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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 27,1998 PSA#2061

DOT, Fed Hwy Admin, Office Of Acquisition Management, 400 7th St, SW, Room 4410, Washington, DC 20590

A -- PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF HIGHWAY DESIGN COUNTERMEASURES TO AID DRIVERS WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCE SOL DTFH61-98-R-00063 DUE 060598 POC Stacey Diamond, Contract Specialist, HAM30A, (202) 366-0730 The objectives of this contract are to: (1)determine where the research knowledge gaps are with respect to younger and teenaged drivers in terms of driving performance and decision-making in response to roadway elements such as signs, pavement markings, and geometric design; (2) determine which geometric, traffic control device, and operational features are the most problematic, and if the problems are due to perceptual/ cognitive issues of younger and teenaged drivers (e.g., developmental differences, split attention difficulties, decision speed) or experience levels of novice drivers; and (3) using the Older Driver Highway Design Handbook, cross-referenced with accident databases and other measures, determine if design elements that are suggested to help older drivers also help younger drivers, defined as under 25 years old, and teenaged drivers (ages 14-19), and ensure that the recommended design elements do not impede the ability of younger drivers to safely maneuver their vehicles. -- NOTE: Submit written requests for copies of the solicitation to the address indicated above and include two (2) self-addressed gummed labels. No telephone, fax or e-mail requests will be accepted. All RFP's will be mailed in 3 " diskette, WordPerfect 6.1 format, to offerors who send in written requests. Amendments, if any, will be mailed either in hardcopy or diskette format. The RFP and its forms/attachments are also available for downloading on our Webpage at HTTP://WWW.FHWA.DOT.GOV/AAA/HAMHOME.HTM. If you download copies of solicitations from our Webpage you will NOT automatically receive any amendments to those solicitations unless you have also sent in the written request. It is your responsibility to check back frequently to see if FHWA has issued any amendments to solicitations you have downloaded. All amendments will be posted on, and may be downloaded from, our Webpage. (0084)

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