Dept. of Transportation/Federal Transit Admnistration, Office of Procurement, TAD-40, Room 7405, 400, Seventh St., SW, Washington, D.C. 20590

D -- EXTEND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE - NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE (NTD), VALIDATION, ADMINISTRATION, MAINTENANCE, REPORTING, AND TRAINING POC Contact: Chip DiMuzio, Contract Specialist, or Bobby J. Jones, Contracting Officer, (202) 366-4980 CNT DTUM60-93-C-41018 The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) intends to negotiate a non-competitive contract modification to extend the period of performance of Contract No. DTUM60-93-C-41018 with Digicon Corporation for a 5 month period, July 30, 1996, to December 31, 1996. The National Transit Database (NTD) is required by section 5335 of the Federal Transit Laws (49 USC 5301 et seq.), and this extension will provide for continuity of services in support of this program until a follow-on contract can be awarded. This service includes data collection, validation, administration, maintenance, reporting, and training. Potential sources must be able to immediately, upon contract expiration (July 29, 1996), and without the benefit of a transition period, be able to perform all required functions for the 5 month period. It is critical that potential sources have the ability to provide the necessary personnel, expertise, equipment, materials, and facilities necessary to perform all services required to support he NTD. The potential source must also have recent experience in the area of sit operations, information systems, operations, publications, training, an database management. Potential sources must show that they posess the necessary expertise to assume NTD related functions during a time when the work is at is's most intensive point. Interested sources are invited to identify both their interest and capability in writing, by submitting a qualification statement . Mere indication of interest is not sufficient. A response must also demonstrate that all of the above stated requirements can be met. Written responses to this announcement should be sent to Chip DiMuzio, U.S. Dept. of Transportation/FTA, Office of Procurement, TAD-40, 400 7th St., SW, Rm. 7405, Washington, D.C. 20590. This is not a request for proposal nor does the Government intend to pay for information solicited. Interested parties must provide the information requested by June 25, 1996. NO PHONE INQUIRIES will be accepted. Responses should reference FTA-96-6040. (0165)

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