SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Provide Support Surveying a Panel of Study Participants with Visual, Cognitive, or Learning Disabilities
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142
- ZIP Code
- 02142
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT57-08-Q-80100
- Response Due
- 8/4/2008
- Archive Date
- 11/4/2008
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact -Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, 617-494-2437
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), intends to issue a competitive Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Part 13, to conduct an evaluation of Remote Infrared Audible Signage (RIAS) Model Accessibility Project (MAP). The evaluation will address the following effects of the RIAS deployment: (1) Effect on multimodal accessibility in public transportation with regard to persons with visual, cognitive, or learning disabilities; (2) Effect on public transportation operators and their customers; (3) Effect on making public transportation accessible to persons with visual, cognitive, or learning disabilities, who use public transit and paratransit; and (4) Effect on education, community integration, work life and general quality of life of the targeted populations. To address the evaluation questions, the Volpe Center will conduct a panel study. Pre and post surveys will be administered to a panel of study participants who use the technology during the course of their usual travels for a period of 6 to 8 weeks. The surveys will be designed to assess the participants experience with the technology and to determine the effects on multimodal accessibility. The Volpe Center seeks sources that would be able to provide support in surveying a panel of study participants with visual, cognitive, or learning disabilities. The survey firm will administer a pre-survey (by telephone) to the panel prior to their use of the technology. Following a 6-8 week period where study participants use the technology, the survey firm will administer a post-telephone survey. Among study participants with cognitive disabilities, qualitative in-person interviews may need to be conducted in place of the typical survey format, as this population may have difficulty completing a survey. A complete statement of work will be set forth in the Request for Quotation (RFQ). RFQ issuance will be on or about August 4, 2008. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541990 and the small business size standard is $6.5M. Interested firms must submit a written capability statement to the above named point of contact providing clear and convincing evidence of the firm's capability to provide the required services. Written capability statements must be submitted within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Responses received after fifteen (15) calendar days or without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and documentation received will not be returned to the sender. Telephone calls made in place of the required documentation will not be accepted. The URL of the Volpe Center Acquisition Management Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. NOTE: All contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive award from a DOT Agency. Contractors may access the site at http://www.ccr.gov to register and/or obtain information about the registration process. Additionally, solicitation Representation and Certifications are no longer provided within the solicitation and must be submitted on-line through On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is a web-based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of the Representations and Certifications required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Potential offerors are highly encouraged to complete the on-line provisions within the Representations and Certifications at https://orca.bpn.gov. ATTENTION: Small and Disadvantaged (SDB), Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation-related contracts. The Maximum line of credit is $750,000. The STLP loan has a variable rate, which is connected to the prime rate. The current rate may be found on the OSDBU website http://osdbuweb.dot.gov or call 1-(800) 532-1169.
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