SAM #693JJ326R000024

FHWA Sole Source IDIQ for ITS Standards Development and Maintenance Services to ITE

This notice announces FHWA's intent to award a sole-source contract to the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) for ITS standards development and maintenance services. - Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - Contract Type: Single-award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) - Vendor: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Inc. - Scope: - Non-personal systems engineering development, testing, and research services - Support for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) standards, including traffic management, advanced transportation controllers, connected vehicles, and vehicle automation - Industry education, training, technical and programmatic support, and outreach - Sole source justification: ITE is a recognized standards development organization with unique expertise - No specific products or part numbers listed; focus is on specialized services - Period of performance: 5-year ordering period from contract award - Commercial opportunity: No competition; sole source to ITE - Estimated contract value: Not specified, but typical for multi-year standards development contracts

Technical and business highlights: - ITS standards are critical for national transportation infrastructure and connected vehicle technologies - Services include development, maintenance, testing, research, and stakeholder outreach - Opportunity is limited to ITE due to their unique qualifications

Description

This notice is issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Acquisition and Grants Management.

Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(3), as implemented by FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii) (Establishing or maintaining essential engineering, research, or development capability specifically provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and development center) and FAR 6.302-3(b)(2)(ii) (Establishing or maintaining an essential capability for engineering or developmental work calling for the practical application of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature), the Government intends to negotiate and award a single-award, Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to:

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Inc.

1627 Eye Street NW Suite 600

Washington, DC 20006

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is a professional association and recognized standards development organization with a long-standing role in supporting the development, maintenance, and stewardship of national Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) standards in coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the ITS Joint Program Office. For over three decades, ITE has supported federally stewarded ITS standards activities that bring together public agencies, private-sector technology providers, and subject matter experts to develop consensus-based standards that enable interoperable, safe, and effective transportation systems.

FHWA requires non-personal systems engineering development, testing, and research services to support the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ITS Joint Program Office (ITS-JPO).

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