ATD Management Laboratory Parts, Supplies and Services

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT) NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) Synopsis for Solicitation 693JJ918R000042 ATD Management Laboratory Parts, Supplies and Services Synopsis This synopsis, in accordance with FAR 5.203(a), issues a 15-day public notification prior to the issuance of solicitation 693JJ918R000042. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to issue a solicitation for a Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, to execute a comprehensive support program of anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) and corresponding parts, supplies, and services, with the suppliers of ATDs, finite element (FE) models of ATDs, associated instrumentation and equipment, and Data Acquisition Systems. Introduction and Background The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes. The agency develops, promotes, and implements effective educational, engineering and enforcement programs with the goal of ending preventable tragedies associated with vehicle use and highway travel. NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Test Center (VRTC), Applied Biomechanics Division, manages and operates NHTSA's Crash Test Dummy Management Laboratory (DML). The purpose of the DML is to manage the entire NHTSA inventory of anthropomorphic test devices (also referred to as "ATDs," "crash test dummies", or "dummies), instrumentation and replacement parts. In addition to managing the DML, VRTC also works closely with dummy manufacturers, and the biomechanics community, to advance the state-of-the-art in ATDs. The re-design of components of existing dummies and the development of new types or sizes of dummies is an on-going mission of the agency. Today's ATDs, used in the vehicle research and test environment, are sophisticated measuring systems whose design and manufacture involves trade-offs of: (1) the requirements to produce biofidelic kinetic and kinematic responses from which potential injury to vehicle occupants can be assessed, and (2) measurements that are repeatable in response to identical stimuli for each ATD and reproducible within every ATD of a model, and the need for the ATD's to be durable for repeated usage. The ATD responses are measured by transducers installed within the ATD (such as angular tilt sensors, rotary potentiometers, and displacement transducers) using a variety of technologies (such as light emitting diodes, infrared light, etc.), and angular rate sensors, linear and angular accelerometers and force and moment load cells, etc. Today's ATDs have improved biofidelity and measurement capability over their predecessors. The use of on-board data acquisition systems (DAS) to store measurements within the ATD, in lieu of using external cables to carry signal and power to and from the ATD, creates further improvement. The ATDs are constructed of both rigid and compliant components with instrumentation capable of measuring, and in some cases storing, on-board the inertial and internal forces and kinematic motion that are experienced by the ATD in the vehicle test environment. The rigid structural components are usually constructed of metal, composites, etc., whereas the compliant polymer components are urethanes or other foams, rubbers, etc. The equipment required to be maintained within the laboratory space for personnel performing the maintenance, test and deployment of the ATDs are: mechanical machines, test stands, fixtures, and DAS. The equipment also must be specifically designed to perform the qualification tests of the ATDs and ATD components, and for performing frequent calibrations and minor repairs of transducers. The Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are generally required to calibrate the DAS and to conduct major repair transducers. ATD maintenance requires an inventory of needed parts on hand to replace damaged components that are not repairable. The requirements of the DML in managing the agency's inventory include, but are not limited to: - Repairing and refurbishing ATDs; - Repairing and calibration of transducers; - Repairing and calibration of data acquisition systems; - Ordering, preparing and receiving the agency dummies, instruments and replacement parts provided as government furnished equipment (GFE) to NHTSA test sites; and - Supporting the inspection, troubleshooting, investigations, testing and analysis of both existing and new dummies, transducers, and data acquisitions systems and associated documentation such as parametric models, 2-D drawings, user manuals and qualification procedures. In support of this mission, NHTSA requires multiple contracts for supplies and services, with the suppliers of ATDs, parametric models and finite element (FE) models of ATDs, associated instrumentation and equipment. Scope of Work The Contractors will be required to provide the necessary personnel, facilities, materials, equipment, data acquisition systems and services to perform the activities and supply the products and services as described by the individual Delivery Orders/Task Orders. The Delivery Orders will be firm fixed price (FFP) and the Task Orders issued will be FFP or time and materials (T&M). Orders may include, but are not limited to, the following activities: - Provide Production Anthropomorphic Test Dummies, Replacement Parts, and Instrumentation that Are Currently Available, and Specified in 49 CFR Part 572, Anthropomorphic Test Devices. - Provide Production Anthropomorphic Test Dummies, Replacement Parts, and Instrumentation that Are Currently Available, but Are Not Specified in 49 CFR Part 572. - Provide Prototype Anthropomorphic Test Dummies, and or Parts, and or Instrumentation that Are Under Development, Including Replacements or Modifications to 49 CFR Part 572, Specified Parts. - Provide Engineering and Technical Services for the Design and Development of New or Modified Anthropomorphic Test Dummies and Instrumentation - Provide Calibration and Testing Equipment Manufactured Specifically for Use on Anthropomorphic Test Devices and Instrumentation. - Provide Calibration, Repair and Measurement Services for Anthropomorphic Test Devices, Including Instrumentation. - Provide the Data Acquisition Equipment that is Associated with the Systems Installed in the anthropomorphic Test Devices. - Provide training for the Use of Dummies, Calibration and Testing Equipment, Instrumentation, and Data Acquisition Equipment. - Provide Refurbishment/Repair Service for Anthropomorphic Test Device Contract Type, Period of Performance, and NAICS Code NHTSA intends to award multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, with which Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Delivery Orders for supplies, and FFP or Time-and-Material (T&M) Task Orders for services, will be awarded in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.202, 16.306, 16.504, and 16.505. The anticipated period of performance is 60 consecutive months (no option years). The NAICS Code for this anticipated program is 339999, All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing. Place of Performance/Physical Location The work performed under the proposed Contract and any Delivery/Task Orders issued under the Contract shall be accomplished at the Contractor's facilities. System for Award Management Registration Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database located at www.sam.gov in order to receive an award in response to the solicitation. THIS NOTICE OF SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The solicitation will be released electronically via this Government Point of Entry (GPE) otherwise known as Federal Business Opportunities or www.fbo.gov. As such, no written, telephonic or other type of request for an advance copy of the solicitation will be entertained. Potential offerors/vendors are encouraged to register on www.fbo.gov to receive any further information in reference to the subject action inclusive of any announcements, and/or amendments to the solicitation after its release. The anticipated award date is December 2018. The solicitation will be issued on or about July 31, 2018.