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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 02, 2013 FBO #4116
SOLICITATION NOTICE

22 -- Services to update the FRA National Railroad Network Model (NRNM) to include the traffic density data.

Notice Date: 2/28/2013
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 541330 — Engineering 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: DTFR53-13-Q-00005
Point of Contact: Roscoe Crawford, Phone: 202-493-6183
E-Mail Address: roscoe.crawford.ctr@dot.gov
(roscoe.crawford.ctr@dot.gov)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: Synopsis: DTF R53-13-Q-00005 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR subpart 12.6, and as supplemented with additional information in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, number DTFR53-13-Q-0005, is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-65 January 29, 2013. The NAICS code for this procurement 541330 with a small business size standard of 100 employees. This RFQ is not set aside for Small Businesses. If there are any small businesses who are interested in participating in this procurement should submit a proposal and if we receive at least two proposals from small businesses the procurement will revert to a total small business set aside. All Offerors must submit Firm Fixed Price proposals The Federal Railroad Administration has a requirement for services to update the FRA National Railroad Network Model {NRNM) to include the 2011 traffic density data and recommend changes to the National Rail Network System in accordance with the attached statement of work. Vendors should respond no later than 4:30p.m. EDT on 14 March 2013. The delivery location for the deliverables is Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, 3rd Floor, Stop- Washington, DC 20590. · The services required are listed below. CLIN 0001 Update of the FRA National Railroad Network Model {NRNM) 1 LOT _ _ to include the 2011 traffic density data and recommend changes to the National Rail Network System. These updates support a Varity of systems width in the FRA, especially the Waybill Commodity flows over the rail network. Period of performance 03/29/2013 to 03/28/2014 0002 Option One same as item 0001 1 LOT __ _ Period of performance for Option: 03/29/2014 to 03/28/2015 0003 Option Two same as item 0001 1LOT ___ _ Period of performance for Option: 03/29/2015 to 03/28/2016 Offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry before an award can be made. Offerors may go to www.ccr.gov to register. The Offorors must comply with the following commercial items terms and conditions, which are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercialltems. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items Quotes will be evaluated on a lowest price, technically acceptable basis. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in Paragraph (b); 52.219.27, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.223-15, 52.232-33. the full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far Complete quotes must be submitted to Roscoe Crawford, Contract Specialist by email no later than 14 May 2013 by 4:30p.m. EDT. roscoe.crawford@dot.gov phone No. 202-493-6183 Quotes will be evaluated based on technical acceptability and low price. The contractor should provide a copy of their provisions at 52.212-3 "Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercials Items" or confirm that they are registered online at https:/ /orca.bpn.gov/. Any questions regarding this combined solicitation/synopsis must be submitted no later than 12:00 p.m. EDT on 07 March 2013. There are no additional terms and conditions. DPAS is not applicable. STATEMENT OF WORK UPDATE OF FRA's National Railroad Network Model (NRNM) Work to be Performed: Update the FRA National Railroad Network Model (NRNM) to include the 2011 traffic density data and recommend changes to the national rail network system. 1) FRA will provide the contractor with the raw data of the 2011 Class 1 railroads density information. There are 7 Class 1 railroad companies within the US from which FRA obtains annual million gross tonnages. The raw data may be represented with a physical or digital map, a physical or digital table, or other means to portray the information. The contractor will decipher the information to cod·e the information onto the FRA's network. a. The density information will be coded as the following: Non-Directional: the sum of the tonnages Coded to the millions of tons; using 2 decimal places (if applicable) Density information is coded onto Main line tracks If density information is unknown, but link contains tonnage; the contractor will code in.01. Please see Appendix "Formats on Density Updates" for more information and examples of the different types of density updates. 2) The contractor will be provided the FRA Network, Populated Places, Mileposts, Grade Crossings and Freight Stations to be able to reference the raw density information to the FRA network. All data provided by FRA is proprietary and the contractor may not share any materials outside this contract. 