Pursuant to 13.106-1 (b), the Federal Highway Administration intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order with the American Association of State Highway Transportation Office (AASHTO) to renew the Annual Site license for the Pavement ME Design software. The software will be used to evaluate the pavement designs that are being developed by state highway agencies who are also conducting the research efforts for the software. Additionally, AASHTO has the capability to implement and provide the required database services that will be necessary for the Pavement ME design. Because AASHTO developed as well as maintain the software they are considered the only source for the services.
The intent of this notice is not to request competitive proposals, and any information received from interested parties will only be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. However, interested parties may submit a description of their firm's capabilities for satisfying this requirement, which demonstrates they possess the ability to successfully perform this effort. The responses must be received by close out business June 19, 2014. All questions concerning this matter should be addressed directly to Mrs. Veronica Dorsey at [email protected]
Veronica Dorsey, Phone 202-366-4239, Email [email protected] - Jennifer Johnson, Contracting Officer, Phone 2023660904, Email [email protected]