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C -- PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT SOL DTFH71-00-R-00004 DUE 041700 POC AE Procurement Engineer, Colin B. Kelly, 703-404-6280 The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) anticipates awarding a contract to develop and implement a prototype Pavement Management System (PMS) using Road Inventory Program (RIP) data from two national parks. The PMS will reside at the EFLHD office in Sterling, VA. The PMS tasks will include reviewing existing RIP data, existing RIP processes, incorporating Cartegraph's Pavement View Plus software, providing software training, developing pavement prototypes, analyzing costs, and providing reports. This procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program under Standard Industrial Classification Code 8711 and Product and Service Code C122, and is open to all business concerns. The Prime contractor is required to do at least 50 percent of the work. Architect-Engineer procedures will be used to select a firm, which must be capable of providing the required PMS tasks, either totally or in conjunction with subcontractors. All work must be under the direction of registered Professional Engineers. The estimated contract amount is $50,000 to $100,000. The firm will be selected based on data contained in the Standard Form (SF) 255 and SF-254. Selection will be based on the following criteria: (1) Firm's professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of PMS tasks; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in PMS tasks; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. Include any performance awards received within the last 5 years along with references that include Point of Contact and phone number; and (5) Location of the firm's office in relationship to the Mid-Atlantic states. Note that criteria (1) through (5) are of equal importance. No solicitation package is available. Interested firms having the capabilities for this work are invited to submit one (1) completed SF 254 and 255, revised edition dated November 1992, for the prime and one (1) SF 254 for each subcontractor/consultant. Part 10 of the SF 255 may be expanded, if necessary, to address the selection criteria fully. Firms desiring to be placed or updated in our A-E data file should submit a separate unbound copy of the SF 254. No additional material other than a transmittal letter should be attached. Brochures and promotional material will be discarded. Submittals are due on April 17, 2000, at 3:00 pm, local time, at the Federal Highway Administration address listed above, Attn: Office of the A/E Procurement Engineer, Room 371. Clearly label the submission with references to HPC-15, DTFH71-00-R-00004, and Pavement Management System Services in a prominent location on the submission. Although this solicitation is open to all firms, the following is provided for minority, women, and disadvantaged business enterprises only: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small 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. Posted 03/16/00 (W-SN435039). (0076)

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