound materials. This project will be considered successful if it yields either relationships enabling the interchangeable use of laboratory-resilient modulus test data and backcalulated values, or a clear explanation of why it was not possible to derive such relationships. This effort will likely require expertise in the areas of pavement materials characterization and modeling, laboratory pavement materials testing and mechanism, numerical modeling of pavement systems, mechanistic and empirical pavement design, use of FWD data to evaluate in-service pavements, backcalculation of pavement moduli using FWD data, strength and deformation modeling of the pavement layers. This requirement will be conducted under full and open competitive procedures. For the purposes of subcontracting and to identify potential small business, the NAICS code for this solicitation is 541712, with a Small Business size standard of 500 employees. A solicitation will be available on FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov. The solicitation, all related documents and amendments, if any, will only be released and available electronically through the FedBizOpps posting system listed above. Interested parties can register at the aforementioned site to receive procurement announcements by e-mail. NO OTHER PROCUREMENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN01572057-W 20080515/080513220800-d0ac9559cedc0a64bad1d93d0b40099c (fbodaily.com)
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