A -- Computer-Based Guideliness for Concrete Pavements-HIPERPAVIII

SYNOPSIS Recently, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) developed a cutting edge computer program, HIPERPAV II (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/pccp/hipemain.cfm), to provide guidance to engineers in the selection of materials and mix design, pavement design, and construction procedures to avoid early-age cracking in concrete pavement. The Government intends to issue a solicitation that will give the selected offeror the opportunity to improve the usability and reliability of the current FHWA’s HIPERPAV II and to further reinforce good design and construction practices for portland cement concrete pavement. To successfully accomplish this work, expertise, facilities and equipment in a range of disciplines are needed primarily in area of PCC pavement design and construction, PCC material and mixture design, software development and research management. The successful offeror will have to assemble a team with not only a highly qualified principal investigator/manager, but highly qualified individuals with expertise in the above areas. It is anticipated that the resulting contract duration will be for 18 months. It is anticipated this requirement will be Full and Open to all sources. The solicitation, all related documents and amendments, if any, will only be released and available electronically through the FedBizOpps posting system at http://www.fedbizopps.gov under the Vendors option followed by selection of the Department of Transportation (DOT) center. As such, no written, telephonic, facsimile or email requests for the solicitation package will be honored. Interested parties can register at the aforementioned site to receive procurement announcements by email. Since this solicitation will only be available electronically, it is solely the responsibility of interested parties to monitor the FedBizOpps website for any solicitation amendments. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 541511. NO OTHER PROCUREMENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit an offer. NOTE: Please contact Kyle Roberts at [email protected].