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

B -- NATIONAL NEW DRIVER WORK ZONE SAFETY AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM SOL DTFH61-00-R-00029 DUE 052500 POC Lise Lyles, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-366-4229, Fax 202-366-3705, Email lise.lyles@fhwa.dot.gov -- Valentine Serafini, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-4231, Fax (202) 366-3705, Email valentine.serafini@fhwa.dot.gov WEB: NATIONAL NEW DRIVER WORK ZONE SAFETY AWARENESS TRAINING, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTFH61-00-R-00029&LocID=30. The Federal Highway Administration has a requirement for a study to develop and implement training, educational and outreach materials to foster a heightened awareness of work zones among new drivers. The objective of this contract is to increase driver safety and awareness during the operation of a vehicle. The focus of the contractors efforts should be on highway work zone construction sites and the inherent dangers involved with navigating these sites. However; it is not expected that work zone construction sites will be the sole area of traffic safety to be considered. The desired outcome of this contract is to develop a program that will heighten the awareness of new drivers to unsafe conditions on the roadways. Additionally, the new drivers work zone education and awareness program should have the effect of reducing the number of accidents and crash related deaths, particularly within work zones, by 20% over the next 6 years. Finally, it is the objective of this contract to, at least, maintain the Level of Service (LOS) within work zones during construction operations through a lower percentage of accidents.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 04/08/00 (A-SN442825). (0099)

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