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

A -- NATIONAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE SOL Reference-Number-DTFH61-96-C-00103a DUE 051900 POC Lori Murphy, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 366-4106, Fax (202) 366-3705, Email lori.murphy@fhwa.dot.gov -- Robert Robel, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-4227, Fax (202) 366-3705, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=Reference-Num-Num ber-DTFH61-96-C-00103a&LocID=30. E-MAIL: Lori Murphy, lori.murphy@fhwa.dot.gov. A cost reimbursable task order contract is in place providing for continuing technical and program support for transitioning the National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture from the architecture development phase to the ITS deployment phase. The National ITS Architecture was developed to serve as a framework for future National ITS and Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure (ITI) deployments. The contractor is providing support to the US DOT in ensuring that the National ITS Architecture documentation set is maintained and kept up-to-date and reflects all changes, additions, and corrections necessitated by the continually evolving ITS Program. Additionally, the contractor will support the US DOT in technical evaluation of policies and actions that might affect the architecture. The contractor also has been performing outreach and deployment support to local implementers to help explain the architecture, technical support regarding the standards development process, and outreach tothe various administrations, and their constituents, within US DOT that are affected by the National ITS Architecture. This contract will provide for continuing stewardship and maintenance of the National ITS Architecture as a relevant instrument for transportation planning. The major areas of effort are: (a) Project Management; (b) Architecture Maintenance; and (c) Deployment and Standards Development Support. Posted 05/04/00 (D-SN451478). (0125)

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