SAM #RDI-Waybill

Railroad Carload Waybill Data Processing and Public-Use File Production

The Federal Railroad Administration and Surface Transportation Board are seeking a contractor to process railroad carload waybill data and produce confidential and public-use files. - Government buyer - U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) - Surface Transportation Board (STB), Office of Economics, serves as project liaison. - Procurement status and vendors - This is market research, not an active solicitation. - No commercial vendors or OEMs are named; no hardware or software products with part numbers are specified. - Services requested - Collect, validate, edit, and process railroad carload waybill data using secure electronic transfers and sampling where required. - Produce the Confidential Waybill Sample and a derived Public Use Waybill File, including a 253-byte public-use format, documentation, reference files, and an annual reference guide. - Calculate rail-route mileage; update route, railroad, station, commodity, and intermodal information; allocate revenue among carriers; and process specified cross-border records. - Provide program management, quality assurance, error correction, audit trails, status briefings, and supporting personnel, hardware, software, and infrastructure. - Notable requirements - Data accuracy must meet a 99% threshold. - Each collection-year cycle is approximately 24 months, with an approximately 18-month first phase and six-month second phase. - Optional additional modeling, data collection, and analysis may be requested for up to 100 hours per year unless the contractor agrees to more. - Line items - No physical product line items, quantities, or part numbers are specified.

Description

Sources Sought Notice Notice Type: Sources Sought Notice (Market Research)

Agency: Department of Transportation (DOT)

Office: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) NAICS Code: 518210, Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services Small Business Size Standard: $40 Million This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) only. This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ). Currently, no solicitation exists. The FRA will use this information to: • Identify qualified firms capable of meeting this requirement under NAICS code 518210, Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services. • Determine the appropriate procurement strategy (set-aside vs. full and open). • Refine the draft Statement of Work (SOW)

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