A --TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VEHICLE CRASH TESTS

NA The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center has a requirement for a task order contract to obtain and analyze light duty vehicle and dummy responses during vehicle tests of various crash modes and dummy responses during sled tests; and to obtain and analyze data from static crush tests for the characterization of vehicles structures. The Contractor shall (a) conduct dynamic crash tests, sled tests and static crush tests of late model production and/or modified vehicles, (b) reduce and evaluate for reasonableness the resulting data, (c) refurbish, repair and modify late model year production vehicles before and/or after tests, (d) analyze the data from the sensors and films and prepare tests reports, and (e) perform modeling and analysis as requested to supplement the test activity. An Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type, Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) (term/completion), and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task order type contract is anticipated for a four-year effort. The estimated Level of Effort is 83,200 hours. Multiple awards for this procurement may be considered. The solicitation will be released using full and open competition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541690. The standard is $6 Million. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet; these documents will be available in text format and reside on a WWW server, which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Management Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. Paper copies of the solicitation and or amendments WILL NOT be issued. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has a bonding assistance program availabl e, which enables minority, women and disadvantaged business enterprise firms to obtain bid, payment, and performance bonds with a guarantee up to 80 percent against losses. In addition, a short-term loan program is available to provide working capital at the prime interest rate. For further information regarding these programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (202) 366-2852.