SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Vehicle Safety Research Testing
- Notice Date
- 12/11/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- 2009-0005
- Response Due
- 12/29/2008
- Archive Date
- 1/13/2009
- Point of Contact
- Lloyd S. Blackwell,, Phone: 202-366-9564
- E-Mail Address
-
lloyd.blackwell@nhtsa.dot.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The purpose of this Notice is to identify potential sources that may be interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. The NHTSA welcomes Corporate Capability Statements from all individuals and organizations. The NHTSA does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for NHTSA’s use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of NHTSA’s evaluation of the information received. As a result of this Notice, the NHTSA may issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). However, should such a requirement fail to materialize, no basis for claims against the NHTSA shall arise as a result of a response to this Notice. BACKGROUND National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity. The Office of Vehicle Safety Research (VSR) is the primary organization within NHTSA responsible for conducting research related to the improvement of motor vehicle performance to enhance safety. VSR conducts research and development programs to develop and advance the scientific knowledge to support NHTSA’s mission. As part of this research, VSR performs vehicle safety research tests to collect data defining the responses of vehicles and human surrogates (dummies) subject to vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-barrier, and other impacts. OBJECTIVE The objective of this resultant contract is to provide research data so that NHTSA can achieve its mission of reducing death and injuries on American roadways. The scope of this contract is to conduct vehicle safety research tests such as dynamic crash tests, sled tests and static tests for late model production and/or modified vehicles. Also, it will provide quality control (QC) of the resultant data. This testing will be issued through task orders. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Requirements may include, but not limited to the following: The contractor shall provide the facilities, personnel, expertise, material, and equipment necessary to perform the proposed vehicle safety research testing. Vehicle-to-barrier and vehicle-to-pole crash tests for various test configurations (front, side, rear, etc.). These tests will be performed at speeds up to 60 mph and impact angles up to 30 degrees Vehicle-to-Vehicle and moving barrier-to-vehicle crash tests for various test configurations (front, side, rear, etc.) with closing velocities up to 100 mph. The target vehicle will be stationary during the test. Vehicle component static tests for various test setups. Such as, seat belt anchors (similar to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 210 test) and seats (similar to FMVSS 207 tests)). Sled tests to simulate light duty vehicles in frontal, oblique, rear, and side crash modes. With change of velocity of the sled up to 40 mph. Conduct FMVSS No. 208 dolly rollover tests. Refurbish and perform minor modifications to production vehicles before or after impact tests. Install advanced restraint systems, handling and instrumentation of anthropomorphic dummies. Format of Corporate Capabilities Statement: Any interested organizations should submit a Corporate Capabilities Statement which demonstrates the firm’s ability and interest in no more than 10 pages to perform the key requirements described above. All proprietary information should be marked as such. All respondents are asked to indicate the type and size of their business organization (e.g., Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Business, 8(A), Historically Black College or University/Minority Institution (HBCU/MI), educational institution, profit/non-profit organization) in their response. Interested offerors shall respond to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 15 calendar days from date of posting. Email is the preferred method when receiving responses to this Notice.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Record
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