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A -- COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS PROGRAM IN SUPPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM ON REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION SOL DTRS56-00-BAA-0005 DUE 112499 POC Warren Osterberg, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-366-6942, Fax 202-366-7974, Email warren.osterberg@rspa.dot.gov -- Tom Scott, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-4538, Fax (202) 366-7974, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTRS56-00-BAA -0005&LocID=137. E-MAIL: Warren Osterberg, warren.osterberg@rspa.dot.gov. U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Office of Contracts and Procurement, DMA-30, Room 7108, 400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590 A-Commercial Technology Applications Program in Support of the Department of Transportation Program on Remote Sensing Applications in Transportation DTRS56-00-BAA-0005, Due 11/24/99, POC Warren D. Osterberg, (202) 366-6942 CONTRACT INFORMATION: BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT soliciting preliminary proposals (White Papers), not to exceed 10 pages per project, on one or more projects outlined in this announcement. The program will validate commercial remote sensing products and spatial information technologies for application to national transportation infrastructure development and construction. This announcement addresses technology application projects that focus on trial testing and implementing commercial remote sensing technologies and methods to meet transportation requirements in the short term. The research focuses on the following nine project areas: 1. Regional Outreach on Remote Sensing Application: Project will address issues by decision-makers at regional levels, including stakeholders, on application of remote sensing and identify the education and training needs and outreach required on remote sensing to train state and local agencies; 2. Monitoring of Pipeline Safety and Performance: Objective is to monitor and detect potential pipeline disruptions or leaks in a selected pipeline region. In place of natural disturbances, simulating a failure such as leaks and migration or movement of the pipeline system will be made to verify remote sensing detection capability; 3. Remote Sensing Application for Regional Traffic Management: Project will stage a demonstration on the application of remote sensing technology to monitor and assess regional traffic flow, congestion and bottlenecks to traffic flow, and provide options for automatic incorporation of regional traffic information obtained from remote sensing data to traffic management centers; 4. Remote Sensing Application to Freight Terminals and Ports: Project will explore applicability of remote sensing to monitor freight movements and provide information for facilitating intermodal management of movements and transfer; 5. Remote Sensing Application for Rural Infrastructure Management: Objective will be to monitor traffic flow and condition of the bridges. Information collected will include identification of distinguishing features from imageries that relate to management of bridges and assessing the condition of pavement infrastructure; 6. Regional Data Base for Transportation Planning: Project will explore automating the transfer of remote sensing information to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specifically on features of the land area most important for transportation; 7. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Streamlining and Environmental Assessment: Project will explore application of remote sensing to measure environmental impact of transportation, including NEPA streamlining; 8. Disaster Response Management: Project will focus on monitoring conditions and in-service functionality of transportation systems following natural or other disaster events such as floods, cyclones, earthquakes, and major train collisions, including grade crossing accidents. 9. Remote Sensing Applications to Transit Systems: Project will focus on applications of remote sensing technology to monitor and manage transit systems operations. WHITE PAPERS: DOT is soliciting white papers from industry on the projects identified above. Each white paper, not to exceed 10 pages, shall include sufficient information to assess the following areas: 1) Technical merit of the concept; 2) Potential for payoff in transportation practice; 3) Technical experience and capabilities of the proposer; 4) Cost sharing contributions; and 5) Partnerships with state agencies and other product user groups. Pages exceeding the 10-page limitation will not be reviewed. All of the above factors are of equal importance. Currently, it is planned that the DOT cost for each project will range from $50,000 to $250,000. GENERAL INFORMATION: BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT DTRS56-00-BAA-0005 can be downloaded via the Internet at: http://www.rspa.dot.gov under Procurement Opportunities. In all correspondence to the RSPA Office of Contracts and Procurement, reference BAA DTRS56-00-BAA-0005. Early submission of white papers is strongly encouraged. All white papers must be submitted to Mr. Warren D. Osterberg, Contract Specialist, Research and Special Programs Administration, ATTN: DMA-30, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Room 7108, Washington, D.C. 20590, not later than 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, 11/24/99. BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT: This Commerce Business Daily (CBD) notice, in conjunction with further announcement details available from the internet address identified above, constitutes the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated by FAR 6.102(d)(2). A formal RFP or other solicitation regarding this announcement will not be issued. NOTHING IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY RSPA TO AWARD ANY OF THE PROJECT AREAS IDENTIFIED ABOVE. A Government panel will evaluate all white papers for responsiveness to the assessment areas stated in this BAA. Offerors providing white papers deemed worthy of further consideration and meeting the criteria of this BAA will be notified with possible suggestions for change in scope and detailed guidelines for submitting full proposals. The Government will select the best proposals for award and may fund them through one of a variety of mechanisms: Contract; Grant; Cooperative Agreement; or an Other Transaction Agreement. tom.scott@rspa.dot.gov Posted 10/25/99 (D-SN394539). (0298)

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