SPECIAL NOTICE
Y -- RFI Digital Models and Electronic Data Exchange Practices - RFI
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 237310
— Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Western Federal Lands Highway Division, 610 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, Washington, 98661-3801
- ZIP Code
- 98661-3801
- Solicitation Number
- 690567-18-RFI-0001
- Archive Date
- 4/13/2018
- Point of Contact
- Contracts G. Office, Phone: (360)619-7520
- E-Mail Address
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WFL.Contracts@dot.gov
(WFL.Contracts@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFI Digital Models and Electronic Data Exchange Practices Section 1. Submittal Information Issue Date: March 19, 2018 Due date for responses: Thursday, March 29, 2:00pm, PDT Submit responses electronically to: wfl.contracts@dot.gov Email Subject Line must include: "RFI Digital Models and Electronic Data Exchange Practices" See below Section 5 entitled "Requested Content of Responses to this RFI Notice" for submittal content instructions. One (1) electronic copy should be submitted. Section 2. Introduction This is a Request for Information (RFI) notice. It is NOT a solicitation for proposals or proposal abstracts. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information, for planning purposes, regarding answers to questions from qualified sources the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Federal Lands Highway (FLH). This notice does not solicit proposals. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, the U.S. Government will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this RFI. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Any information provided in response to this RFI may be used by the government and should not be marked proprietary. A firm's response to this RFI will not influence the evaluation of any proposals potentially requested in the future by FHWA for the requisite services. Section 3. Background The purpose of this RFI announcement is to conduct market research. FHWA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation, a cabinet-level organization of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government. FHWA is charged with the broad responsibility of ensuring that America's roads and highways continue to be the safest and most technologically up-to-date. FLH provides program stewardship and transportation engineering services for planning, design, construction, and rehabilitation of the highways and bridges that provide access to and through federally owned lands. The Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP) was created by the 1982 Surface Transportation Assistance Act and signed by President Reagan on January 6, 1983. The primary purpose of the FLHP is to provide financial resources and technical assistance for a coordinated program of public roads that service the transportation needs of Federal and Indian lands. The FLH currently provides transportation engineering and related services in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. One of the major factors associated with the success of the program is the Federal Highway Administration's strong relationship with our Federal, State, local, and tribal partners. FLH is at the forefront of consistently delivering distinct, sensitive, and sound engineering projects. FLH has three division offices, located in Sterling, VA, Lakewood, CO, and Vancouver, WA. Each division office has its own acquisition office which posts solicitations on FedBizOpps and awards contracts for highway and bridge construction projects. Most of the solicitations for highway and bridge construction projects are through sealed bidding. Section 4. Additional Background Material To learn more about FLH, interested parties may visit the following website: http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/ Section 5. Requested Content of Responses to this RFI Notice FHWA invites interested parties to provide a response to all questions. If no information can be provided for a specific question, provide an "NA" (indicating Not Applicable) response. When responding to the questions in this RFI, please state the question as written in this RFI and then answer that question, followed by stating the next question as written in this RFI and then answering that question, and so on. Digital Models and Electronic Data Exchange Practices 1. Based on your experience in the past 3 years, how many highway construction projects are using digital models? (None; Less than 25%; 25% to 50%; 50% to 75%; More than 75%; All) 2. How does the use of digital models affect the project time? (Does not have any effect on project time; Saves less than 25% of project time; Saves over 25% of project time but less than 50% of project time; Saves over 50% of project time; Add project time; Does not save or add time, but spends more time on earlier stages and less on later stages; Does not save or add time, but spends less time on earlier stages and more on later stages; Other) 3. If time savings are reported, which of the activities are associated with the most time saving? (Project control; Grading; Paving; Earthwork and excavation; Curb and gutter construction; Pipe and drainage construction; Structure construction; Site calibration and check; Preparation of deliverable; Other) 4. How does the use of digital models affect the project cost? (Does not have any effect on project cost; Saves less than 10% of project cost; Saves over 10% of project time but less than 25% of project cost; Saves over 25% of project cost; Adds project cost; Does not save or add cost, but spend more on earlier stages and less on later stages; Does not save or add cost, but spend less on earlier stages and more on later stages; Other) 5. If cost savings are reported, which of the activities are associated with the most cost saving? (Project control surveying; Automated machine guidance; Staking for grading; Staking for paving; Staking structure; Staking drainage and pipeline; Staking slope; Staking base; Staking curb and gutter; Preparation of surveying data deliverables; Construction staking bid item measurement; Other) If digital models are used in construction surveys, which of the following are barriers or challenges to successful implementation? (Training is difficult; Software gets updated frequently; Software cannot fulfill certain tasks; Inefficient communication among stakeholders; Client lack of experience; Contractor lack of experience; Client lack of specifications; Procedural issues; Cost issues; Other) 6. If digital models are NOT used in construction surveys, what are the reasons why they are not used or what are the barriers to implementation? (Training is difficult; Software get updated frequently; Software cannot fulfil certain tasks; Upfront cost of software and hardware is high; Cost of implementation is high; Lack of specifications; Reluctance to learn new technology; Unawareness of benefits of new technology; Legal concerns about sharing data; Other) 7. What electronic data are typically provided by the Client to the Contractor? (Cross sections; Machine control surface model files; Alignment and profile data files; Background graphics file with roadway features such as centerlines and edge of roadway, existing ground surface; Control point coordinates; Other) 8. What are the additional electronic files that should be provided by the Client if NOT provided now? (Cross sections; Machine control surface model files; Alignment and profile data files; Background graphics file with roadway and drainage features such as centerlines and edge of roadway, existing ground surface; Control point coordinates; Other) 9. Which of the following benefits are involved with providing electronic data to the Contractor? (Cost savings; Time savings; Improved project quality; More accurate bids; Fast identification of errors; More accurate digital models; Other) 10. Which of the following benefits are involved with providing electronic data to the Contractor? (Cost savings; Time savings; Improved project quality; More accurate bids; Fast identification of errors; More accurate digital models; Other) Thank You for your response.
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