2/12/2013 a. The FRA network contains several attributes that will be critical for the contractor to have a working knowledge of the data elements. Specifically, the type of rail segment(s), the owner of the rail segment(s), and the trackage rights of the rail segment( s). Page 1 b. The contractor shall provide a list of recommended updates to the NRNM to reflect changes in the railroad industry (i.e. abandonments, sales, trackage rights, etc). This list should include any other inaccuracies found in the network. If or when this occurs, the contractor will develop and maintain a table of the links unique identifier known as the "FRAARCID" and a description of the issue. Please see Appendix: "Background on the FRA Network" and "Other Reference Data" 3) The contractor will encounter areas where one or more railroad companies' density information will need to be integrated together.· The contractor will need to decipher how the tonnage is being handled within the real world. The contractor may have previous knowledge about the rail freight industry to assist with these types of situations. If the contractor is unknowledgeable; they will need to research the geographical areas and rail companies to determine the rail behavior(s). a. The contractor should not exceed more than 90 hours for the total allotted time for research. Some areas require no research because of the logic within the freight movements; where some areas may require as much as 20 to 40 minutes of research. b. The contractor is required to document every research element with the FRARACID(s), a brief description, and the resources used for each research element that exceeds 10 minutes. Please see Appendix: "Rail Hubs" for a visual example Contractor must possess the following: 1) The Contractor shall utilize ArcView geographic information systems software to code 2010 traffic density data onto the NRNM. The contractor must have a working knowledge of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and the use of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Desktop products. 2) The contractor must have experience in working with spatial data; specifically shapefiles. It would be preferred that the contractor would have a working knowledge of spatial transportation layers and/ or the mechanics of topological networks. 2/12/2013 Page 2 Preferred that the contractor possess the following skills. but the contractor must possess at least one of the following: 1) A working knowledge of the GIS data maintained at the Federal Railroad Administration. 2) A working knowledge of freight rail and how commodities are moved over the network within the rail freight industry. 3) If the contractor has a limited knowledge of the rail industry or the spatial layers within FRA; the contractor must be within 50 miles of the FRA headquarters in Washington D.C. to participate in face to face meetings. Government Furnished Property/ Material Within ten working days of award, the FRA shall furnish the contractor with the following items: 1) Any 2011 traffic density maps in the possession of the FRA 2) ArcView GIS software 3) An electronic copy of the NRNM and other spatial layers Item 1 shall be governed by the terms of the Propriety Data Agreement. Items 2 and 3 shall remain the property of the Government. Deliverables 1) The contractor will meet at FRA's headquarters for an official Kickoff Meeting. The kickoff meeting will address any remaining questions of the contractor. At this time, FRA will hand over all materials to the contractor. 2) After every completion of a Class 1's density update, the contractor will send the FRA an electronic copy of the FRAARCIDs and tier associated density information for review. FRA will provide f~edback to the contractor within 48 business hours. 2/12/2013 Page 3 3) Once the network is completed the contractor will deliver a copy of the NRNM in shapefile format or other format acceptable to the COTR on CD ROM to which has been added the total2011 traffic density data for each railroad link in the NRNM. 4) A report of the rail segiT:\\nts that identifies any recommended updates to the NRNM to reflect changes in the railroad industry. The report will have a list of the FRAARCIDs and a description of the pertinent issues. 5) A report of the rail segments that required research of the geographical areas and the freight movements. The report will have a list of the FRARACID( s ), a brief description, the resources used for each research element, and the amount of time for research. 6) All materials will be returned to the FRA within 30 days of the contract's completion. Period of Performance The total period of performance is 12 months from the purchase order award. 