Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Contracts and Procurement, (NAD-30), 400 7th Street SW, Washington,, DC 20590

B -- RECALL ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION DIVSION SOL DTNH22-95-R-01030 DUE 083195 POC Karen S. Brockmeier, Contract Specialist (202) 366-9567 National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to solicit and negotiate a contract with the Auto Club of New York, Garden City, NY, to provide data on potential safety defects in late model year motor vehicles. The Highway Safety Act requires that NHTSA investigate safety- related defects. Reports received from vehicle owners are used to determine whether a safety defect trend exists or is developing. The motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment defect reports received from vehicle owners have asissited in initiating over ninety percent of the investigations which have resulted in safety-related defect recalls. The Contractor will be required to mail two 50,000 mailing information packets to its members. ACNY has within its automated files, names and addresses of over 6,000,000 vehicle owners who are located in unique geographical areas where all types of driving conditions are experienced and its membership covers a broad spectrum of drivers. The contract period will be for three years. Interested parties that have the necessary labor, materials and facilities to provide support services must respond in writing to this announcement within fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date in the CBD. Responses must include a capability statement describing facilities, personnel and other features showing how the above stated requirements would be met. All capability statements submitted will be considered. In the absence of qualified responses to the to the announcement within the time frame specified, negotiations will begin on a sole source basis with the Auto Club of New York. This is not a request for proposals (RFP) nor is a RFP available. (0223)

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