Presolicitation 693JJ922R000134_Req 22RQ000166_Demonstration to Address Special Needs and Student Behavior on School Buses 05.18.2023.pdf

Demo to Address Accessibility and Student Behavior on School Buses Solicitation Number: 693JJ923R0000134 Department: Department of Transportation Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Location: 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E., Washington, DC 20590

Notice Type:

Presolicitation Posted Date:

May 18, 2023

Classification Code: AS11 NAICS Code: 541720, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

This is a Presolicitation notice (synopsis) for a procurement in accordance with FAR Part 5.203; to provide notice of the Government's proposed contract action listed herein.

Description:

The mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an operating administration of the Department of Transportation (DOT), is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity. NHTSA supports a coordinated approach in:

• Researching and demonstrating pilot, promising and evidence-based strategies to encourage positive traffic safety behaviors;

• Planning, disseminating, and executing countermeasures to support program activities;

and

• Providing outreach, guidance, and support to enable others to conduct effective local highway safety programs.

The purpose of this project is to conduct a demonstration project, develop a program strategy and institutionalize a process for identifying and implementing effective strategies to address student behavior (misbehavior and standees) that cause risk to the safe transportation of children to and from school including higher risk populations such as children with special needs. This strategy will include the development of educational materials and resources focused on pupil transportation safety for high-risk populations.

Materials will be developed using available data from NHTSA and other credible sources, current information, and subject matter expertise. The Contractor would then use its vast network of school educators and administrators to disseminate the materials to directors of transportation, school bus drivers, schools, teachers and, the public across the United States.

• Developing a program on student behavior and the impact of misbehavior and standees relating to safety on a school bus.

• Complete a demonstration project on the developed program to assess effectiveness.

• Develop educational materials and resources focused on pupil transportation safety, special needs transportation and proper behavior on school buses.

• Identify barriers for communities of color or other underserved and marginalized communities face with regard to behavior and standees on school buses.

• The Contractor shall promote traffic safety that will assist in reducing or eliminating fatalities and injuries in and around school buses.

Solicitation Information:

This acquisition is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 541720, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Contractors must be registered in the Systems for Award Management Database, which is located at https://sam.gov/ in order to be considered for contract award. Only one (1) award Contract shall be issued in accordance with

19.502 Setting aside acquisitions.

Any contract resulting from the solicitation, with or without discussions, to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, will be based on what is most advantageous to the Government based on the evaluation factors contained in the solicitation. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to monitor the https://sam.gov/ for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential Offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Requests for paper copies of the RFP will not be accepted. The estimated date for release of the solicitation is on or about June 15, 2023.

Period of Performance: Thirty-six (36) months.

Contract Award: The anticipated award date for the resultant contract is expected to be on or about September 2023.

No Further Procurement Information is Available at this time.

Contracting Office Address:

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, District of Columbia 20590

Primary Point of Contact.:

Thomas Vandell Thomas.Vandell@dot.gov

Secondary Point of Contract:

Sherese Gray Sherese.Gray@dot.gov https://sam.gov/ mailto:Thomas.Vandell@dot.gov mailto:Sherese.Gray@dot.gov