2/12/2013 Page4 Appendix FRA's National Railroad Network Model (NRNM) I. Background on the FRA Network II. Formats on the Density Updates a. Table Example b. Map Example III. Rail Hubs IV. Other Reference Data 2/12/2013 Page 5 I. Background on the FRA Network The FRA Network contains many attributes that will support the coding in the Million Gross Tons (MGT). The following information is same basic guidelines to assist with how to determine which rail lines to use based on the 7 different Class 1s railroads. Data dictionaries are available for all FRA datasets. The FRA rail network is made up of 2 datasets: the rail line and the rail nodes. The rail nodes support the topological network of the linear data. This feature is important to determine of all of the segments have been selected. There are several attributes within the rail lines to assist in determining the correct line for coding in the million gross tons. Column Attribute Definition FRAARCID Unique Number Use to uniquely identify any segment within the FRA network. NET M Main lines track; the segments that the MGT would be used within this project. NET 0 Non-Main lines; exclude for this project NET A Abandoned; exclude for this project NET X Out of Service; exclude for this project RROWNER (1-3) Railroad Reporting Mark Identifies the owner of the rail segment TRKRGHTS (1-9) Railroad Reporting Mark Identifies who has trackage rights over the rail segment DEN2009 Numeric Number; if Density information used in applicable 2 decimal places the previous year; used to assist with the coding of the 2010 data II. Formats on the Density Updates The railroads may provide FRA with an array of formats of their raw density information. The following are examples of the data being provided in a table formation and data being provided in a map format. They both will show one way of how a user can identify these lines and code in the information. As stated in the requirements the coding is non-directional; which means the sum of each direction's tonnage will be used per segment. The coding will be to million gross tonnage 2/12/2013 Page 6 using 2 decimal places; for example if the railroad's raw data is 1,513,903, the contractor will coding in the MGT as 1.51. The density information should only be coded onto the main line track segments. Lastly, if density information is unknown, but knowledge of tonnage does traverse the rail segment(s); the contractor will code in.01. Example A: Railroad's Raw Data is a Table VIRIGINIA DIVISION " STATED REVERSE FROM TO STATION MILEPOST STATION MILEPOST DIRECTION DIRECTION TOTAL KEYS MEHERRIN F079.20 VILL F084.80 551,431 953,472 1,513,903.. KEYSVILLE The contractor will identify the freight stations within the spatial data. 2/12/2013 Page 7... L~l Record: ~-~-w---o....!.J~ Show: All !selected tecords,... KEYSVILLE The contractor will code in the data into the FRA network Example B: Railroad's Raw Data is a Map The contractor will identify the freight stations within the spatial data. 2/12/2013 Page 8 show: HAll J Se~cted · ~ecords ~. The contractor will code in the data into the FRA network III. Rail Hubs The contractor will encounter areas where one or more railroad companies' density information will need to be integrated together. The contractor will need to decipher how the tonnage is being handled within the real world. The contractor may have previous knowledge about the rail freight industry to assist within these types of situations. If the contractor is unknowledgeable; they will need to research the geographical areas and rail companies to determine the rail behavior(s). Please refer to the requirements about the amount oftime allotted for research. The examples below are maps that show different rail hubs. 2/12/2013 Page 9 oreim Forsyth 0 IV. Other Reference Data Legend Rail Lines Non Class 1's -Class 1-A -·-Class 1- B ---Class 1- C ~class!- D ·Class 1- E -Class 1- F Harrbtow11 0.Milcon 0 Mow~aqua 0 All data provided by FRA are proprietary and the contractor may not share any materials outside this contract FRA Freight Stations The freight stations "Centralized Station Master (CSM)" is a proprietary database from RAILINC. It is a geographic location file which contains data about rail and motor carrier points for North America and international areas. This file is primarily used by railroads to help plan freight movements from origin to destination in an efficient and timely manner. CSM rail station records are uniquely identified by combination of the Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) field and Freight Station Accounting Code (FSAC) field. They can also be identified uniquely by their respective Standard Point Location Code (SPLC). 2/12/2013 Page 10 FRA Mileposts The milepost layer contains physical location of the mileposts along the rail lines. The mileposts are assigned by the primary rail owner of the rail line. The data is primarily updated by the FRA geometry car, but also from State DOT's and Railroads. FRA Crossings Highway-railroad grade crossings are intersections where a highway crosses a railroad at-grade. Other Reference The data includes but not limited to; all of the following datasets are available within the public domain on the USDOT's National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD): Populated Places, Counties, and States. 2/12/2013 Page 11
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