Specifications include, but are not limited to: This Request for Proposal (RFP) seeks to solicit proposals to establish a contract through competitive negotiations by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) seeks a dynamic robotic platform system for use with VTTI’s SoftCar360 vehicle target and a variety of test fixtures. Attachment B contains a Product Specification for SoftCar360. System must be capable of operation throughout the Virginia Smart Roads testing facility. This secure facility contains highway, urban, and rural sections across several hundred acres. The system must be interoperable with a variety of vehicles and equipment including class 8 tractor trailers, light passenger vehicle (cars), motorcycles, mobile testing fixtures, and last mile transport devices (e.g. e-scooters). Path following, real-time adaptability, and interconnectivity are needed for a human-factors focused research portfolio focused on leading edge Advance Driver Assistance System (ADAS) and automation/autonomous technology. Ultimately VTTI’s goal is to leverage this ability for additional sponsorship/partnership opportunities within the industry. A. VTTI requires a robotic platform intended for interacting with research vehicles operated by naïve subjects in evaluation of leading-edge vehicle technologies. These include ADAS, autonomous, automated, and safety applications. B. To maintain accurate time-to-collision measurements, real time automated adjustments are necessary to account for variability between subjects. VTTI’s data collection systems also require an API or real time data availability from the robotic platform system. In some use cases, triggers for the robotic system will be provided from VTTI’s data collection systems. C. Vehicles interacting with the robotic system will range from light passenger vehicles to fully loaded tractor-trailers. Often times multiple runs of a research scenario will occur within a given day. D. Subject cuing may lead to the need for rapid turnaround/reset. 5 E. Size of the testing facility and coordination between multiple entities can lead to delay, likely exposing the robotic system to weather events.