SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- State Adoption of Model National Standards for Entry-Level Training
- Notice Date
- 4/14/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- 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
- DTNH22-11-R-00472
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2011
- Point of Contact
- Matthew C. Donahue, Phone: 2023669096
- E-Mail Address
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matthew.donahue@dot.gov
(matthew.donahue@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: State Adoption of Model National Standards for Entry-Level Training Objective: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has a need to procure services to provide technical assistance to states that are seeking to adopt the Model National Standards for Entry-Level Motorcycle Rider Training, track the number of States that have adopted the Model National Standards for Entry-Level Motorcycle Rider Training, and determine the feasibility of establishing a certification/accreditation process for entry-level motorcycle rider training curricula and/or programs. Background: NHTSA's 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 preventable tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. As early as 1968, NHTSA identified the license process as a primary measurable countermeasure that could reduce motorcycle fatalities. Key to that process was training and testing to ensure motorcycle riders possessed the basic skills and knowledge needed to safely operate a motorcycle. In 1973, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) published The Beginning Rider Course that, at that time, contained "what is presently known about motorcycle operation." Starting in 1974 and continuing through 1979, research projects led to the MSF Motorcycle RiderCourse which was introduced in 1975 and finalized in 1979. Combined with refinements in methodology by MSF to further enhance the course, the course received a new name in 1985; Motorcycle RiderCourse: Riding and Street Skills (MRC:RSS). However, the application of the Curriculum Specifications and other research remained unchanged. The MRC:RSS was used almost exclusively throughout the United States. In August 2005, a motorcycle safety grant program was authorized by Congress to provide funding to States for the improvement of rider training programs and the conduct of motorist awareness activities with the enactment of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). An eligible use of this grant program's funding, based upon the language in the Final Rule for the grant program, included, "Improvements to motorcyclist safety training curricula," which could be interpreted as providing States with grant funding to develop their own rider training curricula. In 2008, NHTSA began work on the development of Model National Standards for Entry-Level Motorcycle Rider Training (hereinafter referred to as "the Standards"). The intent of the standards is to serve as a model for all entry-level motorcycle rider training curricula developed and offered in the United States. The standards are being developed with input from an Expert Working Group on the minimum standards needed for entry-level rider training. In 2011, NHTSA will publish the Model National Standards for Entry-Level Rider Training and begin the development of Model Motorcycle Rider Training Program Administrative Standards, which shall be published in 2013. Specifically, the contractor shall: •· Provide information and technical assistance to States seeking to adopt the Standards. Under this task, the contractor shall 1) develop information and marketing materials regarding the Standards and distribute those materials to State entities, 2) develop model language for law, regulation and policy that States may use in the adoption of the Standards, and 3) make presentations at conferences, which may include, but are not limited to the Lifesavers Conference, National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators Annual Conference, Governor's Highway Safety Association Annual Conference, and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Safety Administrators Annual Conference; •· Monitor and track the adoption of the Standards. The contractor shall track which States have been contacted, which are considering adopting the Standards, which are in the process of implementing the Standards, which have adopted the Standards, and which have rejected adopting the Standards; and •· Determine the feasibility of establishing a certification/accreditation process for motorcycle training curricula and/or programs that establishes whether motorcycle rider training curricula and/or programs meet model curriculum and/or administrative standards. The contractor shall examine protocols, processes, and the authority of existing certification and/or accreditation bodies to better understand the various approaches that may be applicable to motorcycle rider training. If a certification/accreditation process is determined to be feasible for motorcycle rider training, the contractor shall 1) examine the cost implications of such a program, 2) recommend the subject matter experts and professional affiliation of individuals who should certify/accredit the program, 3) recommend procedures and protocols, 4) recommend organizational oversight and the manner in which records should be maintained, and 5) determine whether the authority exists to pursue the recommended approach, in addition to determining whether the recommended approach would be acceptable among key stakeholders in the motorcycle rider community. Contract Award: The contract will have a total possible performance period of sixty (60) months. This includes a base period of twenty-four (24) months, and, if executed, three (3), twelve (12) month option periods. This solicitation is full and open competition. The NAICS code is 541611. Solicitation: The solicitation DTHN22-11-R-00472 will be available for downloading from http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ on or about May 4, 2011. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via e-mail to matthew.donahue@dot.gov no later than May 9, 2011. The anticipated award date for this resultant contract is expected on or about August 15, 2011.
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