Highway Infrastructure Engineering and Research Data Services (HIERD)

The Highway Infrastructure Engineering and Research Data Services (HIERD) contract is a competitive small business set-aside Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle issued by the Federal Highway Administration. The contract has a maximum ceiling of 8,000,000 dollars with a minimum guarantee of 50,000 dollars over a 60-month period of performance. It utilizes a combination of Firm-Fixed Price and Time-and-Materials/Labor Hour contract types to acquire multidisciplinary engineering, data management, and analytics services. The primary scope involves providing research services, data validation, and technical support for critical programs such as the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) and Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) programs, with work performed at the contractor's facilities and the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Virginia. The procurement process employs a best-value trade-off evaluation focusing on technical capability, past performance, and cost/price, with technical capability weighted as the most important factor. Required personnel include various professional roles such as Program Managers, Civil Engineers, Database Engineers, and Software Developers, all of whom must undergo suitability screenings and potential FBI background checks to access sensitive information. Deliverables include quarterly and annual reports submitted electronically. The contract also imposes a strict organizational conflict of interest prohibition, preventing contractors from competing on related work during the performance period and for three years thereafter. Invoicing is mandated through the Delphi eInvoicing portal.