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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 27,1998 PSA#2230U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration,
Office of Acquisition and Grants Services, Mail Stop 50, 400 7th
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590 R -- PROFESSIONAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE MAGLEV
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SOL DTFR53-99-R-00001 DUE 020199 POC Contract
Specialist Linda Dearing, (202) 493-6154/Fax (202)493-6171; Contracting
Officer Illona M. Williams, (202)493-6130 E-MAIL: hubsmit.hubsmtp,
linda.dearing@fra.dot.gov. The Department of Transportation, Federal
Railroad Administration, intends to acquire contractor support for the
oversight of the Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Transportation
Development Program. The FRA is responsible for the administration of
the Maglev Deployment Program authorized by Section 1218 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) Century
(TEA-21). As part of this responsibility, the FRA has initiated a
program (see Federal Register dated October 13, 1998) to: (1) select up
to five applying states (or authorities designated by one or more
states) for financial assistance in preconstruction planning of an
eligible Maglev project; (2) provide financial assistance to the
selected applicants to complete the preconstruction engineering,
environmental, organizational, economic and financial studies needed to
establish project eligibility and relative desirability of competing
projects; (3) prepare appropriate analysis and documentation to compare
the environmental consequences of implementing the various projects
being planned and select the most promising project for financial
assistance in the construction and deployment;(4) provide financial
assistance to selected applicants to complete the preparation of site
specific draft environmental impact statements (EIS's) for all the
planned projects and a final EIS for the selected project; and (5)
negotiate the agreements needed to initiate construction and deployment
of the selected project. The contractor support intended to be acquired
by FRA as advertised herein includes the professional and support
services to technically assist the FRA in the coordination, monitoring
and evaluation of the selected applicants' technical efforts from the
Maglev Deployment Program as advertised in the Federal Register on
October 13, 1998. Such support may include, but not be limited to, (1)
development of minimum technical standards for the analysis of
critical factors; (2) establishment of a monitoring and reporting
system; (3) coordination, monitoring, and reporting on all selected
applicants work; (4) assistance in the negotiation of an agreement to
construct and deploy a project; (5)other support services as directed
by the Government Program Manager. The contractor shall be required to
maintain a project team utilizing the coordinated efforts of
individuals in a variety of professional and support service
disciplines such as architects; civil, structural, construction,
electrical, and mechanical engineers; environmental analysts; financial
and economic analysts; travel demand and revenue forecasting experts;
organizational management auditors; and transportation and urban
planners. The anticipated period of performance is April 1, 1999,
through March 31, 2001. This is an unrestricted solicitation. Firms
interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation must respond in
writing via regular mail, fax, or email. Posted 11/24/98 (W-SN274609).
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