Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Acquisition Management, 400 7th St. SW, Washington, DC, 20590

A -- HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE BRIDGE PROJECTS -- EVALUATION OF SOL DTFH61-99-R-00090 DUE 091399 POC Arlan Finfrock, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 366-0125, Fax (202) 366-3705, Email arlan.finfrock@fhwa.dot.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTFH61-99-R-0 0090&LocID=30. E-MAIL: Arlan Finfrock, arlan.finfrock@fhwa.dot.gov. The Federal Highway Administration has a requirement for a study to evaluate the results of High Performance Concrete (HPC) Bridge Projects. It is anticipated that work under the resulting contract will include: (1) Collection and compilation of concrete mixture, properties, research, fabrication, construction, and live load test information and specifications from each of the joint State-FHWA HPC bridge projects to date; (2) Analysis and evaluation of compiled information with existing AASHTO specifications and guidelines; (3)Development of recommended equations, specifications, and guidelines for material and structural properties for use in the AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges, the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, and the AASHTO Materials Specifications; and recommendations for additional research in this area. This Requirement is 100-Percent Set-Aside for Small Business pursuant to S.I.C. code 8731. This solicitation, all related documents and amendments, if any, will only be released and available electronically through the Electronic Posting System (EPS) at http://www.eps.gov under the "EPS for Vendors" option followed by selection of the "DOT" Center. As such, no written, telephonic, facsimile or email requests for the solicitation package will be accepted. Interested parties can register at the aforementioned site to receive procurement announcements by email. Since this solicitation will only be available electronically, it is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor the EPS website for any solicitation amendments. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by FHWA. Posted 07/29/99 (D-SN360555). (0210)

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