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D -- DEVELOPMENT OF A PERSONAL COMPUUTER MODEL TO CALCULATE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC RATES OF RETURN FOR RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS SOL DTFR53-95-C-00079 POC Jill B. Shohet, Contract Specialist, 202-366-0652/Robert L. Carpenter, Contracting Officer, 202-366-0564 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Hickling Lewis Brod, Inc., to develop a personal computer model to calculate financial and economic rates of return for rail infrastructure investments. This model will serve as a template to perform benefit-cost and financial analysis and generate rates of return to assist with project evaluation. The model will be Windows-based, developed with input from rail constituents, be compatible with models used by other modes of the Department of Transportation, and will allow for modification of variables. The FRA will contract for program software, documentation, user manuals, training and associated case studies to be delivered within 4 months of contract award. Hickling Lewis Brod (HLB) is the only source with sole possession of an integral component of the project, the Risk Analysis Process Model. This model is considered proprietary to HLB. The applicable authority for the announced intention is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, ''Only One Responsible Source.'' This is not a competitive procurement and no solicitation is available. See Numbered Note 22. (0208)

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