SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Operations Research and Analysis (ORA) Services
- Notice Date
- 12/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142-1093
- ZIP Code
- 02142-1093
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT5714R20001
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2014
- Point of Contact
- Elizabeth A. Segal, Phone: 617-494-2401
- E-Mail Address
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elizabeth.segal@dot.gov
(elizabeth.segal@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, intends to issue a solicitation for services related to Operations Research and Analysis (ORA) Services support for the U.S. Department of Transportation and other Federal Agencies. The solicitation will be competed as a Full and Open competition and is intended for multiple awards. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, and the solicitation will be issued on an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity basis with the ability to issue firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee completion, and cost-plus-fixed-fee term task orders. The term of the ordering period of the resultant contracts will be five years from the date of award. The successful contractors will provide services in the following work areas of ORA: 1. System Operational Performance: Assessment of transportation/logistics system performance and effectiveness; 2. System and Policy Impacts: Analysis of the impacts of transportation/logistics systems and policies; 3. Industry Analysis: Collection of transportation-related data and assessment of business and economic factors within the transportation industry; 4. Improvement of Operational Performance: Assessment and development of transportation/logistics systems and maintenance processes and procedures; 5. Technological Advances: Assessment of transportation/logistics technologies; research and development needs and policies; 6. Improvement of Organizational Performance: Assessment of organizational factors in transportation systems and analysis of strategic and process-based options to improve organizational performance; 7. Systems Safety Analysis: Analysis of operational safety for transportation systems; and 8. Regulatory and Policy Compliance Assessments: Assessment of regulatory and policy compliance status and development of corrective action strategies The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, with a small business size standard of $14.0 million. The estimated release date of the solicitation will be on or about January 23, 2014. Proposals will be due approximately 60 calendar days following the issuance of the solicitation. It is anticipated that a Pre-Proposal Webinar will be held in early February 2014. Complete details of the Pre-Proposal Webinar will be provided in the solicitation. An Offeror that is awarded a Master Contract as a result of this solicitation is ineligible to receive a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee task order award unless its accounting system has been approved by a Federal Government Audit Agency. The approval status of an Offeror's accounting system will not prevent the Offeror from receiving a Master Contract award. The sole responsibility rests with the Offeror to perform whatever preparatory work is required so that its accounting system will be approved should the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) be engaged to perform the review. There is considerable information available which outlines the accounting system requirements and audit. The DCAA website http://www.dcaa.mil includes information on the DCAA audit program describing the audit process and it includes helpful references. Go to "Guidance" and "Checklists and Tools" for information on accounting systems. The Volpe Center uses electronic commerce to issue Request for Proposals (RFP) and Amendments to RFPs. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website: https://www.fbo.gov/. Paper copies of these documents are not available and no hard copies will be mailed. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and any documentation received will not be returned to the sender. Prospective Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation posting and availability for downloading must register on the FBO website. Offerors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments, and other notices, it is their responsibility to provide an accurate and complete e-mail address to the Government. The Government will make no additional effort to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. For questions regarding the solicitation, contact the Contracting Officer in writing by e-mail at Elizabeth.Segal@dot.gov. ANY INQUIRIES VIA TELEPHONE WILL NOT BE HONORED. All contractors are reminded that all entity records from the Central Contractor Registration and the Online Representations and Certifications were moved to the System for Acquisition Management (SAM). All contractors must be registered in SAM in order to receive an award from a DOT Agency. Contractors may access the site at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to review and obtain information about the registration process. Potential offerors are highly encouraged to complete the Representations and Certifications within SAM and these Representations and Certifications must be completed in order to receive an award from a DOT Agency.   ATTENTION: This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs); The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. The maximum line of credit is $750,000. The STLP loan has a variable rate which is tied to the Prime Rate published in the Wall Street Journal. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://www.dot.gov/osdbu/.
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