This combined synopsis/solicitation is amended to extend the date quotes are due to February 5, 2024 at 5:00PM EST.  The date to submit questions is also extended to February 2, 2024.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. 6913G624Q300015 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation document and Incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-06, effective 12/04/2023. The NAICS Code is 541990; the Small Business size standard is $19.5M.

In support of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Economic Investment Strategies (HPTS), the Volpe Center seeks the services of a contractor to perform macroeconomic modeling using its own model capable of analyzing the macroeconomic impacts from highway investments in the United States, in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW).  

REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS

The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order with a base (CLINs 00100, 00200 and 00300) and 9 optional CLINs (00400 and 01200), as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. This notice is expected to result in a single award, subject to receipt of an acceptable quote.  Please provide a firm fixed price quote in accordance with the attached pricing sheet.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance for the resulting award will be date of award to May 5, 2026.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

This combined synopsis/solicitation hereby incorporates all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions and clauses contained herein.  

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference.

An award will be made to the offeror whose offer is considered the best value to the Government, based on the attached Technical Evaluation Criteria.

Vendors are required to meet all solicitation requirements in addition to thoseidentified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in avendor submission being ineligible for award. If the vendor finds it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in the solicitation, the vendor shall clearly identify where it is addressed in its proposal. Each exception shallclearly identify the specific paragraph and/or part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken.

FAR 52.212-5, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (attached). All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3.  An Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through http://www.sam.gov.  If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision.  All Contractors must be registered in SAM in order to receive an award from a DOT Agency.  

FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. 

FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference; additional clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 52.209-6, 52.204-27, 52.217-7, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-50, 52.223-15, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.232-40 and 52.252-1.

The FAR provisions and clauses cited in this notice can be viewed at http://www.acquisition.gov/far.

Questions shall be submitted by noon on 02/02/2024 EST, to Karen Marino via email at [email protected].

The offer should be addressed to the following:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Karen Marino, V-222, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142.   The signed offer must be submitted via e-mail to the contracting officer [email protected].  The time for receipt of offers is 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 02/05/2024.  No telephone requests will be honored.  The Government will not pay for any information received.