Doing Business with NHTSA Briefing (Final) 01-11-2023.pptx

Doing Business with NHTSA, and DOT’s BIL Professional Services Spending Acquisition Policy January 11, 2023

Lk;lkll NHTSA Programs & Initiatives:

NHTSA Mission, OAM Acquisition Goals

NHTSA Mission – The mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is to reduce the number of injuries and deaths, as well as the economic loss due to motor vehicle crashes on our nation’s roads.

Acquisition Goals- The Office of Acquisition Management (OAM) supports NHTSA’s mission by providing contracting services to fulfill the programmatic and administrative needs of the Agency. OAM performs contracting activities in compliance with applicable regulations (Federal Acquisition Regulation, Transportation Acquisition Regulation), laws, statutes, and policies while implementing Federal acquisition best practices and socioeconomic objectives.

Acquisition History for NHTSA’s Communications Program Despite the complex nature and high-dollar value for this program NHTSA has historically supported it’s small business goals achievement by soliciting for National Communications, Marketing, and Media Support through a small business set-aside.

Current SB IDIQ Award information:

Award # Contractor IDIQ Contract Ceiling 693JJ919D000003 Stratacomm, LLC $216,964,785.59 Contract Type: Cost Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) *note: A key feature of this contract type; if selected again for the new award, will require the contractor’s accounting system to be adequate for determining costs applicable to the contract IAW/ FAR 16.301-3 Limitations.

**Majority of cost approximately 80% is for Statutory Mandatory Advertising (SMA); upon which the Contractor is not allowed to charge fee or profit on that is solely used to pay for the media space. The Contractor is only reimbursed for the labor to place the buy.

Preparing for Business with DOT Opportunities for Small Businesses Getting Started Businesses interested in selling products and services at both a prime- and sub-contractor level should:

Register your business in the System for Award Management (SAM). A vendor must be registered prior to the award of a contract. As of April 2022; all business must have an assigned Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) created in SAM. For more information visit the UEI Update page.

Identify the size of your business — visit the Small Business Administration website for complete information about what size qualifies a business as "small" and therefore eligible for federal programs and assistance.

Get a NAICS code. It is a business classification identification obtained from the North American Industry Classification System, which defines the business classification schema used by the federal government. The NAICS code is often used by federal agencies in procurement and regulatory applications.

Visit SAM.gov Contract Opportunities often and register there to be notified of newly posted opportunities.

Visit the DOT’s Procurement Opportunity Forecast to view anticipated contracts Browse the DOT Subcontracting Directory for opportunities to subcontract with existing DOT Prime Contractors.

NHTSA Market Research Strategies Partnerships With GSA to facilitate market research on OASIS and all other GSA contract vehicles.

Leveraging GSA’s Market Research As a Service (MRAS) Tool Assist CORs with market research using GSA tools like MRAS for Rapid Review and RFI notices posted on GSA e-Buy.

DOT’s BIL GSA OASIS Program Support Acquisition Planning is done to ensure the Government meets its needs in the most effective, economical, and timely manner consistent with legislative and regulatory requirements.

OMB Policy Memo M-19-13, directs agency Senior Accountable Officials to reduce unaligned spending for common goods and services through implementation of Category Management principles.

Mandatory BIL/IIJA GSA OASIS Policy for Professional Services:

DOT has implemented a mandatory acquisition strategy to satisfy all applicable BIL/IIJA funded projects for professional services through GSA OASIS.

Vendor Support for GSA Onboarding

Visit the GSA Forecast of Contracting Opportunities to view anticipated contracts.

Browse the GSA Subcontracting Directory for opportunities to subcontract with existing GSA Prime Contractors.

Businesses who have never done business with GSA before should:

Go to For Businesses without GSA Contracts to learn how to get started;

Go to the Small Business Events page for upcoming webinars and events on how to do business with GSA.

Point of Contact:

Amit Rajput – GSA Customer Services Director, National Capital Region Customer and Stakeholder Engagement (CASE) – MRAS Support Phone (703) 819-1355, Email: Amit.Rajput@gsa.gov

Doing Business with NHTSA

Questions ???

Vincent Lynch, NHTSA Small Business Specialist Email: vincent.lynch@dot.gov Phone (202) 535-5981 image1.jpeg image2.png image7.emf