693JJ927RQ000049_DRAFT SOW.pdf

PR: 693JJ927RQ000049

Title: Vehicle Testing for NCAP

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION, SPECIFICATIONS, WORK STATEMENT

(DRAFT)

C.1 BACKGROUND

The New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) is a consumer information program. Its major goals are to: (1) provide consumers with relative safety ratings information to assist them in their vehicle purchasing decisions and (2) use market forces to motivate automobile manufacturers to design vehicles to a higher level of occupant protection. To accomplish these goals, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) releases NCAP test results to the public as quickly as possible after vehicles are tested so that consumers can use this information when selecting a new vehicle to purchase. Federal law requires new passenger vehicles to be labeled with safety ratings information published by NHTSA. The work described herein will allow NCAP to meet the Federal requirements by generating the test data that will be used to assign crashworthiness ratings to new vehicles.

C.2 ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS

C.2.1 Acronyms

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer’s Representative CAP Contractor Acquired Property CFE Contractor Furnished Equipment COR Contracting Officer’s Representative DAS Data Acquisition System DO Delivery Order DOT Department of Transportation FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards FTP File Transfer Protocol GFE Government Furnished Equipment GFP Government Furnished Property MDB Moving Deformable Barrier NCAP New Car Assessment Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology OMDB Offset Moving Deformable Barrier QA Quality Assurance SAB-OOP Side Air Bag Out-of-Position (SAB-OOP)

C.2.2 Definitions

“Day”: As used in this contract, unless otherwise noted, the term refers to a calendar day.

“Week”: As used in this contract the term refers to seven consecutive calendar days.

“Standard” or “Safety Standard”: As used in this contract, the term means a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard or FMVSS.

“Test Failure”: As used in this contract, and unless otherwise stated, the term means a test which fails to meet an NCAP, FMVSS, or SAB-OOP requirement.

“Invalid Test”: As used in this contract, an “invalid test” is one that does not conform to all requirements/specifications of the NCAP test procedures.

C.3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide all facilities, services, materials, supplies, and equipment (except government furnished property) necessary to perform the following: inspection, testing, and reporting services for full-scale vehicle frontal rigid barrier impact testing, full-scale vehicle side impact moving deformable barrier (MDB) testing, full-scale vehicle side pole barrier impact testing, and full-scale vehicle frontal oblique impact testing; supplemental indicant testing in accordance with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 212 Windshield mounting, FMVSS No.

219 (Partial) Windshield zone intrusion, FMVSS No. 301 Fuel system integrity, FMVSS No. 305 Electric-powered vehicles: electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection;

Side Air Bag Out-of-Position (SAB-OOP) testing; qualification testing for the full range of test dummies identified in the included test procedures; additional vehicle inspection, parts removal, and measurements; test instrumentation calibration; and preparation of vehicles for disposition. All facilities and equipment (except government furnished property) necessary to perform the work required in this solicitation shall be in place and fully operational at the time of proposal submission and shall be located on the same premises.

C.4 TEST PROCEDURE (SCOPE OF WORK)

C.4.1 Kick Off Meeting

Within two (2) weeks of contract award, key members of the Contractor’s staff shall meet with the NHTSA COR, Contracting Officer, and other interested NHTSA staff for the purposes of a kick-off meeting. The meeting will be held via conference call and last from one (1) to two (2) hours. The purpose of the kick-off meeting is to:

a. Review contractual matters, including terms and conditions of the Contract and the process for issuing Delivery Orders;

b. Review the Statement of Work and Milestones and Deliverables to ensure a common understanding of the general requirements; and

c. Address questions from any party.

C.4.2 NCAP Frontal Test Procedure

The Contractor shall perform full-scale frontal rigid barrier impact tests on production vehicles, and all supporting dummy, equipment, and instrumentation qualification tests and calibrations, in accordance with the attached NCAP Frontal Test Procedure. This test procedure is derived from the FMVSS No. 208, “Occupant Crash Protection,” 56 km/h (35 mph) full-frontal rigid barrier impact test and includes FMVSS No. 212, “Windshield mounting,” FMVSS No. 219 (Partial), “Windshield zone intrusion,” FMVSS No. 301, “Fuel system integrity,” and FMVSS No. 305 (Partial), “Electric-powered vehicles: electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection,” indicant tests. An NCAP frontal impact test may be ordered by NHTSA with any of the following dummy type and seating position configurations: HIII-50M Driver and HIII-5F Right Front Passenger, HIII-5F Driver and HIII-50M Right Front Passenger, THOR-50M Driver and HIII-5F Right Front Passenger, HIII-5F Driver and THOR-50M Right Front Passenger, THOR- 50M Driver and THOR-5F Right Front Passenger, or THOR-5F Driver and THOR-50M Right Front Passenger. Tests may be ordered that require the use of CFE THOR dummies in place of GFE THOR dummies. All CFE THOR dummies must fully meet the requirements of the associated test procedure and include an integrated data acquisition system with all required instrumentation. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for ordering tests conforming to this test procedure are detailed in Section B.

