# **INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS) PROJECTS**

**PREQUALIFICATION CRITERIA**

**WORK CLASSIFICATION P1: Camera Monitoring Systems (CCTV)**

**DESCRIPTION:** Furnishing and installation of a complete, fully
operational, closed circuit television (CCTV) system, which includes
roadside camera assemblies able to accommodate the varying light
conditions to be encountered, all weather camera enclosures, lightning
protection, and outdoor control cabinet assemblies, as well as necessary
central equipment.

**EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:**

-   Experience in having successfully installed, within the last 5
    years, at least two CCTV systems, with at least one being ITS
    oriented.

**WORK CLASSIFICATION** **P2: Highway Advisory Radio Systems (HAR)**

**DESCRIPTION:** Furnishing and installation of a complete, fully
operational, highway advisory radio (HAR) system, which includes a
vertical whip antenna, FCC licensed transmitter, radial or triad
grounding system on either a dial up or fiber-optic connection, and all
necessary documentation and permits.

**EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:**

-   Have a minimum of 2 years of experience in the installation of HAR
    systems.

-   Experience with FCC and FAA frequency coordination, clearance, and
    licensing.

-   Experience in radio coverage analyses and propagation.

-   Experience in having successfully installed, within the last 5
    years, at least two HAR systems.

**WORK CLASSIFICATION P3:** **Dynamic Message Signs (DMS)**

**DESCRIPTION:** Furnishing and installation of a complete, fully
operational, dynamic message sign (DMS) system.

**EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:**

-   Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the installation of DMS
    systems.

-   Experience in having successfully installed, within the last 5
    years, at least two DMS systems.

**WORK CLASSIFICATION P4: Integrated Communication Systems**

**DESCRIPTION:** Furnishing and installation of a complete, fully
operational, communication system, which allows for the transfer of
surveillance data and control commands between field devices and the
control center through use of land line (i.e. fiber-optic, coaxial,
twisted pair) and wireless (i.e. area-wide network, terrestrial
microwave links, spread spectrum radio, satellite) transmission, as well
as developing and installing network management software for monitoring
network performance and the reliability of communication equipment.

**EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:**

-   Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the installation of
    fiber-optic cables, including the splicing, terminating, and testing
    of single mode fiber.

-   Experience in having successfully installed, within the last 5
    years, at least two ITS-related, land line and/or wireless
    communication systems.

**WORK CLASSIFICATION P5: Level 1 System Integrators (Hardware)**

**DESCRIPTION:** Furnishing, installation, and testing of complete field
subsystems for the hardware integration of Closed Circuit Television
(CCTV), Incident Management, Variable Message Sign (VMS), and Highway
Advisory Radio (HAR) systems that combine products and equipment,
including but not limited to sensors, detectors, video cameras,
controllers, communications equipment, software and firmware, from
diverse vendors. Also, designing, developing, and installing voice,
data, and video communication drivers to enable hardware integration
consistent with TCP/IP standards, the requirements of the central
software, and the National ITS Architecture and its associated
dictionaries and standards to include those of the National
Transportation Communications for ITS Protocols (NTCIP).

**EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:**

-   Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the integration of ITS
    projects having hardware integration as part of the scope of work.

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-   Experience in providing complete documentation of the process,
    protocols, and data flows associated with software and firmware
    design and development.

-   Experience in developing, executing, and documenting subsystem
    acceptance test programs.

-   Experience in providing training in the operation and maintenance of
    all field equipment encompassed by the subsystem.

-   Experience in having successfully integrated, within the last 5
    years, at least two ITS projects.

**WORK CLASSIFICATION P6: Level 2 System Integrators (Software)**

**DESCRIPTION:** Developing, installation, documentation, and testing of
complete, integrated, application software packages for transportation
management and traveler information systems operating in a client/server
environment using centralized or decentralized processing;
incorporating, as appropriate, National ITS Architecture and its
associated data dictionaries and standards, and ensuring documentation
and software development procedures are consistent with System
Engineering Institute best practices.

**EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:**

-   Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the integration of ITS
    projects having software integration as part of the scope of work.

-   Experience in developing software on an open architecture using
    commercially available operating system and industry standard tools
    and documentation procedures to ensure software will support
    real-time control and information systems.

-   Experience in integrating diverse application software packages and
    commercially available off the shelf (COTS) software using common
    databases updated on a real-time basis.

-   Experience in conducting all software test procedures for final
    acceptance of the system.

-   Experience in having successfully integrated, within the last 5
    years, at least two ITS projects.

**WORK CLASSIFICATION P7: Level 3 System Integrator (Hardware &
Software)**

**DESCRIPTION:** Developing, installation, documentation, and testing of
complete, integrated systems encompassing field equipment and subsystems
with central integrated application software.

**EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:**

-   Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the integration of ITS
    projects having hardware and software integration as part of the
    scope of work.

-   Experience in developing, installing, documenting, and testing
    network and microprocessor-based systems, including software,
    hardware, communications, and real-time control and diagnostics.

-   Experience in developing complete integrated systems based on
    industry standards to include NTCIP and TCP/IP.

-   Experience in documenting the development process, including
    preliminary, critical, and final design documentation, following the
    Software Engineering Institute's recommended practices, including,
    but not limited to, an implementation of TCP/IP that is capable of
    supporting the following:

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-   DoD Internet Protocol (IP)

-   Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

-   User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

-   Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

-   Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

-   Open Shortest Path First Protocol (OSPF)

-   Address Resolution Protocol (ARP WINS, DHCP)

-   Reversed Address Resolution Protocol (RARP)

-   Remote logins (TELNET and RLOGIN)

-   File transfer (FTP and RCP)

-   Electronic Mail (SMTP, POP3, MAPI)

-   Name service (DNS)

-   Management (SNMP)

-   File systems (NTFS, FAT)

-   Remote procedure calls (RPC)

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-   Experience in having successfully integrated, within the last 5
    years, at least two ITS projects.