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22 -- SYSTEMS OR DEVICES TO MEASURE ALERTNESS OR VIGILANCE OF LOCOMOTIVE CREW MEMBERS SOL DTRS57-98-SS-0203 DUE 072899 POC Point of Contact -- Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, (617) 494-2437 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Purchasing Agent, Marinok@volpe.dot.gov. This is not an invitation for bid (IFB), a request for proposal (RFP), or a request for a quote (RFQ). The U.S. Department of Transportation plans to investigate the performance of systems or devices intended to measure alertness or vigilance of locomotive crewmembers. Such technologies or systems should be able to display information about crew alertness or vigilance to the crew in real time and/or warn of loss of alertness. Devices or systems to be considered will include but not be limited to those that measure performance, fine motion, gross body motion, postural changes, physiological state and ocular motion. Organizations that have such systems should provide documentation or descriptions of the technology including the basic principles to Karen Marino, DTS-852, US DOT/Volpe Cent er, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. All information received will be held proprietary and restricted to government use only. This information will be used only for the selection of systems or devices to be included inplanned government testing. Posted 06/28/99 (D-SN347921). (0179)

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