Details for the THOR-5F dummy could not be integrated into the attached test procedure at time of this solicitation and may be added at later date. For pricing purposes, the THOR-5F should be considered an analog of the THOR-50M dummy with virtually the same instrumentation requirements and very similar qualification and dummy positioning procedures.

For any NCAP frontal impact test, additional cameras, instrumentation, and/or dummy qualification tests beyond those required in the NCAP Frontal Test Procedure may be ordered.

Additional test dummies may also be ordered for installation in other seating positions following the NCAP Rear Seat Research Test Procedure. CLINs for ordering these additional items are detailed in Section B.4.

All applicable test procedures are included in Section J, Lists of Exhibits, Documents, and Other Attachments. The agency updates the required testing procedures periodically. The COR will provide the Contractor with any updated test procedures. The Contractor shall be required to conduct testing using any updated testing procedures in place at the time of testing. Contract modifications will be issued for any test procedure updates that impact test price, schedule, or deliverables.

C.4.3 NCAP Side MDB Test Procedure

The Contractor shall perform full-scale side impact MDB tests on production vehicles, and all supporting dummy, equipment, and instrumentation qualification tests and calibrations, in accordance with the attached NCAP Side MDB Test Procedure. This test procedure is derived from the FMVSS No. 214, “Side impact protection,” 54 km/h (33.5 mph) side impact MDB test, and includes FMVSS No. 301, “Fuel system integrity,” and FMVSS No. 305 (Partial), “Electric-powered vehicles: electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection,” indicant tests. An NCAP side MDB test may be ordered by NHTSA with any of the following dummy type and seating position configurations: ES-2re Driver and SID-IIs Left Rear Passenger, ES-2re Driver Only, WorldSID-50M Driver and SID-IIs Left Rear Passenger, or WorldSID-50M Driver Only. Tests may be ordered that require the use of CFE WorldSID dummies in place of GFE WorldSID dummies. All CFE WorldSID dummies must fully meet the requirements of the associated test procedure and include an integrated data acquisition system with all required instrumentation.

Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for ordering tests conforming to this test procedure are detailed in Section B.

For any NCAP side MDB test, additional cameras, instrumentation, and/or dummy qualification tests beyond those required in the NCAP Side MDB Test Procedure or NCAP Side Pole Test Procedure may be ordered. CLINs for ordering these additional items are detailed in Section B.4.

All applicable test procedures are included in Section J, Lists of Exhibits, Documents, and Other Attachments. The agency updates the required testing procedures periodically. The COR will provide the Contractor with any updated test procedures. The Contractor shall be required to conduct testing using any updated testing procedures in place at the time of testing. Contract

C.4.4 NCAP Side Pole Test Procedure

The Contractor shall perform full-scale side impact rigid pole tests on production vehicles, and all supporting dummy, equipment, and instrumentation qualification tests and calibrations, in accordance with the attached NCAP Side Pole Test Procedure. This test procedure is derived from the FMVSS No. 214, “Side impact protection,” 32 km/h (20 mph) oblique pole impact test and includes FMVSS No. 301, “Fuel system integrity,” and FMVSS No. 305 (Partial), “Electric-powered vehicles: electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection,” indicant tests. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for ordering tests conforming to this test procedure are detailed in Section B.

For any NCAP side pole test, additional cameras, instrumentation, and/or dummy qualification tests beyond those required in the NCAP Side MDB Test Procedure or NCAP Side Pole Test Procedure may be ordered. CLINs for ordering these additional items are detailed in Section B.4.

All applicable test procedures are included in Section J, Lists of Exhibits, Documents, and Other Attachments. The agency updates the required testing procedures periodically. The COR will provide the Contractor with any updated test procedures. The Contractor shall be required to conduct testing using any updated testing procedures in place at the time of testing. Contract modifications will be issued for any test procedure updates that impact test price, schedule, or deliverables.

