ITS4US Deployment Accelerator Pilot Technical Assistanceview on SAM.gov

Pursuant to FAR Subsection 13.106-1(b), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intends to negotiate a single source purchase order with the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, Unique Entity ID: EY6CSJBGGM25 for ITS4US Deployment Accelerator Pilot Technical Assistance. The ITS JPO delivers large-scale ITS deployment programs (e.g., ITS4US, V2X Accelerator, and Connected Vehicle Pilots) addressing key transportation challenges and enhancing safety, efficiency, and mobility. These programs develop, test, and deploy mature and emerging transportation technologies to operate at full-scale in real-world settings. These successful deployments also serve as replicable models that others can use to solve similar transportation challenges in their own localities more rapidly, and at lower cost and risk. ITS JPO historically focused efforts to encourage replication of deployment successes on public outreach and publishing documentation, data, and code developed by the projects. Now, ITS JPO is looking to more proactively encourage replication and deployment through activities such as the Cohorts program which established a collaborative environment for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) deployers. However, engaging with various localities in different stages of the project/deployment life-cycle constrains the ability to expedite follow-on deployment. Aligned with the DOT's priority of advancing innovation, the ITS4US Deployment Accelerator Pilot program aims to demonstrate the replicability of successful ITS4US deployment components, accelerated by knowledge and technology transfer. One such successful deployment is the ITS4US Health Connector, developed and deployed by HIRTA in rural Iowa. The Health Connector addresses the needs and challenges faced by various populations in accessing healthcare services. The Health Connector integrates healthcare appointment scheduling and transportation to ensure enhanced access to healthcare options for all Americans. This initiative aims to significantly accelerate multiple, successful follow-on deployments of the Health Connector components, utilizing the successful path charted by HIRTA. The technical assistance provider will coach each selected deployer (up to five) in developing a Proof-of-Concept for systematically replicating Health Connector technology deployment across multiple locations. By creating a structured mechanism for knowledge transfer and deployment acceleration, this project aims to maximize the USDOT's return on investment from successful innovations. This project will remove inefficiencies resulting from jurisdictions pursuing independent development. There is only one developer and deployer of the Health Connector system, which is the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA). The HIRTA team is the only organization with the technical knowledge and ITS4US experience to provide this in-depth technical assistance on this timeline due to their role as the original developers and ITS4US Phase 2/3…