SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- National Automotive Sampling System (NASS)
- Notice Date
- 2/2/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- 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
- DTNH22-11-R-00431
- Point of Contact
- Reba Dyer, , Chelly Johnson-Jones,
- E-Mail Address
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reba.dyer@dot.gov, chelly.johnson-jones@dot.gov
(reba.dyer@dot.gov, chelly.johnson-jones@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Title: National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) Background The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is charged with the responsibility of reducing the personal and property losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. Many sources of information are needed to permit researchers to adequately measure the characteristics of the highway safety environment. NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) operates a system of crash research teams that provide: 1. Detailed nationally representative statistics on motor vehicle crashes. 2. A database for evaluation of standards and for countermeasures design. In 1977, the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) was begun with contract awards to ten Primary Sampling Unit (PSU) research teams and two quality control Zone Center. The system grew to a complement of 50 PSUs and four Zone Center in 1981. In 1986, the program was reviewed by NHTSA and other organizations to assess its usefulness, efficiency, and statistical precision. It was determined that modifications were needed in case selection, data set definition, and PSU strata distribution. As a result, in 1988, NASS was divided into two systems: Crashworthiness Data System (CDS) and General Estimates System (GES). CDS focused on the crashworthiness of passenger cars, light trucks, and vans involved in crashes and damaged enough to be towed. GES, on the other hand, collected limited data on other highway crashes in order to produce general estimates. From 1991 until 2010, CDS has included 24 PSUs located in 17 states with two quality control Zone Center. GES includes an additional 36 PSUs located in 9 additional states. All CDS and GES PSUs are currently established and functioning. Specific Requirements: Each PSU team collects certain information from traffic-police crash reports (PARs), which will be used to generate estimates of the nation's highway crash experience. Police reports that include passenger vehicles that are towed due to the severity of the damage and have a high potential for major injury will generally be selected for full investigation. The investigation of each case includes interviewing drivers and occupants, inspecting scenes and vehicles, reviewing official medical reports, and reconstructing crash dynamics. Crashworthiness information will be entered into electronic data files and subject to review by quality control contractors and NHTSA. The contractor enters information from each investigation into an electronic file. Photographs are taken using digital cameras that allow the information to be readily entered into computers for storage and clinical review. After completion and quality review of all cases, NCSA prepares an annual analysis file for public use that includes case weighting factors. All personal identifiers are removed from electronic files to protect the privacy of the individuals involved. These NASS files, in conjunction with other data systems, provide the detailed and reliable information with which NHTSA and other motor vehicle research organizations can identify safety problems, monitor trends, assess proposed standards and countermeasures, and evaluate those already in effect. Responsibility for operating the crash research teams, maintaining the quality of the field research data, and providing technical guidance for each PSU lies with the contractor-operated and maintained Zone Center. The Zone Center serves as the resource center providing the PSUs with expert technical guidance in crash investigation. The Zone Center closely monitors the performance of each PSU team in their zone as well as coordinating activities with the other zone center and NHTSA. They are a management link between NHTSA and the crash research teams assuming responsibility for field data collection, management, and quality assurance while NHTSA assumes overall, policy management. The Zone Center responsibility involves management of geographically distributed staff and requires experience in controlling field technical operations while interacting with NHTSA. NHTSA plans to procure crash research, quality control, and technical guidance by contractor-operated and maintained Zone Center #2 for the Crashworthiness Data System and General Estimates System of NASS. Contract Award: NHTSA anticipates issuing a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee contract. The contract will result in a total possible performance period of five (5) years. This solicitation is full and open competition. Solicitation: The solicitation DTHN22-11-R-00431 will be available for downloading from http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ on or about March 1, 2011. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via e-mail to reba.dyer@nhtsa.dot.gov no later than March 7, 2011. The anticipated award date for this resultant contract is expected on or about June 2011.
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