SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Light Duty CAFÉ Advanced Transmission Benchmarking - Sources Sought Notice (693JJ918RQ000311) - Draft SOW
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical 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
- 693JJ918RQ000311
- Point of Contact
- Vincent Lynch, Phone: 202-366-9568
- E-Mail Address
-
vincent.lynch@dot.gov
(vincent.lynch@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft SOW Sources Sought Notice (693JJ918RQ000311) Action Code: S Classification Code: B543 Solicitation: 693JJ918RQ000311 Agency/Office: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Location: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ NAICS Code: 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, $15.0 M. Point of Contract: Vincent Lynch, Contracting Officer, ph(202) 366-9568 Title: Light Duty CAFÉ Advanced Transmission Benchmarking Description(s): The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to identify potential qualified Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a) Certified SDB, HUBZone SB, SDVOSB, or WOSB concerns that may be interested in and capable of performing the work described herein to provide testing and simulation data of advanced light duty vehicle transmissions; producing data that will be used to inform Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rulemaking activities conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA welcomes all qualified Small Business concerns, 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. BACKGROUND: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 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 vehicle crash tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). NHTSA develops and administers Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks. NHTSA has administered the CAFE program since the mid-1970's, when Congress enacted the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). EPCA established a program to regulate automobile fuel economy and provided for the issuance of average fuel economy standards for passenger cars and separate standards for light trucks. In December 2007, Congress enacted EISA, which significantly amended EPCA's program requirements, granting the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) additional rulemaking authority and requirements. In addition to its energy conservation mission, 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 codified in Chapter 329 of Title 49 of the U.S. Code, and as amended by EISA, EPCA sets forth extensive requirements for NHTSA's establishment of new CAFE standards for passenger automobiles (hereinafter referred to as "passenger cars") and non-passenger automobiles (hereinafter referred to as "light trucks"). EPCA requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish average fuel economy standards at least 18 months before the beginning of each model year and to set them at "the maximum feasible average fuel economy level that the Secretary decides the manufacturers can achieve in that model year." [1] When setting "maximum feasible" fuel economy standards, the Secretary is required to "consider technological feasibility, economic practicability, the effect of other motor vehicle standards of the Government on fuel economy, and the need of the United States to conserve energy." [2] NHTSA construes the statutory factors as including environmental and safety considerations. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this task order is to evaluate and characterize advanced transmissions offered by the latest (MY2017 or newer) light duty vehicles in the North American market. The transmissions identified for consideration should be the latest revision for a manufacturer or supplier. In coordination with the contractor, the COTR will identify transmissions to be evaluated and discussed during the kickoff meeting. The list below are the types of transmissions that the agency has identify and prioritized to be evaluated for this benchmarking. Capabilities: The corporate capability statement must address the capabilities necessary to accomplish the scope outlined above as well as the additional tasks listed in the attached draft SOW. Format of Corporate Capabilities Statement: Any interested qualified Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a) Certified SDB, HUBZone SB, SDVOSB, or WOSB concerns 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. [1] 42 U.S.C. § 32902(a). [2] 49 U.S.C. § 32902(f).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, District of Columbia, 20590, United States
- Zip Code: 20590
- Zip Code: 20590
- Record
- SN04837243-W 20180302/180228230842-b6bde8c57d741f08f88415cc1ad35cbc (fbodaily.com)
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