New Multiple Award IDIQ Contract to Conduct Vehicle Safety Research Tests

Action Code: Sources Sought Classification Code: H923, Other Quality Control Services/Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles Solicitation: 693JJ919RQ000105 Agency/Office: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Location: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ NAICS Code: 541380, Testing Laboratories, $15.0 M. Point of Contract: Vincent Lynch, Contracting Officer, ph +1 (555) 000-0000 Title: New Multiple Award IDIQ Contract to Conduct Vehicle Safety Research Tests Description(s): The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to identify potential qualified Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a) Certified SDB, HUBZone SB, SDVOSB, or WOSB concerns that may be interested in, and capable of, performing the work described herein to perform, plan, conduct vehicle safety research tests such as dynamic crash tests, static and dynamic rollover tests, sled tests and static tests for late model production and/or modified vehicles. NHTSA welcomes all qualified Small Business concerns, with the appropriate NAICS Code and past experience, to submit their Corporate Capability Statements that demonstrate their ability to successfully accomplish the goals of the project as listed below. NHTSA does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses to this notice or otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, and no formal evaluation of the information received will be conducted by NHTSA. That said, NHTSA may issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) at a later date. Should such a requirement fail to materialize, however, no basis for claims against NHTSA shall arise as a result of a response to this notice. Background: NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic-related health care and other economic costs. The agency develops, promotes, and implements effective educational, engineering, and enforcement programs with the goal of ending vehicle crash tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. The Office of Vehicle Safety Research (VSR) conducts extensive research, development, testing, crash investigation, and data collection and analysis activities to provide the scientific basis needed to support the Agency's motor vehicle and traffic safety goals. The VSR formulates, develops, and executes research programs to develop agency requirements in the areas of testing, and assessing motor vehicle crashworthiness safety standards. Also, NHTSA has developed research test procedures for frontal and side. Objective: The objective is to procure inspection, testing, and reporting services for research efforts conducted under the proposed contract that will performed through issuance of task orders that will provide a range of research skills used to plan, conduct vehicle safety research tests such as dynamic crash tests, static and dynamic rollover tests, sled tests and static tests for late model production and/or modified vehicles. Format of Corporate Capabilities Statement: Any interested qualified Small Business firms, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a) Certified SDB, HUBZone SB, SDVOSB, or WOSB concerns should submit their Corporate Capability Statement, which demonstrates the firm's ability and past experience in no more than 10 pages to perform the key requirements described above to the identified NHTSA point of contact listed herein. Any proprietary information should be marked as such. All respondents are asked to certify that the type and size of their business organization is in-line with the requirements of this Sources Sought Notice. All requested information must be received no later than 10 calendar days from the date of publication of this notice.