REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) for
“Quality Control & Acceptance of Concrete Airport Pavement”
PROPOSAL DUE DATE:
February 28, 2022 | No later than 4:00 pm Central Time
Funded by Federal Aviation Association (FAA) through a cooperative agreement with the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center)-Iowa State University, the purpose of the Airport Concrete Pavement Technology Program (ACPTP) is to foster continued improvements in concrete pavement technologies by preserving, rehabilitating, and enhancing the existing system.
The projects for which proposals are requested are considered by the airport community to be pressing problems that exist nationwide; hence, proposals are desired only from agencies or individuals already having experience and a demonstrated capability in the subject project area.
Colleges, universities, industry, research institutes and foundations, engineering and other consultants, or others who possess a demonstrated capability and have experience in the subject area are invited to respond to this RFP. Costs under this Agreement are subject to FAA Contract Cost Principles AMS T3.3.2. These funds will serve to reimburse all reasonable, allowable, and allocable costs.
Technical proposal:
Is limited to 25 pages (pages must be numbered)
Font of 11- or 12-point for copy
Font smaller but legible for graphs/diagrams
Will be evaluated from the Cover Page (page 1) through the end of the 25th page
OBJECTIVES
The intent of this RFP is to develop a best practices manual, including examples, for quality processes specifically for concrete airfield sites in the context of FAA P-501 and Department of Defense Unified Facilities Guide Specification 32 13 14.13 Concrete Paving for Airfields and Other Heavy Duty Pavement. In addition, training materials must be prepared to help agency and contractor staff become fully conversant with all aspects of quality control and quality assurance of airfield construction.
Contents of the manual and training material must include at a minimum:
- Discussion of the goal of quality systems – namely a product that is proven to be acceptable to theowner
- Definition of “quality” parameters and terminology
- Distinguish Quality Control from Quality Acceptance
- Description of required test data and test frequencies
- Inclusion of photographs, figures and videos explaining and clarifying various testing procedures
- Discussion of “action” and “suspension” limits
- Discussion on how to use a feedback loop of data in a process control environment
- Analysis of risk allocation
- Brief tutorial on construction statistics
- Guidance on how to handle discrepancies between agency and contractor data
- Guidance on dispute resolution including appropriate remedial actions
- Definition of authority and responsibility for enforcing requirements
- Lessons learned and impacts to avoid
TASKS
The Principal Investigator (PI) will be responsible for developing a series of sub-tasks that when completed will result in completion of the objectives of this study within the time and budget available. The proposal does not necessarily need to reflect the exact budget or the performance period indicated in the RFP; however, any deviation must be justified and clearly explained.
Task 1 – Literature Review
• The literature review must include at a minimum:
• Publications, reports, and papers from industry, academia and specifying agencies which address quality systems – with a focus on airfield applications.
• A recently published document from FHWA/CP Tech Center can be used as a reference: https://intrans.iastate.edu/app/uploads/2021/12/QC_for_concrete_paving_web.pdf.
• FAA P-501 and UFGS 321314.13 Specification provisions/requirements
• Quality documents used by other pavement owner / agencies such as the Department of Defense’s TSPWG TSC 13-1 “Inspector’s Manual for Hot-Mixed Asphalt and Portland Cement ConcretePavement Construction
• Review of effectiveness of different quality approaches used on construction sites
• IMPORTANT: The PI is encouraged to use a means other than a survey to identify the sources of information.
• A survey is defined as the random distribution of a standard list of questions that seek trends for forecasting information.
Task 2 – Work Plan
• The Principal Investigator (PI) will develop a work plan to describe the activities planned to address the objectives of this project.
• The plan will include time for reviewing a draft final report and completed final report.
• The Project Technical Panel (PTP) will meet in-person with key members of the research team to discuss the final work plan.
• The PI shall not proceed with Task 3 until the PTP has reviewed and approved the work plan.
Task 3 – Project ImplementationAfter approval of the work plan, the PI may proceed with the project that must include:
• Collection and analysis of data
• Development of any protocols, provisions, or recommendations that should be included inairfield pavement contracts
• Development of an implementation and education plan and training materials • Final report
Task 4 – Draft and Final Report
• A draft final report will be submitted to the ACPTP project manager three months prior to the end of the contract.
• The PI and the PTP will meet to discuss the work conducted and the outcomes of the project.
• The one-day meeting will be held at a mutually agreed upon location for 1-2 key members of the research team; a virtual meeting may be substituted at the discretion of the PTP and ACPTP project manager.
• Following the meeting, the PI will have 1 month to submit a final 508 compliant report.
The following DELIVERABLES will be required:
• Literature review and work plan for PTP review and approval
• Quarterly progress reports detailing work conducted and data collected
• Draft final report for PTP review and approval
• Draft training materials, including instructor’s PowerPoint slides
• Final; 508 compliant report
• Final training materials, including instructor’s PowerPoint slides
FUNDS AVAILABLE: Not to exceed $500,000
CONTRACT TIME: Not to exceed 30 months; Literature review 6 monthsWork plan 21 months Draft/Final reports 3 months
ACPTP PROJECT 2022-4 MANAGER: John Adam: E-mail: jfadam@iastate.edu
QUESTIONS ON RFP: E-mail to ACPTP@iastate.edu prior to February 21, 2022.
Answers will be posted at https://cptechcenter.org/airport-pavements/acptp/
PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: https://cptechcenter.org/airport-pavements/acptp/ ESTIMATED NOTICE TO PROCEED DATE: May 1, 2022
PROPOSAL DUE DATE: February 28, 2022 not later than 4:00 P.M. (Central Time)
PROPOSAL SUBMIT TO: E-mail: ACPTP@iastate.edu (PDF proposal plus Excel spreadsheet, see proposal instructions)
For much more information on the above information—
INSTRUCTIONS
TASKS of the Principal Investigator (PI) and Tasks 1-4, (add more) …, and a
REPORTS
FUNDS
SAMPLE BUDGET
please go to REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) for “Quality Control & Acceptance of Concrete Airport Pavement”: https://intrans.iastate.edu/app/uploads/sites/7/2022/01/ACPTP-2022-4-RFP-Quality-Control-and-Quality-Acceptance-of-Concrete-Airport-Pavement.pdf