Innovation in the Transportation Marketplace Through Effective Procurement: Findings from an Experts' Workshop
Final Report May 2000
Prepared for:
National Science and Technology Council Committee on Technology
Department of Transportation
Submitted by:
Civil Engineering Research Foundation
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Background and Problem Statement
Workshop Format
Barriers to Reform
Risk-Taking and Attitudinal Shift
The Goal: New Model(s) for Procurement
Near-Term Actions
Long-Term Solutions
Issues Needing Further Study
Appendices
Appendix A
List of Attendees
Appendix B
Remarks by Mort Downey
(Department of Transportation)
Appendix C
Remarks by Fenton Carey
(Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT)
Available as a Microsoft Power Point File (317KB)
Appendix D
Remarks by James Lammie
(Parsons Brinkerhoff, Inc.)
Appendix E
Remarks by Richard Dunn
(Defense Advanced Research Project Agency)
Available as a Microsoft Power Point File (77KB)
Appendix F
Remarks by Herb Baker
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Available as a Microsoft Power Point File (102KB)
Appendix G
Remarks by Jane Monhart
(Department of Energy)
Available as a Microsoft Power Point File (40KB)
Appendix H
Indiana DOT Contracting Notes
This Workshop Report supports National Science and Technology Council Committee on Technology activities and is sponsored by the Research and Special Programs Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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