REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS/STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM(ITS) DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.  The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Deployment Program was established by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century(TEA- 21)(Public Law 105-178, 112 Stat. 107,1998). It contains two components: the ITS Integration Program, and the Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Deployment Program, which is commonly known as the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) program. The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration is requesting preliminary applications or statements of qualifications from public/public or public/private partnerships in order to determine qualifications for participation in these programs. Preliminary applications/statements of qualifications for participation in the ITS Deployment Program will be reviewed by a panel of experts convened by ITS America to assess qualifications based on the criteria in TEA-21. Interested parties may obtain additional information, and application instructions by visiting the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration's ITS Joint Program Office Web site at : www.its.dot.gov. The information is located in the section "What's in ITS HOT," under "USDOT Seeks Applications for Participation in the ITS Deployment Program, As Authorized in TEA-21 by May 7, 1999." (The web page location is: www.its.dot.gov/tea21/solfy00.htm ). WEB: USDOT Seeks applications for Participation in the ITS, htt;://www.its.dot.gov/tea21/solfy00.htm. E-MAIL: Robert Robel, Contracting Officer Telephone No. (202), BRobel@fhwa.dot.gov. Posted 04/01/99 (W-SN315340).

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