SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - CORYS Training and Engineering Support System (T.E.S.S.) for FRA Cab Technology Integration Lab (CTIL)
- Notice Date
- 7/16/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Office of Acquisition and Grants Services, Mail Stop 50, West Bldg, 3rd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- DTFR53-12-006
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2012
- Point of Contact
- Corey L. Scott, Phone: 2024936150
- E-Mail Address
-
corey.scott@dot.gov
(corey.scott@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1 for CORYS Training and Engineering Support Systems (CORYS T.E.S.S.) to update the simulation and modeling software for the FRA's Cab Technology Integration Laboratory (CTIL). The proprietary simulation and modeling software currently installed in the CTIL will no longer be supported by the current vendor. The CORYS-T.E.S.S. simulation and modeling software is currently being used by Union Pacific Railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and Amtrak to provide physical modeling of train behavior in response to operator manipulation of controls. These railroads are representative of the potential stakeholders for research endeavors in the CTIL. Implementation of the CORYS-T.E.S.S. software in the CTIL would open new opportunities for research partnerships and increase the potential for technology transfer. The CORYS-T.E.S.S. software allows the CTIL the opportunity to obtain previously developed track mileage from railroads currently using the CORYS-T.E.S.S. software for scenario building for research efforts. The current CTIL simulation and modeling software is not compatable with the CORYS-T.E.S.S. system. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541511. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability. All capability statements received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to corey.scott@dot.gov by the notice closing date.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142, United States
- Zip Code: 02142
- Zip Code: 02142
- Record
- SN02804934-W 20120718/120717000240-d6bd5f5e0d4d3e4906c3454429eedf1a (fbodaily.com)
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