Synopsis.pdf

UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT)

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA)

Synopsis for Solicitation #693JJ923R000133

Quality Control of the Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN)

Introduction

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

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Background

The CIREN program provides insight into developing trends in motor vehicle crash injury causation. This insight translates into emerging research topics, and CIREN research projects frequently graduate to full research programs. This contract seeks to provide the OVSR with a mechanism to ensure the quality, completeness, compliance, and consistency of data collected in the CIREN program. Utilization of a third-party quality control agent ensures NHTSA can provide the public with timely data from the investigations of seriously injured victims of traffic crashes.

NHTSA’s input will be a critical element of the work and will help guide the specific activities throughout the period of performance.

The findings of the CIREN program will broaden the knowledge of a wide range of crash victims, crash modes, and injury mechanisms, and shall ultimately provide a basis for improved vehicle and restraint design. The long-term outcome of CIREN helps lead to a reduction in serious injuries and fatalities from motor vehicle crashes

Purpose

The purposed of this proposed contract effort is to procure quality control services and data collection by the CIREN centers to assist the Governments in its research efforts for the CIREN program.

The Contractor will be required to furnish qualified for quality control (QC) of crashes investigated by the participants in CIREN. At the time of contract award, the Contractor shall have all necessary personnel, facilities and equipment to fulfill contract requirements.

Synopsis

This synopsis, in accordance with FAR 5.203(a), issues a 15- day public notification prior to the issuance of a solicitation 693JJ923R000133.

NHTSA intends to issue a solicitation for Full & Open Competition in support of the Quality

Control of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN).

Contract Type and Period of Performance

NHTSA intends to award one Cost-Plus Fixed Fee in accordance with FAR Part 15.101-1, Trade-

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

541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

The anticipated Period of Performance is a Base of twelve (12) months and four (4) optional years.

Place of Performance/Physical Location

The work performed under the proposed Contract shall be accomplished at the Contractor’s facilities.

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 published 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. 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.