Sources Sought 693JJ926RQ000380_NLEOMF.pdf

Sources Sought: 693JJ926RQ000380 National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF)

Action Code: Sources Sought

Classification Code: R408, Support-Professional: Program Management/Support

Solicitation: 693JJ926RQ000380

Agency/Office: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Location: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ

NAICS Code: 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Svcs

Point of Contract: Vincent Lynch, Contracting Officer, phone (202) 366-9568

Title: Law Enforcement and Public Safety Initiatives

Description(s):

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to procure a one (1) year contract to the unique qualification of The National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund on a non-competitive, sole-source basis. Despite advances in equipment and training, traffic‑related incidents continue to claim the lives of hundreds of law enforcement officers—297 over the past decade, making roadway dangers nearly as deadly as gunfire (376) for today’s officers.

(https://nleomf.org/memorial/facts-figures/officer-fatality-data/officer-deaths-by-year/). With the recent partnership between the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and Below 100 is designed to drastically reduce law enforcement line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) and injuries by fostering a stronger culture of safety and promoting, through training, the "Five Tenets" of officer safety. The collaboration focuses on reducing preventable deaths, particularly in the areas of traffic accidents and officer-involved crashes, to bring annual fatalities to below 100, a number not seen since 1943. The proposed project will collect data on line of duty deaths, develop communications, programs, and educational materials, and advance the NHTSA mission through web-based content, social media, and evolving technology that will focus on the agency priorities related to officer safety.

NHTSA welcomes all qualified Small Business concerns, with the appropriate NAICS Code and past experience to submit their Corporate Capability Statement demonstrating their ability to successfully accomplish the goals of the project as listed below. NHTSA does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses to this notice or otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made; no formal evaluation of the information received will be conducted by NHTSA. NHTSA may;

however later on issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). However, should such a requirement fail to materialize, no basis for claims against NHTSA shall arise as a result of a response to this notice.

Background:

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency within the U.S.

Department of Transportation (DOT) whose primary mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity.

Enforcement of traffic laws plays a critical role in changing driver behavior and improving traffic safety. Law enforcement organizations provide essential support for NHTSA priorities and undertake the difficult work of traffic enforcement, including High-Visibility Enforcement (HVE) and Sobriety Checkpoints, which have demonstrably reduced traffic fatalities (Kirley, 2023)1.

Law enforcement’s work in support of traffic safety carries significant occupational risk— measured in injuries and, too often, fatalities sustained in traffic-related incidents. Over the past decade, traffic-related incidents have claimed nearly as many law enforcement lives as firearm-related incidents (e.g., 46 traffic vs. 53 firearm in 2018; 44 traffic vs. 52 firearm in 2024) (National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 2024). These figures indicate roadway hazards present risks to officers on par with other lethal threats and warrant focused training, policy, and prevention efforts. Protecting officers through safety initiatives, education, training, family support, and ongoing communications is imperative.

Objective:

The purpose of this contract is to provide timely, efficient, and effective support to NHTSA, its State partners, including highway safety offices, and the law enforcement profession to prevent line of duty deaths and injuries with a specific emphasis on traffic-related incidents is to acquire services to enhance and execute a cohesive program of officer safety related services.

Capabilities:

The corporate capability statement must address the capabilities necessary to accomplish the scope outlined above as well as the additional tasks and characteristics given below:

SCOPE OF WORK FOR NHTSA National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

(NLEOMF)

1 Kirley, B. B., Robison, K. L., Goodwin, A. H., Harmon, K. J. O’Brien, N. P., West, A., Harrell, S. S., Thomas, L., & Brookshire, K. (2023, November). Countermeasures that work: A highway safety countermeasure guide for State Highway Safety Offices, 11th edition, 2023 (Report No. DOT HS 813 490). National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Contractor shall perform and coordinate with NHTSA to ensure successful completion of all tasks and deliverables, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Develop, distribute, and maintain officer-safety information, datasets, and related content with primary emphasis on traffic-related incidents.

• Create, disseminate, and update communications materials to reinforce positive safety habits (minimum: email blasts, newsletters, podcasts, graphics, and short videos).

• Establish, manage, and sustain an active social media presence to amplify officer-safety messages and raise public awareness of roadside dangers (e.g., “Move Over”).

• Plan, host, and conduct quarterly webinars delivering updated officer-safety information, emphasizing traffic-related incidents.

• Design, deliver, and evaluate training programs and materials supporting law enforcement families, encouraging safe practices, and providing resources for families of officers killed in traffic-related Line-of-Duty Death (LODD) incidents.

• Provide technical assistance to NHTSA, national law enforcement organizations, and Tribal, municipal, county, and university law enforcement agencies to strengthen officer-safety initiatives.

Format of Corporate Capabilities Statement:

The anticipated period of performance is for a base period of twelve (12) months after award of the resultant contract. A Firm Fixed-Price contract is anticipated.

This notice of intent is NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS nor is a Request-for-Proposal solicitation document currently available.

Interested firms should identify their capability provide the services described above. The written response must include detailed information relating to the specific data being requested.

Expressions of interest without sufficient detail to permit evaluation of one’s ability to provide the requested information will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. In the absence of responses from interested firms demonstrating their capability, NHTSA intends to request a proposal from National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and Below 100, on a non-competitive basis for the work described herein. Responses must be received by the listed procuring office with 5 days from the date of publication of this notice.