Facility Use and Support Services for the Vehicle Research and Test Center (VRTC)”
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 693JJ923R000095
- Agency
-
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Place of performance
- East Liberty, Ohio 43319, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration intends to award a follow-on indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to Transportation Research Center, Inc. for facility use and support services for the Vehicle Research and Test Center. The services will include personnel, test facilities, equipment use, materials processing, calibration and instrumentation of test dummies and vehicles, data analysis, report preparation, and administrative functions to support research and testing activities for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and safety defect investigations. The contract is expected to have a 60-month period of performance with a solicitation release in April 2023 and contract award by July 2023. Evaluation will be based on the most advantageous proposal to the government considering technical approach and price.
This will be a non-competitive sole source award under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as Transportation Research Center, Inc. is the only responsible source capable of providing the required services. There is no set-aside designation. The contract has potential task orders that are firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, and time-and-materials. The anticipated contract award is for a base period of performance from July 2023 to July 2028 with a total value estimated between $50-100 million depending on task orders issued annually for facility operations and research support.
Notice text
Title: Facility Use and Support Services for Vehicle Research and Test Center
(VRTC)
Description(s):
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to negotiate with Transportation Research Center, Inc. (TRC), located in East Liberty, Ohio to award a follow-on, non-competitive, sole source contract for various professional, technical, and administrative services and support, including personnel, test facilities and equipment use, and materials processing; necessary for the efficient operation, research, and testing activities of the Vehicle Research and Test Center (VRTC). The statutory authority for the proposed sole source award is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) "Only One Responsible Source".
NHTSA requires the continued professional, technical, and administrative support services of TRC to staff and maintain daily operations to conduct the scientific and technical activities to support NHTSA’s requirements for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and the existence and potential consequences of safety-related defects.
Solicitation Information:
This acquisition is being offered for as follow-on, non-competitive, sole source contract. It is the Government’s intent to award a single Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract whereby Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Reimbursement (no fee), and Time and Materials (T&M) Task Orders, or combination thereof, shall be issued in accordance with FAR 16.5. The Government reserves the right to award with or without discussions, to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforming to the solicitation, is most advantageous to the Government based on the evaluation factors contained in the solicitation.
This synopsis is NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The anticipated solicitation release is April 2023.
Period of Performance: Sixty (60) months.
Contract Award: The anticipated award date for the resultant contract is expected to be on or about July 2023.
No Further Procurement Information is available.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Coordination Folder for 2022-03 - NHTSA JOFOC - Fully Executed.pdf |
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