SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- NHTSA National Automotive Sampling System (NASS)
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- 2011-003
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2010
- Point of Contact
- Lloyd S. Blackwell, Phone: 202-366-9564
- E-Mail Address
-
lloyd.blackwell@nhtsa.dot.gov
(lloyd.blackwell@nhtsa.dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The purpose of this Notice is to identify potential sources that may be interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. The NHTSA welcomes Corporate Capability Statements from all individuals and organizations. The NHTSA does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted or NHTSA's use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of NHTSA's evaluation of the information received. As a result of this Notice, the NHTSA may issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). However, should such a requirement fail to materialize, no basis for claims against the NHTSA shall arise as a result of a response to this Notice. Scope: National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) was begun with contract awards to ten Primary Sampling Unit (PSU) research teams and two quality control Zone Centers. The system grew to a complement of 50 PSUs and four Zone Centers in 1981. I n 1986, the program was reviewed by NHTSA and other organizations to assess its usefulness, efficiency, and statistical precision. It was determined that modifications were needed in case selection, data set definition, and PSU strata distribution. As a result, in 1988, NASS was divided into two systems: Crashworthiness Data System (CDS) and General Estimates System (GES). Each PSU team collects certain information from traffic-police crash reports (PARs), which will be used to generate estimates of the nation's highway crash experience. The activities include: the establishment and operation of nationwide crash research teams; the establishment and operation of a data and performance quality control center; participation in training, meetings, and workshops; development and maintenance of a data collection system; and, timely and thorough reporting. Specific Requirements: Task 1 ‑ Establish Facilities 1.1 Establish Zone Center Facilities 1.2 Establish Zone Center Staff 1.3 Establish CDS PSU Facilities 1.4 PSU Staff PLEASE NOTE: NHTSA is sensitive to potential conflicts of interest and will not accept anyone as a researcher who intends to continue police, insurance or investigative activities as a second profession during their involvement with the NASS program. If evidence is detected that PSU personnel are participating in these activities after contract award, the Government may require removal of the responsible individual(s) from the contract. 1.5 Area Documentation 1.6 Gain Cooperation of Local Officials 1.7 Maintaining Community Cooperation 1.8 Resource Center Task 2 ‑ PSU Management 2.1 Personnel Management 2.2 Personnel Replacement 2.3 Team Coordinators Task 3 ‑ Training Program 3.1 Basic Training 3.2 Advanced Training 3.3 Special Studies Training 3.4 GES Training 3.5 Monitor Trainee Performance 3.6 Update Training Task 4 ‑ Crashworthiness Data System 4.1 Special Studies 4.2 In‑House Quality Control 4.3 Nonsample Jurisdiction Counts Task 5 ‑ General Estimates System 5.1 PAR Collection 5.2 PAR Processing and Data Coding 5.3 Site Visits Task 6 ‑ Maintain a Coordinated and Systematic Network for Quality Review Activities 6.1 Site Visitation 6.2 Data Coding and Case Review Activities 6.3 Reinvestigation Activities 6.4 Quality Control Integration Procedures 6.5 Quality PSU Performance 6.6 Protection of Privacy Task 7 ‑ Meetings and Workshops 7.1 Project Meeting 7.2 Management Review Meeting 7.3 Team Leader Meetings 7.4 Case Presentation 7.5 Zone Center Workshop Task 8 ‑ Assist in the Development and Maintenance of NASS 8.1 Revision of Forms and Manuals 8.2 Distribution of Resource Materials 8.3 Special Study Development 8.4 System Improvements 8.5 Sample Reselection Task 9 ‑ Establish Reporting Procedures 9.1 Site Visit Reports 9.2 Quarterly Statistical Reports 9.3 Annual Reports 9.4 General Sanitization Requirements 9.5 Periodic Reporting Requirements Task 10 ‑ Contractor Responsibilities During Transition Format of Corporate Capabilities Statement: Any interested organizations should submit the Corporate Capability Statement which demonstrates the firm's ability and interest in no more than 10 pages to perform the key requirements described above. All proprietary information should be marked as such. All respondents are asked to indicate the type and size of their business organization, e.g., Large business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned-Business, 8(A), Historically Black College or University/Minority Institution (HBCU/MI), educational institution, profit/non-profit organization, in their response. Interested offerors shall respond to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 15 calendar days from date of posting. E-mail is the preferred method when receiving responses to this Notice.
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