B -- B -- FIELD TEST OF REGIONAL, MULTI-MODAL 511 TRAVELER = INFORMATION SYSTEM: REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

Notice Date

May 21, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration = (FHWA), Office of Acquisition Management, HAAM, Room 4410 400 7th = Street, S.W., Washington, DC, 20590

ZIP Code

20590

Solicitation Number

DTFH61-01-X-00079

Response Due

July 2, 2001

Point of Contact

Robert Robel, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-4227, Fax = (202) 366-3705, Email bob.robel@fhwa.dot.gov

E-Mail Address

IDEASEC HELP DESK (IDEAS_EC@NBC.GOV)

Description

The USDOT will work with a public/private partnership, with a = State DOT taking the lead role, in the development of a regional, = multi-modal, real-time traveler information system that can deliver = information to travelers using the newly designated 511 telephone = number. The system envisioned in this 511 model deployment is one = which will facilitate coordination of partners across agency and = jurisdictional boundaries to pool resources relating to system = performance and will disseminate this information to travelers through = a 511 telephone service. A two-phase approach will be applied to the = development of this model deployment. In Phase I, a lead agency will = be identified who will be responsible for coordinating with relevant = stakeholders so that all available travel modes are included in the = service. Phase I will culminate in the initial roll out of 511 = service. In Phase II, the lead agency will leverage the efforts = pursued by the FHWA and AASHTO for interface guidance, minimum = performance guidelines, and coordination with Public Safety Answering = Points (PSAPs), geo-location of callers for location-based information, = etc. Phase II tasks will be defined in detail at a later date = depending on the progress of Phase I activities. Proposals will be = assessed on their technical, staffing and financial merit, and funding = will be provided through a cooperative agreement between the FHWA and a = State DOT. Multiple awards are anticipated and total federal funding = available for this activity is $1,100,000. For further information and = the full announcement, see FedBiz Opps at http://eps.gov and enter = solicitation number DTFH61-01-X-00079. =20

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010523/BSOL006.HTM (D-139 SN50M5S2)