Traffic Records Improvement Program Reporting System (TRIPRS) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)

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 as described in the attached draft statement of work (SOW) herein to provide technical support to NHTSA's Traffic Records program. In an effort to provide NHTSA with the broadened knowledge of a wide range of occupant types, crash modes, and injury mechanisms, to ultimately provide a basis for improved vehicle and restraint system design. 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 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) 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; no formal evaluation of the information received will be conducted by NHTSA. However, should such a requirement fail to materialize, no basis for claims against NHTSA shall arise as a result of a response to this notice. 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 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 preventable tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. Today's traffic safety professional needs reliable, accurate, and timely data to make decisions about traffic safety problems and countermeasures and to manage and evaluate safety programs. A State's Traffic Records System encompasses the hardware, software, personnel, and procedures that capture, store, transmit, analyze, and interpret traffic safety data. The data that are managed by this system include the crash, driver licensing and history, vehicle registration and titling along with commercial motor vehicle, roadway, injury control, citation/adjudication, and exposure information. A complete traffic records system collects and stores data from a variety of sources. As a result, much of the data that makes up the system has been collected for purposes other than traffic safety. Thus, the traffic records system involves many areas of data collection across several organizations and the value and use of the data is largely dependent on the policies and practices used in collecting it. Consequently, the traffic records system is usually a collaborative effort spread across many agencies and organizations. NHTSA has continued to support the development of State traffic records systems through many venues, including conducting assessments of States traffic records systems, the crash data improvement program, the annual International Forum on Traffic Records and Highway Safety Information, technical assistance provided through Go Team program, and maintaining the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCCC) guidelines and helping States to adopt this standard by measuring their alignment to MMUCC. Objective: The objective for this agreement includes, but are not limited to the following: (1) Assessing state traffic records systems, (2) Providing technical assistance and outreach to state traffic records programs, (3) Facilitating training for managers and staff of State traffic records systems (4) Respond to traffic record research requests, and (5) Providing user support for NHTSA's TRIPRS portal that States use to participate in traffic records assessments, the crash data improvement program and the pedestrian and bicycle safety assessments. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS 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 the type and size of their business organization is in-line with the requirements of this Sources Sought Notice and must be received no later than 10 calendar days from the date of publication or by the closing date of this notice. To facilitate a timely and comprehensive review of all submitted responses, firms should respond using the format requested in this Notice. Please provide the following information for your firm and for any teaming or joint venture partners: General Information: Company name, address, point of contact name, telephone, and email address. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. Business size and classification (e.g., large, small, small-disadvantaged, SBA Certified 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, woman-owned) based on NAICS code: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). If applicable, potential proposed teaming arrangements to include business size and classification of prime and subcontractors. GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Number (FSS must include NAICS code 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Identify contracts your company has been awarded under NAICS code: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Technical Capability: Provide a brief synopsis to support the firm's ability to perform all of potential areas of the objective/scope. Identify each task element and provide information to support the firm's experience, staffing and overall ability to perform the technical area. Evidence of experience and past performance should include contracts/task orders from the past three (3) years similar in scope to this requirement. Examples must include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, periods of performance, and Government points of contact (telephone numbers or email addresses). Documented information to support the firm's ability to provide the range of research skillsets capability to quickly plan, conduct, and document studies; AND personnel required for this effort in a timely fashion. Any data on previous contracts/task orders on personnel retention and succession planning. Additional Information: Indicate if your firm will submit a proposal if a Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued, and if your firms interest is for Prime contracting, teaming agreement or Joint Venture. Validation of, or recommended NAICS codes for this effort. Validation of, or recommended contract type. Validation of, or recommended GSA vehicle In each potential areas of research, indicate any Small Business Subcontracting opportunities, as applicable. Other Recommendations a) Any information missing from this requirement that would provide a better understanding of the effort desired. b) Please submit any other questions or comments along with your response. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Transportation (DOT) Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590.