MODIFICATION
A -- The Travel Improvement Program Outreach Contract
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- 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
- DTFH61-11-R-00012
- Archive Date
- 4/27/2011
- Point of Contact
- Brendon Ricketts, Phone: 2023665507, Robert G Prior, Phone: 2023664247
- E-Mail Address
-
brendon.ricketts@dot.gov, bob.prior@dot.gov
(brendon.ricketts@dot.gov, bob.prior@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MARKET RESEARCH The Travel Model Improvement Program Outreach Contract for Office of Planning, Environment and Realty Pursuant to 48 C.F.R. Part 10, the Government is conducting market research to: •· Determine if sources exist that are capable of satisfying the Government's requirements listed below, •· Determine the capabilities of potential contractors, including an estimate of prices, •· Determine the size and status of potential sources, and •· Determine the level of competition (i.e. 8(a), set-aside or full and open) BACKGROUND The FHWA Office of Acquisition Management contemplates multiple awards of the Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) Outreach Contract in support of the outreach and capacity building mission for the Office of Planning. The purpose of this market research to identify potential offerors having an interest in and the resources to support these requirements. Consideration will be given to identifying small business concerns, including the sub-categories of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), HUBZone, 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) and Woman-Owned. The market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. It is anticipated that work will be performed under the outreach contract that may be firm fixed price (FFP) or cost-plus-fixed- fee (CPFF). Potential small business offerors are encouraged to respond and may team up with other potential offerors. All potential offerorsare encouraged to provide responses to one or more Task Elements that reflect the offerors' experience, skills and abilities. Instructions The FHWA does not require or expect each potential offeror to respond to every question below. Step 1: Place an "X" next to each requirement that you would be able to satisfy in Section 1. Step 2: Potential offerors should provide successful example(s) to support your claim of experience in at least one recently completed (marked) task elements below in Section 2. Successful examples may be provided either through a hyperlink or by reference to where the information can be found. Step 3: Potential offerors should provide ESTIMATED loaded hourly rates in Section 3 for each applicable labor category. Step 4: Summit responses to Sections 1-3 to Sarah.Sun@DOT.GOV, or by facsimile to 202-493-2198. THE TMIP OUTREACH CONTRACT SCOPE OF WORK SUMMARY Overview The contract holders will be expected to provide a series of services with a variety of transportation, land use modeling and simulation expertise, as needed, to assist the Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) in conducting outreach and capacity building to the TMIP user community through delivery timely research, training and technical assistance to TMIP stakeholders. The contractor shall provide support for the deployment of new travel forecasting modeling techniques to local planning agencies and state governments. The support to be provided includes research deployment, technical assistance to those users. "An evaluation team consisting of experts will evaluate the technical proposals independently in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation." Offerors can respond to the questions for the Task Elements from any of the four Task Groups. The following is a detailed list of the four Task Groups with their associated Task Elements: Task Elements: Technical Assistance The contractor shall assist TMIP in providing travel modeling and simulation support to transportation modelers and planners at local, regional and state agencies. When requested by the COTR, the contractor shall deliver TMIP technical assistance to planning agencies on travel forecasting related issues. In order to match the appropriate tasks to the staff with the right expertise, the contractor shall maintain a list of recognized technical experts in the subject areas to include, but not be limited to, data collection, transport model development and application, simulation, dynamic traffic assignment (DTA), land use forecasting/modeling, integrated land use and transport modeling and macroeconomic models. Technology Transfer One of the most essential and critical elements of the TMIP program is technology transfer. The program accomplishes this function through facilitating applied research related to transportation modeling and simulation via tasks such as publishing reports, conducting and publishing applied case studies, providing working example models and technical documents. Capacity Building Workshops and Seminars The contractor shall develop presentation and training materials to help increase technical capacity at planning agencies. Activities to be accomplished under this task include development of workshop materials, development of seminars and webinars and hosting TMIP webinars. Special Tasks The contractor shall work with FHWA to accomplish special studies that may be needed to facilitate technology transfer and program support for the Travel Model Improvement Program. Once a special study is identified by the COTR, the contractor shall prepare a scope of work and cost estimate for the task. FHWA will work with the contractor to refine and approve the proposal. These "special studies" could range from a synthesis study on travel forecasting methods to direct technical assistance to a planning agency. Section 1 Please complete the following: Business Name: _______________________­­­__ Address: _______________________­­­­­­­________ _______________________________ Point of contact: _________________________ Work Email Address: _____________________ The FHWA does not require or expect each potential offeror to respond to every requirement below. Place an "X" beside each requirement that your firm is able to satisfy Areas of particular interest include the following: •________A.1 Knowledge in established transport modeling methods and theory •________A.2 Experiences & knowledge in integrated land use and transport modeling and macroeconomic models •________A.3 Experiences & knowledge in a dvanced transport modeling •________A.4 Experiences & knowledge in land use modeling/forecasting •________A.5 Experiences & knowledge in state of practice and state of art in planning-related transport simulations •________A.6 Experiences & knowledge in bicycle and pedestrian analysis methods •________A.7 Experiences & knowledge in integrating transport models with air quality models •________A.8 Experiences & knowledge in applying travel forecasting techniques among state, regional and local planning agencies •________A.9 Experiences & knowledge in transportation data collection •________A.10 Sophisticated data gathering and analysis capability. •________A.11 The ability to write and edit technical deliverables in the major task areas listed above •________A.12 Expertise in the different technology tools, facilitation and online interaction space design •________A.13 Training, Marketing, Communications, and Information Dissemination •________A.14 Creating/Maintaining website(s) including social media outlets, list servers, and blogs, social media networking •________A.15 Producing marketing materials that include brochures, pamphlets, outdoor advertising, educational materials, educational materials, publications, video, and Photography •________A.16 Creating/Updating workshops, peer reviews, webinars, conferences, teleconferences, informational meetings, demonstration projects et cetera •________A.17 Conducting scans that review document literature relating to best practices and innovative efforts, documenting findings, and disseminating results •________A.18 Assisting in the development and facilitation of meetings with partners, prepare materials for meetings, handle travel arrangements Business Size and Capabilities Place an "X" in each box below that accurately represents you. Small business? Small disadvantage business? Woman-owned small business? HUBZone business? 8 (a) business? Small Disabled Veteran Owned Business? Large? Other____________________ Section 2 Examples of Recent Successful Experience: Potential offerors should provide successful example(s) to support your claim of experience in at least one recently completed (checked) task elements above. Successful examples may be provided either through a hyperlink or by reference to where the information can be found. Note: It is neither necessary nor recommended to provide a large number of attachments or pages. If and where available; references or citations should be used. Please reference your responses accordingly in the space provided below or as an attachment up to 5 pages in length. Section 3 Based on your firm's experience, please provide your ESTIMATED Loaded hourly rates for the following services: Labor Category Unit ESTIMATED PRICE Senior subject matter expert (land use modeling) Hourly $ Mid-level subject matter expert (land use modeling) Hourly $ Junior-level subject matter expert (land use modeling) Hourly $ Senior Program Manager/Principal Investigator Hourly $ Mid-level Program Manager/Principal Investigator Hourly $ Junior-level Program Manager/Principal Investigator Hourly $ Senior subject matter expert (advanced travel modeling) Hourly $ Senior subject matter expert (trip based travel modeling) Hourly $ Mid-level subject matter expert (advanced travel modeling) Hourly $ Mid-level subject matter expert (trip based travel modeling) Hourly $ Junior-level matter expert (advanced travel modeling) Hourly $ Junior-level subject matter expert (trip based travel modeling) Hourly $ Administrative Support personnel Hourly $ Senior subject matter expert (state of art micro and meso simulations) Hourly $ Mid-level subject matter expert (state of art micro and meso simulations) Hourly $ Junior-level subject matter expert (state of art micro and meso simulations) Hourly $ Senior-level subject matter expert Transportation Professional who focuses primarily on walking and bicycling transportation issues Hourly $ Mid-level Transportation Professional who focuses primarily on walking and bicycling transportation issues Hourly $ Junior-level Transportation Professional who focuses primarily on walking and bicycling transportation issues Hourly $ Senior-level Transportation S imulation Modelers Hourly $ Mid-level Transportation S imulation Modelers Hourly $ Junior-level Transportation S imulation Modelers Hourly $ Senior-level (Marketing Communications Specialist, Web Developer, Writer/Editor, Marketing Specialist, Research/Technical Writer) Hourly $ Mid-level (Marketing Communications Specialist, Web Developer, Writer/Editor, Marketing Specialist, Research/Technical Writer) Hourly $ Junior-level (Marketing Communications Specialist, Web Developer, Writer/Editor, Marketing Specialist, Research/Technical Writer) Hourly $ PARTICIPATION IN THE MARKET RESEARCH IN NO WAY INFLUENCES THE SUBSEQUENT SELECTION OF CONTRACTORS FOR THESE SERVICES. As a result of this Market Research a solicitation will be published in FedBizOpps.gov Please return the completed form no later than 3:00 p.m., April 12, 2010 to Sarah.Sun@dot.gov or Fax ( 202-493-2198 ) Thank you for participating in DOT's market research.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, United States
- Record
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