Synposis_17R00035.doc

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT)

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA)

Synopsis for Solicitation DTNH2217R00035 FMVSS No. 214, Side Impact Protection Compliance Test Program Introduction

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic-related economic costs due to road traffic crashes. The agency develops, promotes, and implements effective educational, engineering, and enforcement programs with the goal of ending vehicle crash tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. The Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC) conducts extensive research, development, testing, crash investigation, and data collection and analysis activities to provide the scientific basis needed to support the Agency’s motor vehicle and traffic safety goals.

As part of its mission to reduce fatalities and injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration promulgates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) through vehicle compliance testing under Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multi-Standard Vehicle Testing Contracts. Manufacturers of motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment are required to certify that each product they sell in the United States meets the requirements of all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).

It is critically important that NHTSA establish compliance testing contracts with qualified independent test laboratories capable of fulfilling all contract requirements while generating irrefutable test data and analyses based on sound engineering principles. This compliance testing contract procures inspection, testing and reporting services from a qualified independent testing laboratory capable of meeting this objective. The test data and analyses generated by the testing laboratory will support OVSC’s determinations whether vehicle manufacturers’ certifications to the dynamic requirements of FMVSS No. 214, “Side Impact Protection” are valid.

Synopsis

This synopsis, in accordance with FAR 5.203(a), issues a 15-day public notification prior to the issuance of a solicitation DTNH2217R00035. NHTSA intends to issue a solicitation for a Full and Open Competition for Compliance Testing Services in accordance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) No. 214, Side Impact Protection Compliance Test Program.

Contract Type and Period of Performance

NHTSA intends to award one IndefiniteDelivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract whereby Firm Fixed Price Task Orders will be issued, in accordance with FAR16.504 and 16.505.

The applicable NAICS code and size standard for this acquisition are as follows:

541380 (Testing Laboratories) and not greater than $15.0M

The anticipated period of performance is one (1) one-year base period and four (4) one-year option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the government.

Scope of Work

SPECIFIC CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

A.

Fully Operational Test Site

The Contractor shall possess and maintain a fully operational test site furnished with qualified technical personnel, facilities, equipment and test devices necessary to perform the inspection, compliance testing and reporting services in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract. The Contractor’s fully operational test site shall be sufficiently staffed to perform and complete testing and associated inspections and, generate and submit deliverables within the time specified in the Delivery Schedule, Section F.

B.

Test Procedures & QA/QC Project Plan

The Contractor shall perform all work in accordance with the federal regulations and OVSC test procedures listed below;

(1) Title 49, 571.214 - Dynamic testing requirements of FMVSS No. 214 (S7.2.1 and S9)

(2) Title 49, Part 572, Subpart U and Subpart V, Anthropomorphic test device regulations

(3) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 45, Government Furnished Property

(4) OVSC Test Procedures (TPs) i..

TP-214D-09: FMVSS No. 214, Dynamic Side Impact Protection, Moving Deformable Barrier (MDB) Test Requirements ii.

TP-214P-0l: FMVSS No. 214, Dynamic Side Impact Protection, Rigid Pole Side Impact Test Requirements iii.

TP-572U-00: Part 572, Subpart U, Performance Calibration Requirements iv.

TP-572V-00: Part 572, Subpart V, Performance Calibration Requirements

Copies of the federal regulations are available for download at www.ecfr.gov. Copies of the OVSC TPs will be provided as attachments in Section J and incorporated into this contract.

In addition to meeting the requirements of the test procedures, the Contractor shall follow its internal Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) project plan developed specifically for this work.

C.

Government Furnished Property

Government Furnished Property means property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the Contractor for performance of a contract.

The Government shall furnish to the Contractor test vehicles and anthropomorphic test devices described below:

C.1 Test Vehicles

The Government shall arrange delivery of test vehicles to the Contractor's point of receipt. The Contractor is responsible for receiving the test vehicles from automobile dealers, vehicle transporters, etc. The Contractor shall inspect the condition of each test vehicle immediately upon delivery. The Contractor shall document the inspection by completing a "Vehicle Condition Report Form" and submitting it to NHTSA in accordance with Section F. Copies of the Vehicle Condition Report Form are available in the OVSC test procedure.

Test vehicle(s) shall not be driven by the Contractor on public roadways unless permission is given by the appointed Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

C.2 Anthropomorphic Test Devices

The Government shall furnish Part 572 Subpart U and V Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs) (referred to as Side Impact Test Dummies (SIDs)) to the Contractor for exclusive use in the OVSC compliance testing program. The ATDs will be furnished with load cells to measure abdomen and pelvis forces, and chest displacement transducers to measure chest deflections. The Contractor shall furnish and install accelerometers in the head of the Part 572 Subpart U side impact test dummy and accelerometers in the head and spine of the Part 572 Subpart V side impact test dummy.

The Contractor shall inspect and calibrate each side impact test dummy upon delivery and provide results of the inspection to the Government in accordance with Section F. The ATDs shall be stored in a secured room that is kept between 12.8°C and 29.4°C in an upright-seated position with the weight supported by the internal structure of the pelvis. The dummy's head shall be held upright without supporting the weight of the dummy by using an eye-bolt that can be secured in the top of the head. The Contractor shall check the dummy for damage when performing subsequent calibrations. The Contractor shall keep a detailed record of calibrations for each ATD, including a list of parts replaced. The Contractor shall send ATDs to the Government for refurbishment as directed by the COR.

D.

Calibration Requirements

The Contractor shall maintain a test instrumentation calibration system that assures calibration schedules are met in accordance with applicable Test Procedures.

F.

Test Data Results

Day of Test - The Contractor shall provide preliminary test data results to the COR no later than two hours after the test. The parties may agree to extend the time for submitting test results in order to address equipment failures or data acquisition problems. Any request for additional time to report test results shall be submitted by the contractor in writing via e-mail to the COR. The Contractor shall not release test data to members of the public including any approved members of the public observing the tests without COR approval.

Test Report and other Deliverables - The Contractor shall furnish test reports and deliverables for each test performed in accordance with Section F. The draft and final reports shall be formatted as specified in the OVSC test procedures.

NOTE: Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database located at www.sam.gov in order to receive an award in response to the solicitation.

THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The solicitation will be released electronically via this Government Point of Entry (GPE) otherwise known as Federal Business Opportunities or www.fbo.gov. As such, no written, telephonic or other type of request for an advance copy of the solicitation will be entertained at this time. Potential offerors/vendors are encouraged to register on www.fbo.gov to receive any further information in reference to the subject action inclusive of any announcements, and/or amendments to the solicitation after its release.

The anticipated award date is September 30, 2017. The solicitation will be issued on or about May 1, 2017.