SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- To procure a Robotic Driving System (RBS) for the NVFEL; includes the option to
- Notice Date
- 2/20/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 423120
— Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- CPOD<br />US Environmental Protection Agency<br />26 West Martin Luther King Drive<br />Mail Code: W136<br />Cincinnati<br />OH<br />45268-0001<br />USA<br />
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- 68HE0C18R0099
- Response Due
- 3/7/2019
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2019
- Point of Contact
- Taylor, Angel M
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SYNOPSIS Robotic Driving System for EPA NVFEL The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Assessment and Standards Division (ASD), National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL), Ann Arbor, Michigan, intends to purchase a Robotic Driving System (RDS) with pedal actuator assembly, rolling cart with drivers and controllers, safety hardware, and 1 year of on-site maintenance/service, including delivery, installation, and on-site training, plus the option to purchase up to 2 additional RDS, up to 3 Column PRNDL Actuators, up to 3 Dial PRNDL Actuators, up to 3 Push-button Start/Stop actuators, and support. The acquisition of this Commercial item will be subject to full and open competition and will be processed in accordance with FAR Parts 12, and include option items and periods. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing with a small business size of 500 employees. The RDS will be used to drive traces like the LD FTP75, HWFET, and US06 within the criteria specified in the CFR. The RDS shall be capable of starting the vehicle, shifting an automatic transmission into "Drive" from Neutral and driving the trace within tolerances listed in CFR 1066.425(c) on a chassis dynamometer. Only commercially available (i.e. "off-the-shelf" or "stock"; not custom made) systems will be considered for this solicitation. The evidence of a commercially available system is the demonstration of existing systems installed in U.S. facilities and delivered to a third party by the contractor. The contractor shall provide a list of RDS units of the same model currently in operation in the US. The system will be installed in light-duty, i.e. passenger cars and trucks, emissions test vehicles, usually more than one vehicle per day. The RDS must typically run an over-night soaked vehicle and then be moved to a second soaked vehicle. The vehicle soak period cannot be broken by a key-on or engine-on prior to running the test. The RDS shall remember a vehicle from previous learning so that the vehicle can maintain soak prior to the test without needing to key-on or start the engine. The RDS shall be capable of being installed into a vehicle by one person. The weight of the installed piece(s) must not exceed 20 kg each. Handles and grips appropriate to the size and weight of the installed pieces shall be provided. The RDS shall fasten securely to the vehicle. Total physical installation time into the vehicle should be 10 minutes or less with one person. The RDS shall have the capability to receive cycle start and drive cycle information from the test cell controller. The RDS will send readiness and cycle complete messages to the test cell. The RDS must be compatible with AVL Puma and Horiba CDTCS cell controllers. The RDS shall integrate with the test cell E-stop (emergency stop) so that the vehicle will come to a controlled stop when the RDS or test cell E-stop is activated. A controlled stop may be configured in the RDS controller to include brake application prior to RDS shutdown. The RDS shall be capable of operating at temperatures between 10 F and 90 F. The RDS will control the accelerator and brake pedals in an automatic transmission vehicle. Options will include a PRNDL control and push button and key style vehicle starting capability. The PRNDL control will allow the RDS to shift from Neutral into Drive at cycle start and back to Neutral at the end of the cycle. The RDS will shift to and from Neutral only when the dynamometer rolls are stationary. The push button or key start actuator will allow the RDS to automatically turn on the vehicle at cycle start and turn it off at cycle end. The E-stop shall also be configured to turn off the vehicle. The RDS shall have an operator interface that allows the operator to select the vehicle and driving mode at a minimum. The RDS will be able to learn a vehicle s driving characteristics after driving at most 20 minutes on the dynamometer. The RDS will retain this calibration in a user-named file so that the vehicle does not require another learning cycle. The RDS shall have the capability to adjust the driving style to meet the needs of the test program. This would include parameters to control the trace following accuracy, throttle and brake activity, and level of feed-forward control. The RDS shall be capable of operating hybrid and battery electric vehicles. Safeties shall be provided with each RDS to allow safe operation without an operator in the vehicle. Examples of safeties would be software and hardware watchdogs that would detect improper software or hardware operation and then act to safely shut down the test. Another example would be vehicle motion detectors that would safely shut down the test if the vehicle moved on the rolls (e.g. in case of a tire blow-out or restraint failure). Fail-safes, for example, not shifting into Park when the vehicle speed is not zero should also be part of the RDS. The RDS shall have its own E-Stop button that safely shuts down the system and test cell in the event of an emergency. The button shall be easily visible to an operator in the vehicle. The primary purpose for utilizing an RDS will be repeatability over the driving cycles. Data shall be provided to show that these requirements are met over the US06 driving cycle: EER_pct 2σ <0.30 RMSSE_mph 2σ <0.07 ASCR_pct 2σ <0.60 IWR_pct 2σ <1.00 These statistics shall be calculated using the definitions in SAE J2951 Drive Quality Evaluation for Chassis Dynamometer Testing The full Statement of Work, which will be included in the solicitation, describes and sets forth all requirements for the RDS. Award will be made on a Best Value basis. The full solicitation should be issued on or about March 11, 2019 on FedConnect.net. This office does not intend to mail hard copies of the solicitation. Point of Contact for this requirement is Angel Taylor, Contracting Officer, at (734) 214-4745, or by email at Taylor.Angel@epa.gov or OARNVFELSACO@eap.gov. Questions must be submitted in writing to Angel Taylor or OAR NVFEL SACO via email. Telephone queries will not be honored. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (20-FEB-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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