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K -- MODIFICATION TO EXISTING 48' EXPANDABLE EXHIBIT TRAILER SOL DTRS57-00-R-20009 DUE 122099 POC Point of Contact -- Elia Dell'Anno, Contract Specialist, (617) 494-2128 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, dellanno@volpe.dot.gov. The Volpe Center intends to issue, through Simplified Acquisition procedures on an unrestricted basis, a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide services to inspect, repair, modify, and customize a 48 double expanding exhibit trailer. The trailer will be used for the APTS Mobile Showcase Program which the Volpe Center is managing for the Federal Transit Administration. The APTS Mobile Showcase Program will house, demonstrate, and display state-of-the-art proven transit technologies in a mobile platform. This showcase will include varied technologies, such as remote diagnostics, automatic passenger counters, and communication all working together in an integrated fashion. The showcase, and its technologies, will be available to the transit community for presentation, hands-on research, and evaluation. In October 1999, the FTA obtained from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) the Demonstration Project (DP) 114 mobile platform. This platform was originally constructed in 1992 by Williamsen Manufacturing Incorporated and operated for approximately six years as FHWA DP 93. This platform was refurbished in 1999 to become DP 114. The DP 114 trailer has now been renamed the APTS Mobile Showcase. The objectives of the effort will be to inspect, repair, modify, and customize an expandable (16 X 48 ) tandem axle, dual rear wheel, drop-frame trailer. The trailer shall be customized to facilitate semi-automated tours, workshops with hands-on interactive demonstrations, classroom presentations, and technology research and development. The APTS Mobile Showcase is p lanned to tour the US using a very aggressive schedule. Set-up and tear-down time associated with the trailer will need to be minimized. Also, it is very desirable to have a trailer system that is simple and easy to set up and tear down for both the safety of the facilitators and the Mobile Showcase assets. The design will facilitate these requirements by minimizing the number of components that have to be put in place in the interior of the trailer during setup and maximizing the number of Mobile Showcase components that are fixed in place and do not require relocation for transport or for show. The government intends to provide specialized equipment and materials, where appropriate, due to cost and lead-time. All other equipment, materials, and supplies needed to complete this projec t shall be provided by the successful4 offeror. Work to the trailer will include: Trailer Inspection -- The trailer and its associated components and systems shall be inspected as to function and condition (i.e., roof, tires, electrical, dc electrical, hydraulic, HV/AC, brakes, suspension, etc.); Trailer Repairs -- The contractor shall make the following repairs to the trailer: Replace broken hydraulic motor toggle switch on landing leg control panel; Replace broken latch on hydraulic control panel cove; Replace lock on battery box cover; Repair and paint minor side-skin and drip rail damage to driver s side, front expanding side; Replace missing lug nut on trailer wheel; Rotate improperly installed chrome wheel covers on trailer wheels; Touch up paint damage around the outside office door; Repair water damaged ceiling tiles in trailer ceiling; Repair roof leak. Trailer Modifications to the trailer windows, interior office wall, exterior surface, door windows, and electrical connection: Seal and cover four (4) ea. windows located in the expanding section end walls; These windows will be left in place, but will be permanently covered on the interior side of the trailer such that they will not interfere with the operation or presentation of the trailer. Further, once the windows are sealed they will be covered with the same material used to cover the walls in other areas of the trailer; Relocate the interior office wall from its current location to a location just prior to the fifth wheel deck drop. With the exception of the office lighting control, equipment and controls c urrently mounted on this wall shall be relocated to the outside passenger wall of the office area. The office lighting control will be located in a position that is convenient to both the outside office door and the inside office door. The existing FHWA DP 114 exterior text and design logos shall be removed from the expandable sides and rear of the trailer. Provide capability to connect trailer to a locally provided power source via external power connector. Trailer Interior Customization: The interior of the APTS Mobile Showcase shall be customized utilizing the figures provided to accomplish the required Presentation and Research and Development Modes. A Bus Stop theme area shall be provided inside the entrance to the Mobile Showcase. The area may include supplied equipment such as s chedule and route informational kiosk, route planning, bus stop sign, etc. The Bus area is a dual use area. During shows and tours it will function as a technology exhibit and presentation area and during workshops it will serve as a mini-classroom. It will consist of a bus operator s station complete with seat, dash, bus front and windshield, entrance doors and side section, handrails, simulated windows, and realistic flooring. A Bus Operations area shall be provided. It will consist of two separate computerized workstation areas: Dispatch Area and, Maintenance and Planning area. These areas shall be ADA compliant. The areas shall be constructed such that they are contained within the fixed floor area of the trailer and do not require any set up during the deployment of the trailer. Each of these areas will have a video monitor for viewing of workstation specific videos. Specific lighting will be required for this area that allows for the viewing of the areas, but does not interfere with the viewing of the monitors and screen in these areas. The Bus Technology area will encompass the entire driver s side wall of the expanding section and contain kiosk, video monitors, electronic work stations, and bus technology in equipment racks. This area will be unique to the fixed floor and will not require any set up during deployment. This area will contain seven (7) equipment racks of APTS technology. The government will provide these racks and associated technology. Two (2) video monitors for the presentation of theme related videos will be mounted over two (2) of the th ree (3) electronics workstations. These workstations (when needed) will fold out from the wall and will be of heavy construction to withstand bench top repair of equipment within the trailer. These workstations will be complete with electrical outlets and additional lighting. Two (2) kiosk cabinets shall be constructed and provided in the Bus Technology Wall, one of which shall be ADA compliant. Specific lighting will be required for viewing of the Bus Technology area. It will extend from the top of the cabinetry outward and shine onto the cabinets from above. An office area shall be provided. The office shall have a desk top work surface on all walls with storage cabinets overhead and filing cabinets underneath. This area will also house the refrigerator, microwave,and vacuum clea ner; a computer, printer, and copier/fax machine; and chairs. A detailed Statement of Work (SOW) will be set forth in the RFP. This Solicitation is being conducted as a commercial acquisition under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR 13.5 on an unrestricted basis. The applicable SIC Code is 7532. Interested parties that qualify under this SIC Code must respond no later than 15 days from date of this publication. RFP issuance will be on or about 12/20/99. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet, these documents will be available on a WWW server which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. NO HARD COPIES of the solicitation will be mailed. Telephone requests will not be honored. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Busin ess and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Posted 12/07/99 (D-SN406369). (0341)

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