Support Services for the Structures Laboratories

This is a Pre-Solicitation notice (synopsis) for a full and open competition. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has a requirement for on-site and off-site engineering and technical services to support research activities in the structures laboratories at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, Virginia. The Contractor shall provide staff with the expertise necessary to maintain and operate the laboratories in an efficient, cost-effective, and innovative manner. The Contractor shall also maintain a strong, multi-disciplinary scientific and engineering base responsive to technical issues of importance to the FHWA structures research program. The Contractor's management team shall integrate excellence in laboratory operation, business operation, and research management with sufficient technical depth to perform world-class research. Work under the contract shall include the performance of analytical studies, laboratory testing, field testing of highway bridge structures, finite element modeling, materials sampling and testing, research reports, and the publication of research papers. Field testing and research at in-situ bridge locations, as well as work at outside research facilities shall also be performed under the contract. See http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/struct.htm for further information regarding the structures laboratories. The RFP will be released and available electronically at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Interested parties may register at the aforementioned site to receive a variety of procurement announcements/notifications. It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor the FedBizOpps website for any amendments to the RFP package. NO OTHER PROCUREMENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.