SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- National Vehicle Population Profile
- Notice Date
- 1/18/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142
- ZIP Code
- 02142
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT57-08-R-20011
- Response Due
- 2/4/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/17/2008
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact -Joel Taylor, Contract Specialist, 617-494-2670
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Contract Specialist
(Joel.Taylor@volpe.dot.gov)
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovation Technology Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) intends to issue a non-competitive request for proposal for a firm fixed price contract to R.L. Polk Company of Southfield, MI in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Volpe Center intends to procure sets of National Vehicle Population (NVPP) data including counts of vehicles (domestic cars, import cars, light trucks) in operation by make, series, body style, engine size (Cubic Inch Displacement (C.I.D.) and number of cylinders) and year model. Expanded records shall include wheelbase, curb weight, front wheel drive, transverse engines, automatic brake system, and standard tire size. All NVPP data shall be provided on CD- ROM. Documentation describing the contents of the files shall be provided. A Trucking Industry Profile (TIP) shall also be provided by the contractor containing year-end statistical data from the TIP database for vehicles in Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) Classes 3-8. The data contained in the TIP file shall include a count of vehicles in operation GVW, Year Model, Vehicle Company Name, Make, Series, Model, Vehicle Type, Cab Configuration, Wheels Driving, Front Axle, Rear Axle, Brake Type and Carrier Type. The contractor shall also provide National New Car and Light Truck Registration data by Model year within the Calendar year. The data contained in the National New Car and Light Truck Registration file shall include vehicle identification number, make, model, body style, restraint system, country of origin, GVW rating class and monthly counts. Interested parties must provide written documentation that it has the ability to provide all of the above data. This notice of intent is not a request for proposal, and no Request for Proposal will be available. This notice does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Interested parties must respond in writing within 15 calendar days of publication to the above named contracting individual. Responses received after 15 calendar days or without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered. Responses received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses received to this synopsis, is solely with the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice. No verbal communications will be acknowledged or accepted. Any inquiries regarding this announcement shall be emailed to Joel Taylor, Contract Specialist, at Joel.Taylor@volpe.dot.gov. For Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantage Business Enterprises; The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small Business and Disadvantage Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $750,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169.
- Web Link
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Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page
(http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html)
- Record
- SN01488502-W 20080120/080118223755 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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