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A -- INSTALLATION, TESTING AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT SOL DTRS57-99-Q-80067 DUE 051799 POC Point of Contact -- Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, (617) 494-2437 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Purchasing Agent, Marinok@volpe.dot.gov. The Volpe Center plans to solicit a sole source through Simplified Acquisition procedures from Transportation Technology Center, Inc., to provide technical support for specialized engineering services for the Volpe Center to support the Federal Highway Administration s (FHWA) Intelligent Transportation System/Joint Program Office (ITS/JPO) Highway Rail Intersection (HRI) ITS/HRI Technology Testing. Support will be provided for the Volpe Center in two areas: assistance in the installation of ITS/HRI presence and/or vehicle detection systems and to provide test and analysis support. The contractor will be required to provide qualified personnel with specialized experience, which includes experience in planning, instrumenting, and conducting tests of new technologies related to ITS/HRI r ailroad signal systems, track structures and rail and highway vehicles. The contractor shall provide the personnel, services, materials, facilities and equipment to perform the work required. The tasks that are to be performed by the contractor are the following: the contractor will be responsible for providing a draft technical approach to ITS/HRI testing, to assist vendors in installing up to six selected systems at the test site and to provide the appropriate railroad and signal systems engineering and instrumentation expertise in designing and conducting tests for evaluating the HRI/ITS technologies. Small Business firms classified under SIC Code 8734 that are interested in proposing on this requirement must respond in writing no later than 15 days from the date of this publication that they have the authority to operate at the Transportation Technology Center and have the specialized experience listed above. Small Businesses will be required to submit a maximum of 5 pages, but, not less than 3 pages of documentation in support of the above for evaluation prior to receiving a solicitation. No telephone requests will be accepted only written requests for this solicitation will be accepted however, requests via facsimile will be accepted at 617/494-3649, Attn: Karen Marino, DTS-852. Posted 04/30/99 (D-SN326270). (0120)

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