Lane Departure Warning System Attachment Task Order 0001 SOW.pdf

DTNH22-10-R-00321

Task Order 0001

Attachment 5

STATEMENT OF WORK

Cost, Weight and Lead Time Analysis of Lane Departure Warning Systems (LDWS)

BACKGROUND

A Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) is designed to alert the driver of unintended drift from the desired travel lane. The alert does not activate if the turn signal is engaged. The system should also inform the driver when it is not operating due to conditions such as poorly-marked roads or adverse weather conditions. LDWS could reduce the frequency of several types of crashes: (1) Center-line crossovers, leading to head-on collisions with oncoming vehicles; (2) Sideswipes and/or forced roadway departures of vehicles traveling in the same direction on multi-lane roadways; (3) Roadway departure, resulting in collisions with fixed objects (e.g., trees, barriers); (4) Rollovers, in situations where lane departures lead to overcorrection. A secondary behavioral adjustment may lead to increased use of turn signals in intentional lane changes / merges, to avoid false alarms in the LDWS.

Several crash-avoidance technologies exist for informing a driver of his position in the road and alerting him to the presence of nearby vehicles. These are generally based on either a video camera or a radar device, with software used to recognize the pertinent road conditions. For model year 2008, LDWS are available on some passenger vehicles from at least the following name plates: Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Infiniti, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and Volvo.

A Lane Keeping System (LKS) performs the functions of LDWS and, if no action is taken by the driver, automatically takes steps to ensure the vehicle stays in the lane. LKS are available on some vehicles at least from the following nameplates: Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz.

PURPOSE

To establish reliable cost, weight and lead time estimates for Lane Departure Warning Systems and

Lane Keeping Systems technology associated with passenger vehicles.

SCOPE OF WORK

General Requirements

The Contractor shall be required to dismantle the systems and subsystems of the motor vehicle equipment under study for cost and weight analysis. The contractor also will be required to analyze lead time and/or effects on manufacturers and suppliers for selected equipment that is not yet required in all new vehicles.

Task-1. Conduct Initial Project Briefing

Within one (1) calendar month of task order award, the Contractor shall schedule a teleconference meeting with the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR), and the interested NHTSA personnel. This meeting will ensure the Contractor and the COTR have a common understanding of the project. In addition, they will discuss the project’s objectives, planned course of action, milestones/deliverables and resolve any differences between the Government’s technical approach and the Contractor’s approach.

Task-2. Analysis of Lane Departure and Lane Keeping Systems Selection for Teardown

The Contractor shall:

Research at least 5 of the following types of lane departure warning and lane keeping systems:

o The sample shall include three LDW systems.

One domestic (e.g. Ford, GM, etc…)

One European (e.g. Audi, BMW, etc…)

One Japanese (e.g. Lexus, etc…) o The sample shall include two lane keeping systems.

One European (e.g. Mercedes E-Class, etc…)

One Japanese (e.g. Infinity, etc…)

The sample shall include systems developed by all major suppliers of LDWS and/or LKS.

The sample shall include a variety of audible, visual and/or haptic display systems.

Within one (1) calendar month of task order award, the Contractor shall submit a copy of the analysis of available lane departure and lane keeping systems and sample selection for teardown to the COTR for approval. Within five (5) calendar days from the time NHTSA receives the copy of the Analysis of lane departure warning and lane keeping systems selection for teardown, COTR either will approve the selection or will contact the Contractor for revision. (See VI, Performance Deliverables and

Milestones Schedule, Item #’s 4 & 5).

In accordance with Section VI. Performance Deliverables/Milestones Schedule, Item #4, the

Contractor shall submit to the NHTSA Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) one (1) copy of the Analysis of Visual and Sensor Technology of Sample Selection for Teardown approval.

Task-3. Identify Possible Modifications to Sample Selection

Within (1) calendar months of task order award, the contractor shall submit the sample selection for

COTR approval. The contractor shall notify the COTR if there is any variance from the sample selection.

Task-4. Perform Cost and Weight Analysis for Selected Lane Departure Warning and Lane

Keeping Systems

Within five (5) calendar months of task order award, the contractor shall acquire and perform a physical teardown of LDWS and LKS technologies.

Labor minutes

Direct materials and scrap

Machine occupancy hours or station times

Machinery, equipment, and tooling utilized

Using prevailing labor and material costs, the Contractor shall determine the variable manufacturing costs and total manufacturing costs for each elemental part, component, subassembly, and complete assemblies that constitute each system under study. The “Asset Center Costing” methodology shall be used to assign variable and fixed burden costs to each unit of a product. Specific cost elements that the contractor must isolate and identify include the following:

Direct labor dollars per unit (Michigan rates, union shop)

Direct material costs and scrap allowance per unit

Variable burden cost per unit, including indirect labor and other costs that vary with production volume

Fixed burden per unit

Capital investments required at prevailing annual sales volumes – property, plant, machinery, equipment, and tooling

Depreciation schedules for property, plant and equipment.

