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A -- HUMAN FACTORS ASSESSMENT OF ROUNDABOUTS SOL DTFH61-98-R-00064 DUE 063098 POC Lise S. Lyles, Contract Specialist, (202) 366-4229 The Federal Highway Administration plans to issue a full and open competitive solicitation. The objectives of this study are to: (1) develop a set of driver characteristics for use in traffic simulation models to evaluate the design and operational features of roundabouts; and (2) develop human factors guidelines for roundabout signing, pavement markings, and design elements including guidance for safely accommodating pedestrians, bicyclists, and the disabled in negotiating roundabouts. 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 1/2" 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 downloadcopies 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. (0119)

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