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B -- ESTIMATION OF THE INCIDENCE RATE OF ODOMETER TAMPERING IN PASSENGER CARS SOL DTNH22-95-R-06003 DUE 041895 POC Doris E. Medley, Contract Specialist, (202) 366-9560 The illegal practice of rolling back odometers to make it appear that vehicles have lower mileage than they actually do has historically been considered a significant problem for the American consumer. When sold on the used car market, vehicles whose odometers have been rolled back can obtain artifically high prices, since a vehicle's odometer reading is a key indicator of the condition of the vehicle. The objectives of this project are to design and implement a sampling plan to collect and analyze data to produce: (1) national estimates of the incidence rate of odometer fraud, and (2) cost estimates of the fraud. The basic methodology will involve the sampling and analysis of odometer and related vehicle records maintained by motor vehicle dealers, distributors, and state registration authorities across the U.S. The contractor will be responsible for providing the necessary data collection justification as required by OMB. A twelve month performance period is contemplated. Requests for the solicitation must be in writing. The anticipated issue date of the solicitation is on or about March 6, 1995. (0046)

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