C.4.5 NCAP Frontal Oblique Test Procedure

The Contractor shall perform frontal oblique offset deformable barrier tests on production vehicles, and all supporting dummy, equipment, and instrumentation qualification tests and calibrations, in accordance with the attached NCAP Frontal Oblique Test Procedure. In addition to the 56 km/h (35 mph) frontal oblique offset deformable barrier test, this test procedure includes FMVSS No. 212, “Windshield mounting,” FMVSS No. 219 (Partial), “Windshield zone intrusion,” FMVSS No. 301, “Fuel system integrity,” and FMVSS No. 305, “Electric-powered vehicles: electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection,” indicant tests. An NCAP frontal oblique impact test may be ordered by NHTSA with any of the following dummy type and seating position configurations: THOR-50M Driver and THOR-50M Right Front Passenger, THOR-5F Driver and THOR-5F Right Front Passenger, THOR-50M Driver and THOR-5F Right Front Passenger, or THOR-5F Driver and THOR-50M Right Front Passenger. Tests may be ordered that require the use of CFE THOR dummies in place of GFE THOR dummies. All CFE THOR dummies must fully meet the requirements of the associated test procedure and include an integrated data acquisition system with all required instrumentation. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for ordering tests conforming to this test procedure are detailed in Section B.

Details for the THOR-5F dummy could not be integrated into the attached test procedure at time of this solicitation and may be added at later date. For pricing purposes, the THOR-5F should be considered an analog of the THOR-50M dummy with virtually the same instrumentation requirements and very similar qualification and dummy positioning procedures.

For any frontal oblique offset deformable barrier test, additional cameras, instrumentation, and/or dummy qualification tests beyond those required in the NCAP Frontal Oblique Test Procedure may be ordered. CLINs for ordering these additional items are detailed in Section B.4.

All applicable test procedures are included in Section J, Lists of Exhibits, Documents, and Other Attachments. The agency updates the required testing procedures periodically. The COR will provide the Contractor with any updated test procedures. The Contractor shall be required to conduct testing using any updated testing procedures in place at the time of testing. Contract modifications will be issued for any test procedure updates that impact test price, schedule, or deliverables.

C.4.6 SAB-OOP Test Procedure

The Contractor shall perform Side Air Bag Out-of-Position (SAB-OOP) tests on production vehicles, and all supporting dummy, equipment, and instrumentation qualification tests and calibrations, in accordance with the attached SAB-OOP Test Procedure. SAB-OOP tests will generally be performed on select vehicles that have previously been subjected to full-scale crashworthiness testing. Eligible test vehicles will be identified by the COR with input from the contractor regarding the physical condition of the vehicle. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for ordering tests conforming to this test procedure are detailed in Section B.

For any SAB-OOP test, additional cameras, instrumentation, and/or dummy qualification tests beyond those required in the SAB-OOP Test Procedure may be ordered. CLINs for ordering these additional items are detailed in Section B.4.

All applicable test procedures are included in Section J, Lists of Exhibits, Documents, and Other Attachments. The agency updates the required testing procedures periodically. The COR will provide the Contractor with any updated test procedures. The Contractor shall be required to conduct testing using any updated testing procedures in place at the time of testing. Contract

C.5 STORAGE OF TEST VEHICLE, PARTS, COMPONENTS OR EQUIPMENT

No test items shall be destroyed or disposed of until authorized by the COR. All test vehicles, whether crash-tested or awaiting testing, and other test parts, components, or equipment, whether provided as government furnished property (GFP) or contractor acquired property (CAP), shall be stored and protected until receipt of disposition instructions from the COR. These provisions shall survive the termination or expiration of the contract or final delivery order until all test items remaining in the possession of the Contractor have been disposed of in accordance with instructions from the COR.

C.6 MEASUREMENT AND TEST EQUIPMENT

All measurement and test equipment used in the performance of services under this contract shall be labeled with the following information:

(1) date and place of last calibration;

(2) date of next scheduled calibration;

(3) name of technician or commercial business performing the calibration;

(4) full scale measurement range;

(5) accuracy and tolerance over the entire measurement range or within the range used for testing.

Accuracy and tolerance of measured values shall be indicated on all charts, graphs, tracings, data printouts, and other hard copy output of test measurements and results.

The Contractor shall maintain records that show the traceability of calibrated measurement and test equipment to standards maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST).1

At any time during the duration of the contract, the COR may require the Contractor to evaluate the accuracy of any of its Data Acquisition System (DAS) channels, instrumentation, or dummies and provide supporting data to the COR.

(End of Section C)

1 The Contractor may use the procedure listed under the NIST website (http://www.nist.gov/calibrations/upload/exp_meas.pdf) or an equivalent procedure. Equivalent procedures must receive approval for use by the COR.

http://www.nist.gov/calibrations/upload/exp_meas.pdf