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R -- ASSIGNMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF WORLD MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIER SOL DTNH22-96-R-01114 POC Contact Darlene Watson, Contract Administrator, (202) 366- 0216, or Janice B. Flemming, Contracting Officer, (202) 366-9564 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to negotiate with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, for the continuation of assignment and maintenance of the World Manufacturer Identifiers (WMI) in accordance with FMVSS 115, Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) - Basic Requirements and Part 565, Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) - Content Requirements. Specifically, the contractor shall: 1) Act as an agent for NHTSA in assigning and maintaining unique WMI's for manufacturers who intend to produce vehicles for sale in the USA, 2) Assign WMI's within 30 days of receiving a request from a manufacturer, 3) Respond within 30 days to mail or telephone inquires regarding assignment of WMI's or about their significance as part of the 17 digit unique vehicle identification numbering system, 4) Publish an annual compendium of the assigned WMI's sorted alphabetically by manufacturer and also by country of manufacture. Compendium shall be updated bimonthly as information is received, and 5) The publication information shall be furnished to NHTSA in a computer format for NHTSA use on IBM or IBM Compatible hardware. The data shall be recorded in ''DBASEIII Plus'' format. The duration of this contract will be for a base award of 12 months with 3 one year options. No Request For Proposal (RFP) is available nor will one be made available. Interested parties believing they are capable of fulfilling the above requirement must respond to this notice within 15 days after its appearance in the CBD. Responses must include complete pricing data and must demonstrate, through submission of a written capability statement that they can meet the above requirements (NSA-30-6-01114). (0193)

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