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Technical Expert Aviation Research Roadmap

Request For Expressions of Interest

General Information
Country:   United States
Notice/Contract Number:   fbo:dtrt57-10-q-80009
Publication Date:   Jan 30, 2010
Deadline:   Nov 2, 2009
Funding Agency:   Department of Transportation
Buyer:   Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   United States

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The United States Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) is assisting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiative. Initiatives of NextGen may be hampered without an aggressive program to address the environmental consequences of aviation noise. The Volpe Center and FAA seek a contractor to conduct several Aviation Research Roadmap workshops to a cross-section of professionals and community leaders who have experience with noise issues to provide direction in developing an aviation research roadmap focused on annoyance from aviation noise. A detailed statement of work will be set forth in the Request for Quotation (RFQ). RFQ issuance will be on or about November 2, 2009. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541990 and the small business size standard is $6.5M. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). 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.
Set-aside code: N/A
Contact: Karen M. Marino, Contracting Officer, Phone 6174942437, Email karen.marino@dot.gov

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Updated on 2009/10/19
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