-- INVITATION TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER REQUIREMENT FOR ON-SITE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES DRAFT RFP AND INSTRUCTIONS This is not an Invitation for Bid, a Request for Proposal or a Request for Quotes. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center is inviting industry comments and recommendations on its upcoming requirement for On-Site Technical Support Services. These services are currently being provided under contract DTRS57-97-C-00064 with Computer Sciences Corporation. For information purposes, a redacted version of the current contract may be viewed at the following Website: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/foia/index.html . While it is anticipated that this follow-on acquisition will involve essentially the same scope of work and magnitude of effort as found in the current contract, the specific details of the new contract may be significantly different in such areas, for example, as contract type, pe rformance-based statement of work elements, and revised personnel qualifications for required labor categories. It is expected that the solicitation for this effort will be issued by about September 1, 1999, with contract award planned for August 1, 2000. Please note that there will be a contract transition period immediately following contract. All firms interested in this acquisition are invited to review the current contract and provide comments to the Volpe Center. Although there are no time constraints for providing comments, it is requested that initial comments be submitted to us by June 21, 1999 to coincide with the ongoing Request for Proposal (RFP) development process. The primary purpose for soliciting your input on this acquisition is to provide those interested the opportu nity to participate in developing the most effective, efficient and flexible solicitation and resulting contract to satisfy the Government s requirements for these services. In particular, the Volpe Center is interested in industry comments regarding: 1. Any suggested approaches to the general format and structure for the RFP, including approaches to most effectively estimating labor requirements for this effort. 2. Potential for performance-based statement of work descriptions 3. Contract Type 4. Space requirements, including office space and parking 5. Contract transition considerations 6. Simplified or streamlined proposal preparation instructions 7. Past Performance, and other proposal evaluation criteria The Volpe Center may incorporate industry comments in pa rt or in whole into future releases of the RFP, including the Statement of Work (SOW). The Government is not soliciting proposals at this time. The Draft RFP, including the SOW, will be available in the near future on the Volpe home page at: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html Additional opportunities for industry comment will also be available once the Draft RFP is issued. All inquiries and comments should be submitted electronically by e-mail to: Point of Contact Name: Michael Leary Title: Contract Specialist Phone: (617)494-2673 Fax: (617)494-3024 E-mail: Learym@Volpe.DOT.gov WEB: Click here to review redacted version of existing contract, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/foia/index.html. E-MAIL: Click here to provide your comments/suggestions for, Learym@Volpe.DOT.gov. Posted 05/28/99 (D-SN337111).

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