Inactive 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)

11/24/2021 Questions and Responses provided under Attachments/Links Original Description: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, facilities, services, materials, supplies, and equipment (except g... 11/24/2021 Questions and Responses provided under Attachments/Links Original Description: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, facilities, services, materials, supplies, and equipment (except government furnished property) necessary to locate, and procure or lease, new and used vehicles, and provide on-time delivery of these vehicles to the testing laboratories listed below. MGA Research Corporation - 5000 Warren Road, Burlington, WI 53105 MGA Research Corporation - 446 Executive Drive, Troy, MI 48083 Applus IDIADA KARCO Engineering, LLC - 9270 Holly Road, Adelanto, CA 92301 Calspan Corporation - P.O. Box 400, Buffalo, NY 14225 Transportation Research Center, Inc. - 10820 State Route 347, East Liberty, OH 43319 Vehicle Research and Test Center – PO Box B37; 10820 State Route 347, East Liberty, OH 43319 Medical College of Wisconsin - 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53295 GTL - 1623 Leedstown Rd, Colonial Beach, VA 22443 University of Virginia - P.O. Box 800759, Charlottesville, VA 22908 SEA Ltd - 7349 Worthington Galena Rd, Columbus, OH 43085 Dynamic Research Inc – 355 Van Ness Ave Ste 200, Torrance, CA 90501 In addition to the laboratories listed above, the Contractor shall also provide service to deliver vehicles to any other laboratories located in the Continental United States to support the needs of NHTSA program offices. Similarly, the Contractor shall provide services to ship/transport vehicles (some of which may be crashed or otherwise undriveable) from test laboratories to designated locations (within the Continental United States) or other test laboratories, and may be asked to promptly return the vehicles to the original location upon completion of testing or program office use. Each Delivery Order will provide a list of vehicles and will indicate the required vehicle specifications, and if applicable, the expected test date, test lab, delivery time and date, storage requirements, and other deliverable requirements. The Contractor shall meet all the specified delivery requirements in a timely manner. The Contractor may also be expected to provide an additional physical inspection report before purchasing used vehicles. Please Review RFP 693JJ921R000030

Inactive 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). NHTSA’s mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce traffic-related he... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). NHTSA’s 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. NHTSA expects to conduct a variety of crash tests including, but not limited to, frontal, rear, oblique, side moving deformable barrier (MDB), and side pole impact test modes. NHTSA will also conduct various crash avoidance tests, static and dynamic rollover tests, air bag out-of-position low risk deployment tests, and Ease of Use assessments for child restraints. In addition, NHTSA expects to conduct multiple special engineering studies and research relating to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), crash avoidance technologies, automated vehicles, new crash test dummies, new crash tests, child restraint systems, electric vehicles, vehicle defects, etc. The Contractor shall support NHTSA’s testing efforts by providing test vehicle purchasing, leasing, shipment, and coordination services to several offices within NHTSA including, but not limited to NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Research (NSR), Vehicle Research and Test Center (VRTC), Office of Enforcement, Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC), Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), Office of Rulemaking (NRM), and New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). The Contractor shall provide all facilities, services, materials, supplies, and equipment (except government furnished property) required for contractor support needed to purchase vehicles for crash testing, lease vehicles for crash avoidance testing, and shipping vehicles to various NHTSA laboratories and other laboratories located in the Continental United States to support the needs of NHTSA’s program offices. Specifically, the Contractor will provide the following: Vehicle Purchasing: The Contractor shall purchase new and used vehicles for various NHTSA testing programs and provide on-time delivery of these vehicles to several testing laboratories located throughout the continental United States. The specific destination(s) or strategy for selecting destination(s) will be provided through delivery orders. Vehicle Leasing: The Contractor shall lease test vehicles for various NHTSA testing programs and provide on-time delivery of these vehicles to several testing laboratories located throughout the continental United States. The specific destination(s) or strategy for selecting destination(s) will be provided through delivery orders. Vehicle Shipping: The Contractor shall provide services to transport untested and crash-tested vehicles between test labs or other designated locations, within the continental United States. The specific shipping information will be provided through delivery orders. Test Coordination: For vehicles purchased or leased specifically for NCAP, the Contractor will also be responsible for coordinating vehicle delivery and test schedules at all designated NCAP laboratories. The specific test coordination will be provided through delivery orders. The solicitation will result in a single Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, whereby Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and/or Fixed-Price Economic Price Adjustment (FPEPA) Delivery Orders shall be issued to procure, lease and ship vehicles in a timely manner to NHTSA test laboratories so they may be used for NHTSA research, enforcement, and consumer information testing.