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The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, is performing an analysis of the potential macroeconomic impacts from automation of long-haul trucking. As part ... The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, is performing an analysis of the potential macroeconomic impacts from automation of long-haul trucking. As part of this analysis, the Volpe Center requires the use of an accepted macroeconomic model and specialized contractor staff to perform scenario runs in this model. The United States Applied General Equilibrium - Highway (USAGE-Hwy) model is the only available model capable of identifying impacts of automating the long-haul trucking sector on the United States economy that accounts for linkages among costs of production, labor supply, household expenditures, and travel costs and also contains the appropriate industry definitions. USAGE-Hwy is proprietary to the Center of Policy Studies (CoPS) at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. Therefore, the Government intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) to Victoria University. The NAICS Code is 541990; the Small Business size standard is $15 million. Notice: Interested firms must submit a written capability statement to the above named point of contact providing clear and convincing evidence of the firms' capability to provide the required services. Written capability statements must be submitted within five (5) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Responses received after five (5) calendar days or without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered. Such documentation will be utilized solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and documentation received will not be returned to the sender. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses received to the synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephone calls made in place of the required documentation will not be accepted.