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National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADs) Use and Support Services IDIQ

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking to secure continued use of the National Advanced Driving Simulator facilities located at the University of Iowa. This requirement encompasses three distinct simulation tools: NADS-1, a high-fidelity motion simulator; NADS-2, a fixed-base simulator for software testing; and MiniSim, a desktop-based simulator for low-fidelity data collection and scenario review. These tools are essential for NHTSA to evaluate driver behavior and performance through research on wheeled highway vehicles. The objective of this IDIQ contract is to provide the agency with access to the hardware platforms, software routines, simulations, and data analysis capabilities necessary for a broad range of research and data collection. Because the University of Iowa owns the equipment and the facility, these services are being procured via a sole source contract. The procurement is categorized under NAICS code 541715 and is managed by the Department of Transportation.

General Info

NHTSA sole source contract with University of Iowa for National Advanced Driving Simulator facilities.

Agency

Department of Transportation → National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

USA

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PostedAug 1

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment of Transportation → National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

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Organization / AgencyDepartment of Transportation → National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

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Michelle Shanahan

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Michelle Shanahan

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Full Description

In an effort to improve NHTSA’s ability to evaluate driver behavior and performance, the agency built a high fidelity driving simulator at the University of Iowa (Iowa) that is committed to the performance of research on wheeled highway vehicles such as automobiles and heavy vehicles. This simulator became known as the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS). Accordingly, on March 19, 1993, a Cooperative Agreement was entered into between NHTSA and the University of Iowa (Iowa) to build and later govern NHTSA’s shared use of said device. While working under subsequent Cooperative Agreements, the NADS device, henceforth became known as NADS-1, and fully operational in January 2002. The NADS is physically located at the University of Iowa’s Research Park in Iowa City, Iowa. Subsequently, the University developed a fixed-based simulator for software development and testing that does not require the full range of motion provided by the original simulator. This fixed-based simulator is referred to as NADS-2. Additionally, the University of Iowa developed a third computer-based simulator, the MiniSim; which is a desktop simulator that can be used to review test scenarios or perform low-fidelity data collection. Presently, all 3 pieces of equipment are made available to NHTSA through sole source Contracts since a determination was made that these services should be procured via Contract instead of Cooperative Agreement. NHTSA continues to negotiate terms and conditions with University of Iowa for their use and the building where these simulators are housed being owned by the University. The continued use of these unique simulators is vital to National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS)
NHTSA’s research and development for testing purposes. Collectively, NADS-1, NADS-2, and MiniSim are referred to as “NADS” and is needed to support the agency.
The objective of this contract is to provide NHTSA continued use of the NADS hardware platform, software routines and simulations, and data analysis for a broad range of research and data collection.