[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 93 (Thursday, May 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 26645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10818]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Request for Grant Proposals for Prototype Development and Testing 
of Transit Operations Decision Support Systems (TODSS) Core Functional 
Requirements

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FTA is issuing a request for grant proposals (RFP) for 
Prototype Development and Testing of Transit Operations Decision 
Support Systems (TODSS) Core Functional Requirements.

DATES: Request for grant proposals may be viewed at the Intelligent 
Transportation Systems (ITS) Transit Forums collaboration Web site 
(http://www.mitretek.org/ITSTransitforums) in the ``Transit Operations 
Decision Support Systems (TODSS): Prototype Development and Testing 
Forum.'' Proposals will be accepted immediately, as of the date of this 
notice. Proposals are due by 4 p.m., e.s.t. on Friday, July 31, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Proposals shall be addressed to Mr. Brian Cronin, Advanced 
Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Division, Room 9402, TRI-11, 
Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 and shall reference ``TODSS 
Core Functional Requirement Prototype Development and Testing.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical questions or concerns may be 
directed to Mr. Brian Cronin or Mr. Venkat Pindiprolu via phone at 202-
366-4955 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Legal questions or 
concerns may be directed to Mr. James LaRusch via phone at 202-366-1936 
or via e-mail at [email protected]. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. e.s.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Transit Operations Decision Support Systems 
(TODSS) are systems designed to support dispatchers and others in real-
time operations management in response to incidents, special events, 
and other changing conditions in order to improve operating speeds, 
reduce passenger wait times, and restore service when disruptions 
occur. In May 2003, FTA and ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) completed 
the ``Transit Operations Decision Support Systems (TODSS): Core 
Functional Requirements for Identification of Service Disruptions and 
Provision of Service Restoration Options 1.0''. Please visit the FTA 
ITS Transit TODSS collaboration website to view this document (http://www.mitretek.org/ITSTransitforums). However, no installed system in the 
country now incorporates all of the TODSS core functional requirements 
for either service disruption identification or provisions of service 
restoration options. It was pointed out during the core requirements 
development that, without further proof-of-concept and prototype 
development and testing, it is unlikely that vendors will develop 
systems around them or a transit agency will incorporate the ``core'' 
functional requirements into a new system procurement. Consequently, 
this project provides support for implementing and testing the 
viability of the core requirements. The grantee is required to provide 
a 20-percent match. This grant solicitation is for joint participation 
(transit operating agency/vendor/others) proposals from transit 
operating agencies to implement and test the TODSS Core Functional 
Requirements.
    The project provides support for development of the detailed 
functional requirements and system specific architecture and validity 
and verification testing of the core requirements. It is expected that 
the process will also be documented, and an evaluation of the core 
requirements with recommended changes and lessons learned be developed 
as a deliverable. The effort also includes presentations to, and 
feedback from, the TODSS working group and U.S. DOT staff (FTA and ITS 
JPO) at key milestones during the life of the project. FTA may select 
up to two prototype development sites for this effort.

    Issued: May 7, 2004.
Jennifer L. Dorn,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-10818 Filed 5-12-04; 8:45 am]
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