***Amendment 003: Updated Questions and Answers document is attached*** ******Registration will close when maximum capacity of 250 participants have registered. A wait list will be generated. If you have registered and find that you cannot attend, please cancel your reservation so that someone on the wait list may attend.****** ***Amendment 002: Questions and Answers document is attached**** ***If you are viewing this announcement through any link other than FAA Contract Opportunities (FAACO) website (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/34919), please visit this site to ensure that you are viewing the full announcement, amendments, attachments and instructions.  Vendors are responsible for monitoring this website for updates to this event.*** Airport Technology Research & Development Contract Strategy Industry Day The FAA William J Hughes Technical Center is planning an Industry Day on December 3, 2019 to discuss the acquisition strategy relative to the Airport Technology Research and Development (ATRD) program. For those interested in supporting the ATRD program, the Industry Day will provide information on the revised approach the FAA has adopted in procuring the services needed to support this program. Historically, support for ATRD has been procured primarily through one multi-year contract vehicle. In recent years, the ATRD portfolio has become more diverse and complex. This requires a new approach to effectively support the program. The FAA has identified distinct functional areas, programs, or projects that may be supported separately through various contract mechanisms. The various facets of this program and the specific acquisition strategies intended to be applied to each will be discussed. You are invited to join us to hear about the many new opportunities available to industry and academia to support this historically budgeted $33 Million a year program.  Tours of the ATRD buildings and labs will take place in the afternoon to allow prospective bidders on future procurement opportunities to view the facilities. For additional information on the ATRD program, please visit their website: https://www.airporttech.tc.faa.gov/ ***THIS IS A FREE EVENT, HOWEVER, YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND*** The Agenda for the event is attached to this announcement. LOCATION William J Hughes Technical Center; Atlantic City International Airport, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08405 GENERAL INFORMATION This announcement is not intended to guarantee procurement of these services, and must not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract.  This is not a request for proposal.  The Government is not liable for any costs associated with the preparation and submittal of inquiries or responses to this announcement and will not reimburse any firm for costs incurred responding to this public announcement or as a result of the Industry Day. All updates and announcements related to this procurement will be communicated via the FAA Contract Opportunities (FAACO) website (https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/34919). If you are viewing this announcement through any other link, please visit this site to ensure that you are viewing the full announcement, amendments and attachments.  Vendors are responsible for monitoring this website for updates to this event. A copy of the briefing slides will be available on the FAACO website at least 3 days prior to the event. You may reference them on an electronic device during the briefing or print them to bring with you. Hard copies will not be provided at the event. Please plan to arrive by no later than 8:30 am to allow time to process through security and for transportation to the auditorium. Signage will be present to direct attendees to parking. Introductions followed by the briefing will begin promptly at 9:00 am. The briefing is anticipated to take approximately 2 hours with an additional ½ hour allotted for questions. All questions and answers will be captured, to include those submitted electronically after the event, and posted on FAACO as an amendment to this announcement. After the briefing is completed, there will be a break for networking and lunch. Transportation will be available to the parking area. If you leave the campus, there will be no re-admittance unless you have an FAA ID badge displayed (not the temporary badge that will be provided). Those visitors with a temporary badge will have access to the main floor only. You may not take the elevators or the stairs to access other areas of the building. The main floor includes seating areas, a working area with access to internet, restrooms, and the cafeteria. At 1:00 pm transportation will be available to travel to the ATRD facilities for viewing. Please see attached agenda. For planning purposes you will be asked to indicate that your company has capability in one or more of the following functional areas: Airport Planning & Design Vertiports Commercial Space Runway Incursion Mitigation Database Management/Data Mining Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Alternative Extinguishing Agents Fire Fighting Technologies Fire Fighting Tactics Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Detection and Deterrent Technologies Wildlife Strike Reporting Visual Guidance Lighting and Infrastructure NAS Visual Aids Signs, Markings, Vehicles Lighting Innovations & Special Projects Airport Surface Safety Technology Surface Maintenance Arresting Systems Winter Operations Braking Under Friction Limited Conditions Airport Safety & Surveillance Sensors Low-Cost Surveillance Wireless Communication Systems Foreign Object Debris Detection Systems UAS Integration Safety Applications Detection/Mitigation Noise Abatement Airport Environmental Tools and Guidance Field Instrumentation & Testing Pavement Materials Pavement Design & Evaluation Non-destructive Testing Technologies Software Program Development & Support Pavement Research & Development ***YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND*** REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS: To register for this event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/airports-technology-research-development-contract-strategy-industry-day-tickets-75031087001 There is a limit of 3 attendees per company. Each attendee must register separately. Be prepared to indicate your company’s capabilities on the registration form. Please indicate which tour(s) you plan to participate in, if any. The registration process issues each attendee a “ticket�. Tickets are free, however, you MUST print the ticket and bring it with you. Tickets will be verified at the security entrance. Only those attendees registered will be admitted. Any questions regarding registration or logistics, please contact
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