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

B -- STUDY OF ADEQUACY OF COMMERCIAL TRUCK PARKING FACILITIES SOL DTFH61-00-R-00014 DUE 020300 POC Sarah Tarpgaard, Contract Specialist, Phone (202)366-5750, Fax (202)366-3705, Email sarah.tarpgaard@fhwa.dot.gov -- Rick Murray, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 366-4250, Fax (202) 366-3705, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTFH61-00-R-0 0014&LocID=30. E-MAIL: Sarah Tarpgaard, sarah.tarpgaard@fhwa.dot.gov. The Federal Highway Administration has a requirement to conduct a study of the adequacy of commercial truck parking facilities. This is a new requirement; there is no incumbent contractor. This is a Full and Open Competition. The SIC code is 8711, Engineering Services. This solicitation will only be released and available electronically through the Electronic Posting System (EPS) at www.eps.gov. Accordingly, NO written, telephone, facsimile or e-mail requests for the solicitation package will be accepted. The estimated posting date of this solicitation is January 3, 2000. Proposals will be due 30 days after the posting of the solicitation. Since this solicitation will only be available electronically, it will be the responsibility of interested parties to monitor the EPS website for the posting of the solicitation and any subsequent solicitation amendments. Section 4027 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) calls for, _a study to determine the location and quantity of parking facilities at commercial truck stops and travel plazas and public rest areas that could be used by motor carriers to comply with Federal hours of service rules. The study shall include an inventory of current facilities serving the National Highway System, analyze where shortages exist or are projected to exist, and propose a plan to reduce the shortages. The study may be carried out in cooperation with research entities representing motor carriers, the travel plaza industry, and commercial motor vehicle drivers._ The scope of proposed study will include the following tasks/activities: (1) Provide technical assistance to partnerships at the corridor, State, and sub-State levels in inventorying current parking facilities serving the National Highway System; analyzing current and projected rest parking shortages, and developing action plans to reduce the shortages; (2) Develop and maintain, for the duration of the Contract, a web site that serves as an information clearinghouse for stakeholder partnerships on truck rest parking; (3) For individual partnerships, conduct inventories of current parking facilities (including public rest areas, privately owned truck stops and travel plazas, and other rest parking facilities) serving the National Highway System, perform analyses of current and projected rest parking shortages, and develop action plans to reduce the shortages; (4) Compile status reports from partnerships at the corridor, State, and sub-State levels on their progress toward inventorying parking facilities, analyzing parking shortages, developing plans for reducing shortages, and implementing those plans; (5) Prepare a report to Congress documenting the nationwide inventories of parking facilities, analyses of parking shortages, and plans for reducing those shortages. For information on commercial drivers_ requirements for parking at rest areas, please see FHWA_s 1996 Report No. FHWA-MC-96-0010 entitled, _Commercial Driver Rest Area Requirements: Making Space For Safety -- Appendix C -- How to Determine Commercial Drivers' Requirements For Parking at Rest Areas_ which is available at Posted 12/14/99 (D-SN408317). (0348)

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