Autonomous Vehicle Research Testbed: Service Vehicle Pilot RFP Submission Process Webinar February 6, 2020 1:00 PM Eastern 1
Key Information US Ignite: Nonprofit building Smart Bases and Communities, us-ignite.org US Ignite Issued Service Vehicle Pilot RFP on January 27, 2020 https://www.us-ignite.org/news/us-ignite-issues-rfp-for-autonomous-vehicle- research-testbed-service-vehicle-pilot/ The RFP document is available online Key Dates: RFP Webinar February 6, 2020 Inquiry Deadline February 12, 2020 Preliminary Proposal Due February 21, 2020, 8:00 PM EST Full Proposal Due March 27, 2020, 8:00 PM EST All questions and proposals are to be submitted via email to: Meghan Histand meghan.histand@us-ignite.org Note: This webinar will be in listen-only mode. 2 Please mute yourself throughout the entire webinar. Thank you.
Autonomous Vehicle Research Testbed Contacts Nick Maynard Chief Operating Officer, US Ignite, nick.maynard@us-ignite.org Meghan Histand Director of Program Operations, US Ignite, meghan.histand@us-ignite.org Scott Turnbull Director of Technology, US Ignite, scott.turnbull@us-ignite.org Eric Werner Program Director, US Ignite, eric.werner@us-ignite.org Please send any RFP-related questions to meghan.histand@us-ignite.org. This webinar is meant to provide a project overview and touch on the RFP process. You must read the RFP in its entirety to fully comprehend the RFP expectations and requirements. 3
Service Vehicle Pilot Introduction 4
Engineering a Smart Base US Ignite is Driving Community Development and Innovation through the deployment of advanced transportation and network technologies. Base Data Center US Ignite, Base, City GATE Security New Light fixtures with sensor infrastructure (US Ignite/Academia) Delivery City Vans (DOD/Academia) Commercial AV Base Public Safety shuttles Delivery Vans Gov’t/Academic AV shuttles 5
What is the Autonomous Vehicles(AV) Research Testbed? • US Ignite is leading the AV Research Testbed at Fort Carson under contract from the U.S. Army Engineering Research Center (ERDC) through August 2021. • The Objective of the Project is to deploy a number of AVs and sensor based technologies to reduce operational costs, improve public safety and enhance the lives of the Soldiers and Families that live and work on the installation. • The Goal of the Project is to develop a comprehensive implementation plan for scaling AV technologies at Fort Carson and other Army bases. • The Partnership between US Ignite, ERDC, Fort Carson, the University of Colorado’s Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV) and the Technology Vendors is the key to success. • The Service Vehicle Pilot will include a number of AV use cases that are specific to the installation and its mission. 6
Service Vehicle Pilot Request for Proposal The Service AV Pilot compliments the AV Shuttle Pilot in providing the testbed with a number use cases that allows the objectives of the project to be met. Responders to the Service AV Pilot should consider the following • Fort Carson’s mission is to lead, train and prepare soldiers for the battlefield. In addition, the base has all the elements of a small city including housing, schools, shopping, and services. • There is opportunity to align an AV technology with a use case by tailoring the operating domain to meet the capability and need. • The preliminary proposal is required allowing for wide array of AV technologies and applications to be considered • Pilot scope and duration will be modified to stay within the available budget 7
Service Autonomous Vehicle Use Cases Airfield Maintenance - Butts Army Airfield Over 100 rotary wing aircraft in operation over multiple concrete, asphalt and grass surfaces. The foreign object debris (FOD) program relies on manual visual inspection and removal. Service AV Applications • Automated inspection of airfield ramps, taxiways and surrounding grounds • Airfield, taxiway and runway sweeper • Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection and removal on runways • Mowing and trash removal on sod/grass areas 8
Service Autonomous Vehicle Use Cases Equipment Delivery Fort Carson’s mission requires the constant flow of materials around the base to sustain operations. There are a number of opportunities for an automated delivery vehicle to be deployed in these applications. Equipment and Supply Delivery Examples • ATV/Gator for incoming soldier equipment hauling • Light-duty vehicle for food service/supplies delivery • Medium-duty truck transport for equipment logistics • Lightweight mail and package collection/distribution 9
Service Autonomous Vehicle Use Cases Point to Point, Ride Hailing Service AV On demand taxi service vehicle with capacity of 2-6 passengers is requested to address traffic and parking issues on the installation. Services the population without personal vehicles within the base. Point to Point, Ride Hailing Objectives • Establish guidelines for AV taxi operation on base • Provide after hours service to incoming soldiers • Provide transportation to destinations not available by shuttle • Establish partnership with vendor interested in 10 developing operational awareness on installations
Network and Data Analytics Goals Wireless Networking being established on the base as part of the testbed • Wireless connectivity capabilities to support interactivity during operations such as status, location, etc. • Larger data offload during vehicle downtime. • Negotiate other options for extremely dense data (LIDAR, Video, etc). Data Sharing enables monitoring and analytics. • Part of DoD effort to establish a test-bed for AV assessment. • Live data informs end user interfaces and notifications. 11
RPF Basics 12
Preliminary Proposal and Full Proposal Timeline 2/21: 3/10: April 2020: 3/27: 1/29: Late-April: Full Proposals Preliminary Encourage/Discou Site Visits for Vendor Selected RFP Released Due Proposals Due rage Decision Select Proposers • Preliminary Proposals: Preliminary Proposals are due by February 21, 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Submission of a Preliminary Proposal is required in order to submit a Full Proposal. • Encourage/Discourage: By March 10, US Ignite will send “Encourage” or “Discourage” decisions. A Proposer may submit a Full Proposal regardless of a “Encourage” or “Discourage” decision. • Full Proposals: Full Proposals must be received by March 27, 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Any Proposal received after this time will not be considered and will be rejected and returned without review. Proposals should be submitted via email to: Meghan.Histand@us-ignite.org. Proposers will receive an email from US Ignite confirming receipt of proposal. • Questions & Answers: Any questions regarding this RFP should be submitted by e-mail at Meghan.Histand@us-ignite.org, on or before February 12. All questions and answers made to US Ignite will be posted 13 publicly on the US Ignite webpage.
Preliminary Proposal Preliminary Proposals are limited to five pages total for the Project Description section, and one page per each key team member within 14 the Team Qualifications section
Full Proposal Full Proposals are limited to 20 total pages for the Technical Proposal. A Preliminary Proposal must be submitted by the deadline 15 in order to submit a Full Proposal
Cost Proposal • Please use Appendix B table to submit your Cost Proposal. • US Ignite intends to issue a fixed-price contract for 6-months (with a 6-month option period),to a suitable Proposer(s) who demonstrates the capacity to deliver the quality scope of services and is the most responsive to the requirements of the RFP. • Firms that can offer discounted or free rates for operation as part of the technology demonstration on Fort Carson will be prioritized. 16
Evaluation of Full Proposals • US Ignite will first verify that the submitted proposals satisfy the proposal content requirements and qualify to be evaluated by the Evaluation Committee. • An Evaluation Committee will review all proposals in accordance with the RFP. • The Evaluation Phase is broken into two Phases – The Technical and Cost Proposal Evaluation and the Demo Evaluation • US Ignite will award the RFP to the Proposer or Proposers that are most qualified based upon the results of the Technical and Cost Proposal Evaluation and the Demo Evaluation 17
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