Solicitation Number:

DTRT57-08-Q-80084

Notice Type:

Presolicitation

Synopsis:

The United States Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), in supporting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) intends to solicit on a non-competitive basis, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302 under the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, with Dr. Thomas M. Corsi, to implement three major enhancements to the Violations Severity Assessment Study (VSAS). The contractor will be required to develop and analyze violations in logical categories by reviewing the risk estimates produced by the VSAS methodology for each of the violation categories, analyze systematic biases in inspection data and based on the outcome of the first two tasks, additional analysis may be conducted on the VSAS results and/or methodology. A complete statement of work will be set forth in the Request for Quotation (RFQ). RFQ issuance will be on or about May 28, 2008. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541990 and the small business size standard is $6.5M. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Interested firms must submit a written capability statement to the above named point of contact providing clear and convincing evidence of the firm's capability to provide the required services. Written capability statements must be submitted within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Responses received after fifteen (15) calendar days or without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered. Such documentation will be utilized solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and documentation received will not be returned to the sender. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses received to the synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephone calls made in place of the required documentation will not be accepted. The URL of the Volpe Center Acquisition Management Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html NOTE: All contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive award from a DOT Agency. Contractors may access the site at http://www.ccr.gov to register and/or obtain information about the registration process. Additionally, solicitation Representation and Certifications are no longer provided within the solicitation and must be submitted on-line through On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is a web based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of the Representations and Certifications required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Potential offerors are highly encouraged to complete the on-line provisions within the Representations and Certifications at https://orca.bpn.gov. The following notice is provided for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800)532-1169 or visit their website at http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.

Additional Info:

Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page

Contracting Office Address:

55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142

Point of Contact(s):

Point of Contact -Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, 617-494-2437 Purchasing Agent