Amortization schedules for special tooling.

The Contractor shall accumulate and reconcile variable manufacturing costs, fixed burden, capital investment, and weight data according to parts grouping systems such as the following:

Visual/audible and/or vibration warning systems

Visual display for sensor-based system (dashboard)

Camera Display LCD (navigation based and dedicated display)

Sensor processor

Sound/Buzzer/Alarm for sensor-based system

Visual display for sensor-based system

Wiring

The COTR should be contacted if any components do not easily fall into the above categories.

The categories may then be changed at NHTSA’s request.

For those components provided by outside suppliers, the contractor shall determine the price paid by the manufacturing where possible. In the absence of supplier pricing data, the

Contractor shall determine the variable manufacturer cost for each purchased part by manufacturing process analysis and assume internal sourcing in the establishment of the manufacturer’s variable manufacturing costs.

Task- 5. Prepare Monthly Progress Report

The Contractor shall furnish Monthly Progress Reports electronically to the NHTSA COTR. In addition, the Contractor shall provide one (1) original (hard copy) to the NHTSA Contract Specialist

(CS) and to the NHTSA COTR by the 15 th of the month. (See Section VI, Performance Deliverables and Milestones Schedule, Item # 1). The Monthly Report shall be in Microsoft (MS) word format and may be delivered by regular mail . At a minimum, the progress report shall include a narrative description of the following items:

Accomplishments made during the reporting period.

Funds status by major cost element, month’s obligations, cumulative obligations, estimated cost to complete, and percent of cost expended versus percent of completion.

Plans for accomplishments in next reporting period.

Preliminary or interim results, conclusions, trends or other items of information that the Contractor believes are of interest to NHTSA.

Problems or delays that the Contractor has experienced in the conduct of his/her services.

Specific action that the Contractor would like NHTSA to undertake to alleviate a problem.

In accordance with Section VI, Performance Deliverables/Milestones Schedule, Item # 1, the

Contractor shall submit one (1) hard copy and an electronic copy of the Monthly Progress Report to the NHTSA COTR and one (1) hard copy to the NHTSA Contract Specialist.

Task- 6. Conduct Midterm Review

Within four (4) calendar months of task order award, the COTR shall conference with the Contractor and his associates via teleconference. The Contractor shall conduct a briefing describing the progress of the project. The systems and subsystems dismantled for cost and weight analysis will be reviewed, along with the manufacturing processes developed for these units.

The Contractor and COTR will review the planned course of action, milestones, and deliverables, identify, and resolve any differences in approach and/or expected goals. (See Section VI, Performance

Deliverables and Milestones Schedule, Item # 7).

In an effort to protect employees, working at Federal Government Facilities, the Department of Transportation

(DOT)/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently screening/testing all incoming mail for harmful and potentially fatal substances. Due to the screening/testing procedures at the DOT/NHTSA, incoming mail may be delayed in reaching its intended recipient. The Contractor is solely responsible for ensuring that all deliverables under this Task Order reach its intended recipients at DOT/NHTSA – on time –.

Task- 7. Submission of Draft Final Report

Within six (6) calendar months of task order award, the contractor shall submit a Draft Final Report

(DFR) to the NHTSA COTR for review. The draft final report shall be developed to document the findings, including appropriate photographs, drawings, tables, and other exhibits.

The contractor will provide definitive cost and weight data for the identified systems. A Final Report will be required, which documents the findings, including appropriate photographs, drawings, tables, and other exhibits. The Final Report will be organized in accordance with the following guidelines:

The Abstract will consist of a brief one-page description of the project and results.

The Summary of Findings will present narrative and tables in summary form for each system in sufficient detail so that Agency management need not read the report any further for decision-making purposes. Illustrations will be included; the details of which will be determined as the study unfolds.

The Engineering Analysis will provide a detailed description of each system and how each subsystem (parts group) works. The objective here is to educate the decision maker as to the operating principles of each subsystem and the system as a whole. The development of the modifications and changes required for each configuration to comply with the proposed amendments to FMVSS Nos. 111 as applicable will be fully explained and documented, including any necessary illustration, diagrams, drawings etc...

The Cost and Weight Analysis will explain the development of the manufacturing costs, end user costs, weights, lead times, and capital investments required to bring each school bus into compliance with the appropriate proposed amendment(s). This analysis will be conducted according to the guidelines provide in Task-2. All tables and illustrations will be developed by the contractor and approved by the COTR.

Appendices will be provided as required.

Illustrations and photographs of the different components of each parts group to support the analysis in Tasks II and III above will be included in the Final Report. All costs and weights of each part must be traceable to an illustration of the applicable subsystem (parts group). Parts, components, subassemblies, and completed assemblies must be labeled by placing the variable manufacturing costs and weights above, below, or alongside the specific item being illustrated.

