SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Part Marking and Anti-theft Devices Technology Study
- Notice Date
- 1/28/2008
- 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, DC, 20590, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- 2008-0002
- Response Due
- 2/12/2008
- Point of Contact
- Lloyd Blackwell, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-366-9564, Fax 202-366-9555, - Lloyd Blackwell, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-366-9564, Fax 202-366-9555
- E-Mail Address
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lloyd.blackwell@nhtsa.dot.gov, lloyd.blackwell@nhtsa.dot.gov
- 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. More than one million motor vehicle thefts occur annually in the United States (U.S.), causing lost of mobility and economic impact to those affected. In the U.S., two vehicles are stolen every minute and vehicle theft remains the nation's number one property crime, costing an estimated $7.6 billion each year. Vehicle theft is also a global epidemic. It is estimated that the global cost of motor vehicle theft is approximately $20.5 billion. The Congress enacted the Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act in 1984 (the 1984 Theft Act) as a measure to reduce the growing problem of motor vehicle theft in the 1980's. It added Title VI to the Motor Vehicle and Information Cost Savings Act (re-codified as Chapter 331 of Title 49, United States Code). The purpose of the 1984 Theft Act was to help reduce motor vehicle thefts and to provide a tool for law enforcement to trace and recover stolen motor vehicles and vehicle parts while minimizing the cost increase to the consumer. Under the provision of the 1984 Theft Act, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published the regulation entitled "Exemption from the Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard", 49 CFR Part 543. The 1984 Theft Act intended to encourage manufacturers to use anti-theft devices which could act as a further theft deterrent. 49 CFR Part 543 allows a manufacturer to petition the agency for an exemption from the parts-marking requirements of the theft standard of a vehicle line when it plans to install an anti-theft device as standard equipment on the entire line. The agency may approve the exemption if it determines that the anti-theft device is likely to be as effective as parts-marking in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft. The following is a summary of major events in the theft prevention regulatory history: On October 24, 1985, NHTSA published the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, 49 CFR Part 541. The purpose of this standard is to reduce motor vehicle theft by assisting law enforcement authorities trace and recover the parts from stolen vehicles. This standard became effective beginning with the 1987 model year and required that selected high theft car lines have 12 (two door models) or 14 (four door models) of its major component parts-marked with the V.I.N. Each vehicle in a high theft line must have its major parts and major replacement parts-marked unless the vehicle line is granted an exemption from the parts marking requirements. As a result of an increase in motor vehicle thefts and associated crimes, the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (the 1992 Theft Act), was created. The 1992 Theft Act amended the Theft Prevention Standard by extending the Federal parts-marking requirements to include light-duty trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles (with a GVWR of 6,000 pounds or less). On December 13, 1994, the final rule amending the Theft Prevention Standard was published. This December 1994 rulemaking extended the parts-marking requirements: (a) to include multipurpose passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks; (b) listed the major component parts and replacement parts to be marked for each of the classes of vehicles such as the engine, transmission, front/rear bumper, right/left front fender, hood, right/left front door, right/left rear door, sliding or cargo door(s), right/left quarter panel (passenger cars), right/left side assembly (MPVs), pickup box, and/or cargo box (light duty trucks), rear doors, decklid or hatchback and tailgate; and (c) established a new median theft rate (3.5826) for all passenger motor vehicles. This amendment became effective beginning with MY 1997 vehicles. On April 6, 2004, NHTSA published a Final Rule extending the anti-theft parts-marking requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, CFR Part 541. This regulation expands NHTSA?s current anti-theft parts marking requirement to include: (1) all below median theft rate passenger cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles (with a gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 pounds or less), and (2) below median theft rate light-duty trucks with major parts that are interchangeable with passenger motor vehicles subject to parts-marking. This Final Rule was effective beginning September 1, 2006. On May 19, 2005, NHTSA published a Final Rule responding to petitions for reconsideration of the new rule extending the anti-theft parts-marking requirements. This Final Rule made the following changes and clarifications to the agency?s expanded parts-marking requirements: (1) manufacturers are no longer required to submit likely theft rate determinations for vehicle lines introduced prior to the September 1, 2006, effective date, if the manufacturers choose to voluntarily mark the new vehicle lines immediately after their introduction; (2) manufacturers are permitted to petition the agency to exempt low-theft vehicle lines equipped with antitheft devices from the parts marking requirements beginning with model year 2006; (3) vehicle lines with annual production of not more than 3,500 vehicles are excluded from the parts-marking requirements; and (4) the agency adopted a phase-in of the new parts-marking requirements over a two-year period. Based on a recent analysis report by NHTSA's Consumer Standards Division, although improvements have been made in motor vehicle theft prevention, vehicle theft remains a persistent problem in the U.S. The analysis report concluded that there is still work to be done and more focused research is needed to effectively evaluate the downward trend in vehicle theft rates. The main objective of the project is to evaluate the contribution of parts-marking and anti-theft devices to vehicle theft prevention and the downward trend of vehicle theft rates, through research and analysis of each technology. Research and analysis should be conducted on the available technologies, the effectiveness of each, relationship of auto-theft to public safety, and cost analysis. The contractor should draw on many sources of information, such as vehicle manufacturers, parts-marking label and anti-theft device manufacturers, law enforcement, National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Department of Justice (DOJ), Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), insurance companies, public and any other sources. 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. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (28-JAN-2008). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 26-FEB-2008, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE West Building W51-125 Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20590
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20590
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