SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Biomechanical Investigations Using Human Surrogates
- Notice Date
- 11/8/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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
- DTNH22-12-R-00647
- Point of Contact
- Sheronda Jones,
- E-Mail Address
-
NHTSAOAM@dot.gov
(NHTSAOAM@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT) NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) Synopsis for Solicitation DTNH22-12-R-00647 Biomechanical Investigations Using Human Surrogates 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 goal of ending vehicle crash tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. The Office of Vehicle Safety Research 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. This is a synopsis is in accordance with FAR 5.203(a) to issue a 15 day public notification prior to the issuance of a solicitation DTNH22-12-R-00647. NHTSA intends to is a solicitation for a Full and Open Competition to provide research for Biomechanical Investigations Using Human Surrogates. NTHSA intends to award an Indefinite-Delivery Quantity (IDQ) contract whereby Cost Plus Fixed Fee Task Orders or Firm Fixed Price Task Orders may be issued, in accordance with FAR16.504 and16.505. The applicable NAICS code and size standard for this application is 541720 and not greater than $19.0M. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated period of performance is 60 months (1 twelve month base period and 4, twelve month option periods). The solicitation will be issued on or about December 5, 2012. Scope of Work The research efforts will expand NTHSA's and the public's understanding of injury biomechanics, human tolerance, and dummy performance by evaluating advanced dummy performance in frontal and side impact conditions, occupant response in oblique and far-side impacts, and the response of the lower extremities and lumbar spine in frontal crashes using a combination of experimental, computational, and analytical methods. The data generated in these studies will provide the impact biomechanics and automobile safety community with advanced dummies and models, injury criteria, and restraint performance requirements. Objective 1. Obtain the measurement of occupant response in oblique crashes with principal directions of force ranging between pure frontal and pure lateral impacts. The objective is to understand how human occupants move relative to vehicle interiors and restraint systems and to determine how the oblique motion affects the performance of anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) and their ability to predict injury risk. 2. Obtain the evaluation of advanced frontal- and side-impact ATDs in support of the federalization process including development of criteria and associated measurement capabilities. The focus shall be on the WorldSID and Thor ATD families, though other dummy designs may be considered in the future. 3. Obtain the evaluation of lower spine injury biomechanics of restrained occupants in frontal crashes. The objective is to understand the loading conditions of human occupants, in the context of a modern vehicle restraint system, as they relate to injurious lumbar and lower thoracic spine loading. The long-term objective is to develop criteria that can be used to assess lumbar and thoracic spine fracture risk. 4. Obtain the study of far-side occupant response and injury causation of restrained occupants in opposite-side lateral crashes. This task shall increase the understanding of the role of restraints, vehicle components, other occupants and crash parameters on occupants seated on the opposite side of the car in lateral impacts. Offerors may be required to have an approved accounting system to be eligible for award of Cost Type contract. 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 at this time. 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.
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