End user cost (retail price) estimates will be provided in summary form as specified by the

COTR.

All illustrations for each of the systems will be stored on computer disks using software approved by the COTR. The computer disk(s) will be delivered, along with the camera-ready copy of the contractor’s final report, to the COTR upon project completion.

Task- 8. Submission of Final Report

The Contractor shall provide a Final Report, within eight (8) calendar months of task order award. The report shall discuss all significant outcomes under this Task Order and incorporate the NHTSA

COTR’s comments under the draft final report. The Contractor shall provide the Final Report electronically to the NHTSA COTR, in addition to one (1) original (hard copy) to the NHTSA

Contract Specialist and one (1) original (hard copy), two (2) bound reproductions and one (1) CD-

ROM to the NHTSA COTR via regular mail . (See Section VI, Performance Deliverables and

Milestones Schedule, Item # 10). The final report shall be provided to NHTSA in both camera ready and appropriate media formats (disk, CD-ROM) with graphics and printing specifications to guide

NHTSA’s printing office and any outside organization implementing the program.

In accordance with Section VI, Performance Deliverables/Milestone Schedule, Item # 10, the

Contractor shall submit to the NHTSA COTR one (1) original (hard copy), two (2) bound reproductions, and one (1) CD-ROM and one (1) original (hard copy) to the Contract Specialist of the

Final Report.

IV. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS MATERIAL PREPARATION

Printing Specifications follow:

A. The Final Report shall be submitted in the following format for placement on NHTSA’s homepage on the World Wide Web:

Original application format, for example, *pm5; *.doc; *.ppt, etc.

HTML level 3.2 or later

PDF file for viewing with Adobe Acrobat

B. All HTML deliverables must be delivered on either a CD-ROM or on a

Windows 95 compatible formatted Iomega zip disk and labeled with the following information:

Contractor name and phone number

Names of relevant files

Application program and version used to create the file(s)

If the files exceed the capacity of a high density floppy, a Windows 95 compatible formatted Iomega zip disk is acceptable

C. Graphics must be saved in Graphic Interchange Format (GIF) or Joint Photographic Expert

Group (JPEG). Graphics should be prepared in the smallest size possible, without reducing the usefulness or the readability of the figure on the screen. Use GIF for solid color or black and white images, such as bar charts, maps, or diagrams.

Use JPEG (highest resolution and lowest compression) for photographic images having a wider range of color or grayscale tones. When in doubt, try both formats and use the one

Ibid that gives the best image quality for the smallest file size. Graphic files can be embedded in the body of the text or linked from the body text in their own files: the latter is preferable when a figure needs to be viewed full screen (640 x 480 pixels) to be readable.

Tabular data must be displayed in HTML table format

List data must be displayed in HTML list format

Pre-formatted text is not acceptable

Currently, frames are not acceptable

JAVA, if used, must not affect the readability or usefulness of the document, only enhance it

Table background colors may be used, but must not be relied upon (for example, a white document background with a table with colored background may look nice with white text, but the colored background does not show up on the user’s browser so the text will be white against white and unreadable)

All HTML documents must be saved in PC format and tested on a PC before delivery

D. All HTML deliverables rendered under this contract must comply with the accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194.22 that implements Section 508 of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. This standard is available for viewing at the

Access Board web site at http:www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22htm

Unless otherwise indicated, the Contractor represents by signature of this contract that all deliverables comply with the Access Board standards.

V. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

All work required including preparation, submission and acceptance of all deliverables items shall be completed within eight (8) calendar months from Task Order Award.

VI. PERFORMANCE DELIVERABLES/MILESTONES

A. Deliverable (D)/Milestone (M) Schedule

The following items represent Deliverables and/or Milestones shall be delivered in accordance with the following schedule:

Item # Task # Deliverables/Milestones Due Date After

Award

# of Copies Electronic

Copy to

COTR

1 Submit Invoices (D)(M)

Monthly

1 original N/A

2 B.5 Monthly Progress Reports (D)(M) NLT last day of month for each month’s work

1 original N/A

3 B.1 Initial briefing by Contractor via teleconference (M) 1 calendar month

N/A N/A

4 B.2 Analysis of Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keeping Systems of Sample

Selection for Teardown (M)

2 calendar months

N/A N/A

5 B.3 (M) 2 calendar months

N/A

6 B.6 Midterm Review in (M) 5 Calendar months

2 Briefs N/A

7 B.4 Perform Cost and Weight Analysis for Selected Lane Departure

Warning and Lane Keeping

Systems

4 calendar months

8 B.7 Submission of Draft Final Report

(D)(M)

6 calendar months

1 N/A

9 COTR Review and Comments to

Contractor on Draft Final Report

(M)

7 calendar months after receipt

N/A N/A

10 B.8 Submission of Final Report

(D)(M) 8 calendar months

1 camera Ready, 2 Bound

Reproductions;

1 or more CD-

Rom(s)