Sources Sought Notice_693JJ922RQ000818 Hyundai Kits.docx

Sources Sought: 693JJ923RQ000818 Hyundai/Kia EDR DLC Kit

Action Code: Sources Sought

Classification Code: H253, Equipment and Materials Testing

Solicitation: 693JJ923RQ000818

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

Location: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ

NAICS Code: 423430, Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers, 250 Employees.

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

Title: FY 2023 Hyundai/Kia EDR DLC Kit

Description(s):

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to negotiate with Crash Data Group as a non-competitive, sole source contract for Hyundai/Kia EDR DLC Kit. This includes the purchase of the Bosch Crash Data Retrieval Tool (CDR), including units, accessories and software; an EDR Hardware Kit for Tesla vehicles with genuine Tesla in-car and direct-to-module cables, as well as the Hyundai EDR Tool Kit and Kia EDR Tool Kit, along with direct-to-module cables, power, and adapters.

Background:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity.

The GIT Hyundai Kia EDR DLC kits and D2M cables are the only way to access EDR information for Hyundai and Kia vehicles. Accessibility to these vehicle EDR modules will ensure completion of more comprehensive crash reconstructions for CIREN investigations. Additionally, the new GM ACM cables will ensure that we can acquire EDR data from newer GM products as they continue to enter the fleet.

Objective:

The Contractor shall provide all necessary equipment, tools, and materials to complete the EDR Tool Kits required for CIREN investigations.

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 Hyundai/Kia EDR DLC Kit

cables and CFCI module.

Format of Corporate Capabilities Statement:

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 the Crash Data Group, on a noncompetitive basis for the work described. Responses must be received by the listed procuring office with 15 days from the date of publication of this notice.