MODIFICATION
A -- Ongoing Transportation Service and Infrastructure Assurance Research Activities
- Notice Date
- 11/14/2001
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Research and Special Programs Administration HQ, 400 7th Street, SW Room 7104, Washington, DC, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- DTRS56-01-BAA-0002
- Response Due
- 11/21/2001
- Point of Contact
- Warren Osterberg, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-366-6942, Fax 202-366-7974,
- E-Mail Address
-
warren.osterberg@rspa.dot.gov
- Description
- This is Amendment #1 to BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT #DTRS56-01-BAA-0002, Titled: Ongoing Transportation Service and Infrastructure Assurance Research Activities, for the United States Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA, Office of Contracts and Procurement (DMA-30), 400 7th Street, SW, Room 7104, Washington, DC, 20590. Amendment #1 is hereby issued to provide the following additional information: 1) Include work with other Federal Departments and Agencies as a source; 2) Expand the areas of innovative technologies, methods and concepts to be explored (See **** below); and 3) Provide further detail on White Paper submission, Ten (10) hard copies along with a transmittal letter with appropriate signature. The entire announcement, including the revisions provided by Amendment #1, is provided below. CONTRACT INFORMATION: BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT soliciting information and descriptions (White Papers), not to exceed five pages per project, of ongoing technical or project activity addressing areas of interest described in this announcement. The intent of this announcement is to identify ongoing efforts currently funded by state and/or local governments, academic institutions, OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES, or the private sector intended to improve the security or reduce the vulnerability of transportation services to accidental or intentional disruption. The scope of transportation involved includes physical infrastructure and vehicles associated with pipelines, rail, ports and waterways, civil aviation, mass transit, highways, and especially combinations of these modes and the interfaces between and among them, as well as the information infrastructure associated with their operation and control. The aim of this activity is to take necessary steps to identify promising technologies and concepts and to promote their expeditious implementation. ****This announcement is hereby modified to expand the areas of innovative technologies, methods and concepts to include activities which predict and detect security threats in multi-modal transportation services and operations. Examples of such activities include: in-flight aviation threats, service disruptions to urban and intercity rail and mass transit stations and operations, service disruptions to intermodal operations, service disruptions to marine operations and ports, and surveillance of transportation systems through land and space-based sensing, communications and control technologies.**** Specific areas of interest include but are not limited to the following: (1) risk and vulnerability assessment - new and innovative analytical techniques which might be applied to detecting potential hazards or weaknesses in the configuration of transportation; (2) planning for transportation related contingencies - taking steps in advance which might minimize the negative effects of disruptions to transportation services; (3) innovative approaches to threat detection and evaluation - use of innovative technologies or approaches to determine whether malicious disruptions to specific transportation functions or services are likely, as well as other screening technologies for users or passengers; (4) reduction of vulnerabilities from critical infrastructure interdependencies - identification of interactions or interdependencies between/among transportation and other sectors and development of techniques to minimize negative aspects of disruptions to either; (5) innovative use of "smart technologies" to establish/assure the integrity of transportation physical infrastructure - use of micro/nano sensors to detect damage to transportation structures, and possibly repair damage without further intervention (6) approaches to improving the robustness of the information infrastructure responsible for transportation operational controls - development of techniques to reduce the vulnerability of transportation controls to use or misdirect NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (14-NOV-2001). IT ACTUALLY FIRST APPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 06-FEB-2003. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DOT/RSPA/RSPAHQ/DTRS56-01-BAA-0002/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00255167-F 20030208/030206221142 (fbodaily.com)
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