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B -- 1998 MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT SAFETY SURVEY SOL DTNH22-98-R-05080 DUE 041698 POC Henrietta R. Mosley, Contract Specialist, (202) 366-9570 The proposed contract is to conduct a national telephone survey on occupant protection issues. NHTSA administered the first Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey in 1994. This was a national telephone survey on occupant protection issues designed to collect data on attitudes, knowledge, and self-reported behavior across occupant protection areas. It used two questionnaires, each administered to a randomly selected sample of approximately 4,000 individuals age 16 and older. The data was intended not just as a snapshot of information to apply to strategic planning, but also as a baseline to use in tracking developments in these areas. The survey was repeated in 1996, following minor modifications to the questionnaires. This project will implement the third of these biennial surveys. The objective of this procurement is to: 1) Administer by telephone NHTSA's 1998 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey; 2) Submit a report to NHTSA documenting the survey methodology, to include copies of the questionnaires; 3)Submit the database to NHTSA according to specifications set by NHTSA, with detailed accompanying documentation. It is contemplated that a cost reimbursement type contract will be awarded for this effort. The anticipated period of performance is nine(9) months. This solicitation will be mailed to those organizations responding in writing to this announcement. The anticipated issuance date is March 16, 1998. (0051)

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