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R -- DRAFT RFP FOR ONSITE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES AT THE VOLPE CENTER SOL DTRS57-99-R-00020 DUE 091799 POC Point of Contact -- Michael Leary, Contract Specialist, (617) 494-2673 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, learym@volpe.dot.gov. This is a modification to a previous synopsis published 9/3/99 please replace the description with the following: DRAFT RFP FOR ONSITE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES This is not an Invitation for Bid, a Request for Proposal or a Request for Quotes. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) is issuing for industry comments a Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for onsite Technical Support Services. These Technical Support Services will include strategic and detailed technology assessments, requirements analysis, concept development, architecture design and alternatives analysis, software development, test, and integration, system training, system maintenance, system operational support for both transportation and logistics management information systems, and command and control, communication, and intelligence systems. Services will cover the full spectrum from stand-alone applications to large-scale, integrated worldwide systems. These Technical Support Services are currently being provided under an Information Systems (IS) Contract No. DTRS57-97-C-00064 with Computer Sciences Corporation, Rockville, MD. In addition, this acquisition includes an option for Operations Research and Analysis (ORA) support. These ORA services will include the analysis and assessment of transportation systems and issues from a variety of perspectives. These perspectives include system performance and effectiveness, supply and demand forecasts, impact analysis, socio-economic analysis, industry analysis, policy and regulatory development, strategic planning, operations and maintenance assessment, risk assessments, capital investment needs, infrastructure and equipment management, metrics development, and critical technologies planning and evaluation. The optional ORA services are now being performed by EG&G Dynatrend, Wellesley, MA. under Contract No. DTRS57-97-C-00095. For informational purposes, a redacted version of these current contracts may be viewed at the following Website: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/foia/index.html . It is expected that the solicitation for this effort will be issued by October 1, 1999, with contract award planned for August 1, 2000. Please note that there will be a contract transition period immediately following contract award with a duration of approximately 90 days. Full contract performance is expected to begin on or about November 1, 2000, with the full period of contract performance of five years thereafter, including exercise of options. All firms interested in this acquisition are invited to review this Draft RFP and provide comments to the Volpe Center. All comments should be submitted no later than September 17, 1999. The Volpe Center may incorporate industry comments in part or in whole into future releases of the Request for Proposals (RFP), including the Statement of Work (SOW). The Government is not soliciting proposals at this time. The Draft RFP, including all solicitation sections is available on the Volpe home page at: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html All inquiries and comments should reference the applicable section, clause number and title, and specific paragraph in the Draft RFP. All such communications should also be submitted electronically by e-mail to: learym@volpe.dot.gov Posted 09/07/99 (D-SN376848). (0250)

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