Technical Support Services for Pavement Programs

Amendment 0002 This amendment is issued to 1). Extend the proposal due date to 1:00PM Eastern Time (ET) on January 7, 2019 and 2). Update the Request for Proposal (RFP) to revise Sections B.1, B.2, L.11 and Attachment/Exhibit J.1. All revisions are highlighted in yellow. Any question related to this amendment shall be addressed to Naheed.Nasrin@dot.gov with a courtesy copy to Delonte.McKinney@dot.gov and Tabitha.Lorthridge@dot.gov. ========================================================== Amendment 0001 This amendment is issued to provide response to questions submitted for the solicitation. ========================================================== The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) encourages innovation programs that promote, implement, deploy, demonstrate, showcase, support, and document pavement technologies and practices that improve performance, cost effectiveness, safety, and user satisfaction. These programs are specifically required by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and continued under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Advances in design, construction, condition assessment, and material technologies will help us achieve safe, well-performing pavements that are more economical, constructible, and sustainable. The key factors for achieving well-performing pavements include effective structural design, durable materials, and good construction quality. The objective of this requirement is to advance the state of the practice for design, materials, construction, testing, evaluation, and preservation of highway pavements and implement best practices. The Contractor shall provide all technical, engineering, publication, marketing, and professional support services to support the Office of Infrastructure (HIF) program. The scope of work shall include, but not limited, to the following: Stakeholder, Working Group, and Focus Group Meetings Best-practices Technology Delivery Demonstration Projects Technical, Engineering, and Professional Service Publication, Marketing, and Communication Support This is a Small Business set aside procurement and the period of performance is anticipated to be 60 months. The procurement will be competitively awarded using Source Selection (FAR 15.3) procedures. The objective of the Source Selection Process is to select a proposal that represents the best value to the Government. Evaluation factors for award will consist of Technical Capabilities, Past Performance, and Price. The best value to the Government based on these factors will determine award. The solicitation will be available on or about June 29, 2018. The Government reserves the right to make an award on initial offers, but discussions may be held if appropriate. The solicitation cited above can only be obtained by accessing the secure website, FedBizOpps (FBO). FedBizOpps is designed to safeguard sensitive but unclassified acquisition information and is fully integrated with other electronic Government initiatives, including the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov). Registration in both SAM and FedBizOpps is required in order to download solicitation documents and is used to validate vendor identity. Contractors not registering in these systems will be ineligible to download the solicitation and ineligible for an award. There is no further information to be shared at this time.