Synopsis for Solicitation No. 693JJ921R000006 (Finite Element Modeling Services).pdf

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT)

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA)

Synopsis for Solicitation No: 693JJ921R000006

Finite Element Modeling Services

Synopsis

This synopsis, in accordance with FAR 5.203(a), issues a 15-day public notification prior to the issuance of solicitation 693JJ921R000006. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to issue a solicitation for a Full and Open Competition in support of the NHTSA, Office of Vehicle Safety Research.

Introduction and Background

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 goal of ending vehicle crash tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. The Office of Vehicle Safety Research (VSR) conducts extensive research, development, testing, crash investigation, and data collection and analysis activities to provide the scientific basis needed to support the Agency's motor vehicle and traffic safety goals.

The Office of Vehicle Safety Research (VSR) is the primary organization within NHTSA responsible for conducting research related to the improvement of motor vehicle performance to enhance safety. VSR conducts research and development programs to develop and advance the scientific knowledge to support NHTSA's mission.

The contract is for the development and usage of simulation models to evaluate potential crash conditions and their effects on the safety response of vehicles and human surrogates (dummies, human body models). Simulation studies may include vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-barrier, side impacts, sled tests, and other occupant safety impact simulations. Also, as part of this research, VSR develops interior and restraint models of vehicles and performs simulations with crash dummy and human models to simulate real-world situations and evaluate injury potential.

Objective/Scope of Work

The objective of this contract is to provide research data so that NHTSA can achieve its mission of reducing death and injuries on American roadways. The scope of this contract is to develop and exercise crash simulations of vehicle safety research to assist in predict the impact of potential safety implications. These efforts will include full vehicle laser scanning and tear down for the development of new finite element models, material testing to define the behavior of vehicle materials under impact conditions, mesh development, component testing, and component integration to develop full vehicle and vehicle component finite element models. Some tasks may involve the use of lumped parameter modeling software such as MADYMO, but the majority of NHTSA's anticipated crash simulation efforts will involve non-linear finite element analysis. The resulting models will be exercised and refined to match available crash test data. The resulting LS-Dyna models shall be exercised using existing vehicle models in simulation parameter studies to improve understanding of vehicle crash safety. The specific crash simulation efforts will be issued through Task Orders.

Contract Type, Period of Performance, and NAICS Code

NHTSA intends to award multiple Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts from this solicitation, whereby Task Orders with Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or Firm Fixed Price (FFP) shall be issued in accordance with FAR 16.5. and the Government also intends to reserve one (1) contract award for a small business in accordance with FAR 19.503.

The anticipated period of performance is 60-Months, inclusive of two (2), 12-month Base Periods and three (3) Option Years to be exercised at the Government’s discretion.

The NAICS Code for this anticipated contract is 541380 (Testing Laboratories) with a size standard of $5.5M.

Place of Performance/Physical Location

The work performed under the proposed Contract and any Task Orders issued under the Contract shall be accomplished at the Contractor’s facilities and those facilities shall be located within the continental United States. There shall be no deviation from or waiver of this requirement.

System for Award Management Registration

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 NOTICE OF SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This notice is 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 beta.sam.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 beta.sam.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.

The anticipated award date is anticipated around May 2021. The solicitation will be issued on or about December 2020.

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Objective/Scope of Work