SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Behavioral Safety Research for Traffic Safety IDIQ Contract - Sources Sought Notice DTNH2215RQ-01446
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- 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
- DTNH2215RQ-01446
- Point of Contact
- Vincent Lynch, Phone: 202-366-9568, ,
- E-Mail Address
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vincent.lynch@dot.gov, NHTSAOAM@DOT.GOV
(vincent.lynch@dot.gov, NHTSAOAM@DOT.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice Action Code: S Classification Code: A Solicitation: DTNH2215RQ-01446 Agency/Office: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Location: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ NAICS Code: 541712, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, 500 Employees. Point of Contract: Vincent Lynch, Contracting Officer, ph(202) 366-9568 Title: Behavioral Safety Research for Traffic Safety IDIQ Contract Description(s): The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to conduct market research as well as identify potential qualified Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, and HubZone Small Business concerns that may be interested in and capable of performing the work described herein to participate in a proposed Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract to conduct Behavioral Safety Research for Traffic Safety. There is no solicitation available at this time. The results of this market research will assist the government in the development a plan for acquisition strategy. This NHTSA welcomes all qualified Small Business concerns, and any other firms with the appropriate NAICS Code and past experience to submit their Corporate Capability Statements that demonstrate their ability to successfully accomplish the goals of the project as listed below. NHTSA does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses to this notice or otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made; no formal evaluation of the information received will be conducted by NHTSA. NHTSA may; however later on issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). However, should such a requirement fail to materialize, no basis for claims against NHTSA shall arise as a result of a response to this notice. Based upon the responses to this sources sought notice/market research the requirement may later be solicited as a set-aside or procured through full and open competition; where multiple awards may be made. Background: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). 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 associate with vehicle use and highway travel. NHTSA's Office of Behavioral Safety Research (OBSR) conducts research on the behaviors and attitudes of drivers, passengers, pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicyclists to identify factors involved in crashes or associated with injuries, and develop safety countermeasures. Topics of OBSR research include alcohol-impaired driving, drug-impaired driving, non-use of occupant protection restraints; speeding and unsafe driving behaviors, pedestrian safety, motorcyclist safety, novice drivers, older drivers; driver education and training, enforcement of traffic safety laws, prosecution and judicial services; and emergency medical services. OBSR requires various types of research studies for identifying and understanding safety problems and crash risks associated with human behavior; developing promising countermeasures that reduce injuries and save lives; and evaluating State, local and NHTSA demonstration projects to reduce unsafe actions and eliminate crash-generating situations. Examples of studies conducted by the Office of Behavioral Safety Research can found at: http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/ntlc/nhtsa/index.shtm. In addition, NHTSA's Compendium of Traffic Safety Research Projects 1985-2013 provides summaries of OBSR projects that addressed safety concerns such as alcohol-involved driving, drug-involved driving, occupant protection (for example, seat belt use), pedestrian safety, motorcycle safety, driver education and training, and older drivers. The Compendium reveals the range of research methods used by OBSR including laboratory studies, field data collection projects, national surveys of attitudes and perception of road users, and data analyses of observational and archival data. Although great strides have been realized in improving traffic safety, the number of traffic-related injuries and fatalities remains too high. The research undertaken by OBSR supports NHTSA's mission of saving lives and reducing injuries by acquiring the knowledge needed to develop effective countermeasures. Objective: The purpose of the proposed Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract is to provide NHTSA with the capability to deliver behavioral safety research projects by issuing individual Task Orders on a Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, or Firm Fixed Price basis. The Task Orders will typically involve technical services and support in research design, data collection in experimental and field settings, subject recruitment, data analysis and report preparation. Requirements: NHTSA will issue sole source and competitive Task Orders under this proposed IDIQ contract to procure multiple specific services to under separate Task Orders to address behavioral traffic safety problem areas, including alcohol- and drug-involved driving, occupant projection, motorcycle, pedestrian and bicycle safety, among others. The Task Order may involve research on Local, State, or Federal levels and may involve field, laboratory or archival data. The collection of human-centered traffic safety data may require meeting the regulatory requirements for human-subjects research including obtaining approval from an Institutional Research Board (IRB) and from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Obtaining IRB and OMB regulatory approval is frequently an integral step in conducting NHTSA OBSR studies. The following research activities exemplify the types of services likely to be procured under this IDIQ Contract. They do not represent any current or known requirements. • Designing research studies to assess road user behavior and performance • Recruiting research subjects such as drivers, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists • Obtaining and analyzing traffic-safety data for the purpose of understanding the effect of policy, training, enforcement, etc. on road user performance and behavior • Conducting focus groups • Conducting survey research on road users' and traffic safety officials' attitudes and perceptions • Preparing systematic literature reviews • Developing and evaluating curriculum • Preparing technical reports and briefings Some data may be available