Federal Highway Administration,, US DOT Freight Modeling Research, Funding, and Collaboration Tianjia Tang, Ph.D., PE Office of Freight Management and.

Federal Highway Administration,, US DOT

Freight Modeling Research, Funding, and

Collaboration

Tianjia Tang, Ph.D., PEOffice of Freight Management and [email protected]

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Research Needs

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From Research to Production

Research

Production

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TRB - NCFRPNational Cooperative Freight Research

Program

The NCFRP was authorized by SAFETEA-LU, sponsored by US DOT’s RITA, and Managed by the National Academies through TRB.

SAFETEA-LU authorized $3.75 million per year in fiscal years 2006 through 2009. The exact dollar amount is determined by the annual appropriation process.

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2006

1 Review and Analysis of Freight Transportation Markets and Relationships - $250,000

2 Impacts of Public Policy on the Freight Transportation System- $450,000

3 Performance Metrics for Freight Transportation Productivity - $300,000

4 Operational and Low-Cost Improvements to Freight Transportation System Performance

$500,000

5 Review of Freight Investment Decision-Making Processes in the Public Sector - $400,000

6 Freight Demand Modeling to Support Public Sector Decision Making - $600,000

TRB - NCFRPNational Cooperative Freight Research

Program

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2007

1 Private Sector Responses to Freight Transportation Capacity Constraints - $300,000

2 Analytical Tools for Freight Infrastructure Investments - $600,000

3 Institutional Mechanisms in the Freight Transportation System - $300,000

4 Success Factors for Truck-Only Lane Projects - $50,000

TRB - NCFRPNational Cooperative Freight Research

Program

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FHWA Freight Modeling R&D Program

1. The Freight Analysis Framework – data, network, payload, integrating WIM and VIUS data

2. Truck Travel Times in Freight Corridors3. Freight Benefit and Cost Analysis Tools4. Quick Response Freight Manual Update5: Several freight related professional development training

courses6: FAF2 Freight Data pilot studies

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FHWA’s Contract Acquisition Mechanism

IDIQ – Indefinite Deliverables Indefinite Quantities Contracts

Cooperative Agreement Interagency Agreement

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IDIQ

IDIQ Process:

1: Individual FHWA program office initiates the request for IDIQ contract through the Office of Acquisition Management.

2: The Office of Acquisition Management announce the request via web

3: Interested contractors prepare and submit proposals to the Office of Acquisition Management

4: The program office evaluates all proposals and make a recommendation to the Office of Acquisition Management for award

5: The Office of Acquisition Management makes the award

Typically, a prime contractor assembles a team consisting of numerous subcontractors

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Cooperative Agreement

Agreement between FHWA and educational, nonprofit, and other institutions to conduct certain activities –

key is that the educational, non profit … institutions needs to come up with matching fund – typically 20%

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RITAResearch and Innovative Technology Administration,

US DOT

University Transportation Research ProgramOctober 22-23, 2007

Research Issues in Freight Transportation: Congestion and System Performance

Organized by TRB Supported by RITA

Freight Data Related Program

CFS – Commodity Flow SurveyVIUS – Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey

T-100 – Airline Cargo Statistics

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Collaboration

Public InvolvementPublic Involvement

Private Private

BusinessBusiness

Private Private

BusinessBusiness

State/Local Governments

State/Local Governments

FederalFederalFederalFederal

Educational and others

Private Private

BusinessBusiness

Private Private

BusinessBusiness

State/Local Governments

State/Local Governments

FederalFederalFederalFederal

Educational and others

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Collaboration

Pooled research effort

FHWA will be willing to seed the program and coordinate research program which has national

applications.

If you are interested in such an effort, email me at [email protected]

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That’s all. Thank you!

Freight Modeling