H -- COMPLIANCE TESTING OF SECTION 6.1(B)(3), "RIGID POLE IMPACT" OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD(FMVSS)NO. 201,"OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT".

Notice Date

January 31, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ, 400 7th Street, SW, Room 5301, Washington, DC, 20590

ZIP Code

20590

Solicitation Number

DTNH22-01-R-01033

Response Due

March 30, 2001

Point of Contact

Henrietta Mosley, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 366-9570, Fax (202) 366-9555, Email hmosley@nhtsa.dot.gov

E-Mail Address

Henrietta Mosley (hmosley@nhtsa.dot.gov)

Description

The contractor shall furnish the necessary qualified technical personnel, materials, supplies, facilities and equipment to perform the inspection, compliance testing, and reporting services for conformance with the performance requirements of S6.1(b)(3) of FMVSS No. 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact". The Offeror shall also be required to perform a portion of FMVSS No. 301-03, "Fuel System Integrity" (only the static rollover portion of this test procedure will be conducted). In addition to meeting the requirements of the Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC) test procedures, the Offeror shall prepare and follow a quality assurance project plan which shall include a method to assure compliance with all Agency requirements. In order to be considered for an award, each Offeror must have a fully operational test facility capable of meeting all testing requirements specified by the solicitation and the Laboratory Test Procedures. In addition, the government may require a demonstration test at the Offeror's expense using the same facilities, techniques and personnel that the Offeror proposes to use in the performance of the contract. Subcontracting of compliance testing or any portions of a compliance test will NOT be permitted. Manufacturers of vehicles and/or components to be tested are not eligible for award of this contract. It is contemplated that a fixed-price type contract will be awarded for this effort. The anticipated period of performance is twelve (12) months with four (4) additional twelve (12) month option periods. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the FedBizOpps page is www.fedbizopps.gov or www.eps.gov . It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential Offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010202/HSOL001.HTM (D-031 SN50C3E8)