on-site as archival data, such as DWI arrest records. Often this data is relatively easy to obtain and compile, and will be in electronic formats. In other cases, archival data may exist only as paper records and in various formats, thus requiring more extensive labor to organize. Other data will be collected during the task order, such as by observing seat belt use among drivers and passengers, or motorcycle rider use of personal protective equipment. Laboratory data may be collected from a driving simulator. Public opinion and perception (for example, of drug-involved driving laws) may require collecting information directly from research participants, for example, during a focus group or from an on-line questionnaire. This IDIQ uses the following four Lots to categorize Task Orders for specific areas of traffic safety research. • Lot A: Behavioral Safety Data Collection and Analysis; • Lot B: Literature Review; • Lot C: Curriculum Development and Evaluation; and • Lot D: Road Users and Stakeholders Survey Research.   LOT A Behavioral Safety Data Collection and Analysis NHTSA's mission to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries requires collecting and analyzing data on a regular basis. Lot A supports NHTSA's requirement for data by procuring technical services and support for collecting, organizing and delivering of data to the COR/ (TO). Lot A may or may not include the analysis of the collected data. One example of a data collection service under Lot A is to observe and count the number of motorcycle riders and passengers using a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including helmets. The observations may take place in urban, suburban and rural locations frequented by different groups of riders, in the and at night, and over a series of days or weeks. The Task Order may involve determining the type of helmet (whether it is novelty helmet or if it meets Federal safety standards), the type of motorcycle, and possibly some characteristics of the motorcyclists (for example, sex and age category). Another example of a Lot A Task Order would be to examine the effectiveness of a driver safety course for teenagers. In this example, the Contractor would review the course in terms of content, implementation, and cost; and assess the impact of the course on student attendance, performance and performance (for example, by taking observations of student seat belt use and speed selection before and after taking the course). LOT B Literature Review NHTSA often prepares literature reviews on behavioral safety topics. These literature reviews are critical for updating NHTSA's knowledge of an issue and also serve as resources for many stakeholders in traffic safety, including other federal agencies, State governments, advocates, researchers and the public. Many literature reviews become significant reference documents and will be used not only to know what "is" now, but with time, will also define what "was." These documents provide one means to assess progress. Research projects typically begin with a literature review of some kind and to some extent, whether it be a brief definition of the problem area, a systematic review of prior related research, or a content analysis of relevant documents (for example of legislation). Literature reviews support research efforts in a number of ways, from helping specify research problem statements, describing methodological challenges and possibilities, and identifying hypotheses, behavioral theories and research findings. The Lot B Task Orders may require Literature Reviews that involve technical scans (for example, of advanced safety systems) or public documents (for example, legal language of distraction laws), or systematic reviews (for example, older driver training needs). LOT C Curriculum Development and Evaluation NHTSA designs, implements and evaluates courses for a range of traffic safety topics, populations and stakeholders. Examples of the types of courses prepared by NHTSA include 1) Law Enforcement training on the detection of drug-impaired driving; 2) Emergency Medical Technician training on attending to victims of motorcycle crashes; 3) driver training. Lot C work involves expert services in curriculum development and evaluation including systematic development of what will be taught, in terms of the characteristics and needs of will be taught the material, how the material will be taught, and how the outcome of training will be measured (that is, evaluation strategies). An example of a Lot C Task Order would be preparing instructional content and materials for law enforcement officers on interacting with underage drivers who have been using drinking. Another example would be developing an on-line course for child safety seat technicians to provide updated information on seat installations. LOT D Road Users and Stakeholders Survey Research Integral to NHTSA's mission of reducing injuries and fatalities associated with roadway travel is the ability to understand the public's perspective, awareness, knowledge and attitudes on traffic safety related topics. Lot D supports this information need by procuring services for conducting surveys of the road users and stakeholders. Task Orders under Lot D involve survey design, data collection, data analysis, and reporting of results. Data collection activities and expertise in Lot D may involve the following. • Focus groups • Personal interviews • Telephone surveys • Mail surveys • Mixed-mode data collection One example of a Lot D project would be a survey of drivers on their attitudes toward driving and cell-phone use and awareness of cell-phone use and driving laws. Another example of Lot D project is to conduct a focus group of high school students to discuss their acceptance of technology that monitors their driving speed and location. Format of Corporate Capabilities Statement: Any interested qualified small business concerns and other types of firms should submit their Corporate Capability Statement, which demonstrates the firm's ability and past experience in no more than 10 pages to perform the key requirements described above to the identified NHTSA point of contact listed herein. Any proprietary information should be marked as such. All respondents are asked to certify the type and size of their business organization is in-line with the requirements of this Sources Sought Notice, and must be received no later than 10 calendar days from the date of publication of this notice. All responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to NHTSAOAM@DOT.GOV and cc: vincent.lynch@dot.gov with the Notice number and project title in the subject line.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NHTSA HQS, Washington, District of Columbia, 20590, United States
- Zip Code: 20590
- Zip Code: 20590
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