SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- LOAD CELLS FOR NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM BARRIER
- Notice Date
- 10/14/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142
- ZIP Code
- 02142
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT57-09-B-60001
- Response Due
- 10/27/2008
- Archive Date
- 4/27/2009
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact -John Huss, Contract Specialist, 617-494-2270<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation System Center (Volpe Center), located in Cambridge, Massachusetts plans to purchase sufficient quantities of load cells to construct up to four high resolution crash barriers for use in studying vehicle characteristics to address vehicle compatibility. These load cell barriers must be suitable for repeated use in full frontal crash tests such as those conducted under the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). This procurement will be set aside 100% for small business and will be conducted using sealed bid acquisition procedures under FAR Part 14. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract. The NAICS Code is 334515 and the Small Business size standard is 500 employees. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued on or about October 27, 2008, with bids due around December 2, 2008. The apparent successful offeror will be required to submit 4 sample load cells for first article testing and evaluation by the Government to ensure that the load cell specifications are met. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available on the FedBizOpps website at the following address: http://www.fedbizopps.gov and on the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page at the following address: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitations posting and availability for downloading must register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed. For questions concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official in writing by email at john.huss@dot.gov. INQUIRIES VIA TELEPHONE WILL NOT BE HONORED. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs); The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN01691590-W 20081016/081014220304-592fcaf4bafa1e340d0f22bb02a04ac8 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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