SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Sources Sought: FHWA Unknown Foundations Summit
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Acquisition Management, HAAM, Room 4410 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-UnknownFoundationsSummit
- Response Due
- 5/20/2005
- Archive Date
- 6/4/2005
- Description
- DESCRIPTION: Potential Sources Sought. This is not an RFP. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources. For questions concerning this announcement contact Daniel Confer at 202-366-0730 or Charles M. Kotch at 202-366-4256. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract nor does the Government intend to pay for any information or responses submitted as a result of this announcement. FHWA Unknown Foundations Summit Sources Sought The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will sponsor an Unknown Foundations Summit in Denver, Colorado, on November 14-16, 2005, and is seeking technical experts on the nondestructive evaluation of unknown bridge foundations and strategies for managing associated risks. Respondents may be selected for any one or more of the following: to make a presentation at the Summit, to participate in a panel discussion, or to participate as an exhibitor. Interested parties should send contact information and a description of their experience with particular technologies (maximum of 5 double-sided pages or 10 single-sided pages) by May 20, 2005 to: Federal Highway Administration Office of Acquisition Management HAAM-20B, Room 4410 400 7th Street SW Washington, D.C. 20590 Attention: Daniel Confer Background There are approximately 600,000 roadway bridges over waterways in the United States. For many of these structures, ?as built? information is not unavailable. Consequently, over 80,000 bridges have been identified as having unknown foundations according to the National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Not having foundation information exposes bridge owners and the public to unnecessary risk, congestion, and cost as relatively uninformed decisions are made to prioritize and plan bridge repairs, upgrades, or replacements. Characterizing the type, size, depth, configuration, materials, and structure conditions of unknown foundations is essential for (1) scour concerns, (2) structural upgrade/replacements, and (3) seismic retrofitting. Identifying the type and condition of existing foundations is essential for determining structure repair or upgrade strategies that will effectively reduce safety risks, construction time, and costs. Furthermore because the number of bridges with unknown foundations is so large, developing effective strategies for managing and characterizing unknown foundations in a practical, economical, and nondestructive manner is critical for realizing these benefits. In the last decade, several nondestructive techniques have been developed, modified and tested at various sites to evaluate the type, size, depth, configuration, and condition of unknown foundations. Destructive methods such as probing, drilling or digging alongside foundation elements and non-destructive test technologies (NDT) such as seismic, electrical, magnetic, and radar have been evaluated. The actual type of NDT method chosen has been project specific depending on access, foundation configuration, nature of subsurface soils, and the skills and equipment of the practitioner, etc. NDT methods are cautiously evolving and interpretation is still somewhat subjective based on the interpreter?s judgment and experience. Few DOT?s and other bridge owner agencies (Forest Service, Park Service, etc.) have conducted evaluation of their unknown foundations in accordance with FHWA guidance. FHWA Leadership Role FHWA recognizes that there is a need for information exchange and guidance to DOTs on unknown foundation evaluation methodologies and their applications, including examples of successes and failures. FHWA is taking a leadership role in establishing this communication and technology transfer. FHWA is advancing the state-of-the-practice through: 1. Federal, state, and local government and industry forums aimed at identifying, describing, and disseminating technologies and methodologies pertaining to unknown foundation location and characterization. 2. Establishment of a state-of-the-practice summit on technologies for evaluating unknown foundations. 3. Support of new technology development. 4. Continued development of investigation guidelines and training platforms for State DOTs. Summit Objectives This summit is aimed at bringing together those parties who have in-depth knowledge, experience, and an interest in identifying appropriate applications and limitations of state-of-the-practice and state-of-the-art technologies for characterizing unknown foundations, as well as strategies for managing unknown foundations and all associated risks. The objectives of the summit are to: 1. Provide a forum for open discussion/communication on the state-of-the-art techniques available to manage bridges with unknown foundation and of the current standard-of-practice. 2. Determine capability, reliability and probable cost of state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice nondestructive methods for determining types, size, structural condition, configuration, and depths of bridge foundation components. 3. Develop guidance and management strategies based on the outcome of this meeting for state DOTs and other bridge owners. (A council from all parties will be selected to help develop guidelines at a latter date). Who Should Attend Bridge owners, technology practitioners, university researchers, vendors and consultants of nondestructive evaluation methods; State DOT personnel who have applied various methods for unknown foundations; State DOT personnel who are involved in the management of unknown foundations within the State; and FHWA personnel responsible for facilitating the technology transfer and development of guidelines.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Denver, Colorado
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00790942-W 20050421/050419211915 (fbodaily.com)
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