Presolicitation Notice Final.pdf

Title: Vehicle Human Safety Factors Research: Human Factors/Engineering Integration Research

Solicitation: 693JJ924R000031

Department: Department of Transportation

Agency: National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA)

Location: 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20590

• Notice Type: Synopsis

• Posted Date: 02/23/2024

• Classification: PSC AJ11 – General Science and Technology R&D Services; General

Science and Technology; Basic Research

• NAICS Code: 541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life

Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

This is a 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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce traffic-related health care and other economic costs. The agency develops, promotes, and implements effective educational, engineering and enforcement programs with the foal of ending vehicle crash tragedies and reducing g economic cost associated with vehicle use and highway travel. The National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Safety Systems Management

Division.

The NHTSA Human Factors & Engineering Integration Division, within NHTSA’s Vehicle Safety

Research Office, manages a portfolio of research that seeks to improve safety on U.S. roads by investigating how drivers and other road users perform as a system component in the safe operation of vehicles. To achieve NHTSA’s mission, the Human Factors & Engineering Integration Division requires contractor support to carry out rigorous and innovative motor vehicle safety-related research.

The purpose of this Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is to provide NHTSA with the capability to award Task Orders covering a broad range of research topics related to human factors and vehicle safety. NHTSA intends to award IDIQ contracts to Offerors who submit proposals that are scored within the competitive range (see Section L for instructions and Section M for evaluation criteria). Offerors who are awarded an IDIQ contract will be qualified to submit proposals in response to requests for proposals (RFPs) issued by NHTSA under this IDIQ.

The solicitation will result in a multiple award IDIQ contract award with Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Sharing, and Cost (No Fee) Task Orders.

Solicitation Information:

This acquisition is being offered for full and open competition. The NAICS Code for the anticipated contract is 541715. Contractors must be registered in the Systems for Award

Management Database located at http://www.sams.gov to be considered for contract award. It is the Government’s intent to award multiple Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contracts whereby individual Cost (no fee), Cost- Sharing, and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Cost

Reimbursement, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Time and Material (T&M) Task Orders shall be issues in accordance with FAR 16.5 to obtain professional services. The award shall be made with or without discussions, to the most responsible offeror(s) whose proposal conforming to the http://www.sams.gov/ solicitation, 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://www.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 anticipant solicitation released March 2024.

Period of Performance: 5 year Period of Performance - Two (2) year Base, Three (3) one- year options. Awarded Task Orders include a separate Period of Performance.

Contract Award: The anticipated award date for the resultant contract is estimated to be on or about June 2024.

No Further Procurement Information is available.

Contracting Office Address:

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, District of Columbia 20590

Primary Point of Contact.:

Lauren Young lauren.young@dot.gov

Secondary Point of Contract:

Reba Dyer Reba.Dyer@dot.gov https://www.sam.gov/ mailto:lauren.young@dot.gov mailto:Reba.Dyer@dot.gov