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B -- FUEL ECONOMY EFFECTS OF CVT SOL DTRS57-97-Q-80218 DUE 101097 POC Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, (617) 494-2437 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division Home Page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/procure.htm. E-MAIL: Purchasing Agent, doylek@volpe1.dot.gov. The Volpe Center plans to procure Sole Source, through Simplified Acquisition Procedures with Dr. Donald Patterson, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to provide research and analytical support for activities involving Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light duty vehicles. The rulemaking process requires technical research and analysis before creating new standards or amending existing ones. This requirement is providing preliminary design analysis of the fuel economy benefits of applying Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT). This study is to be divided in two phases: phase I is to be conducted with the objective of determining fuel economy with a CVT applied to a passenger car and light truck/van; and phase II will be conducted to determine CVT cost, weight and lead-time issues. Small Business firms classified under SIC Code 8732 must demonstrate in writing within 15 days from the date of publication that they have experience with automotive emissions, engine and drivetrain technology, and familiar with CVT and CAFE standards. Quotation issuance will be on or about October 10, 1997. Small Business firms will be required to submit documentation in support of the above for evaluation by the Government prior to receiving a quotation. A single award will result from this quotation. Only written requests for this solicitation will be accepted -- however, we will accept requests for this solicitation via facsimile, (617)494-3649, ATTN: Karen Marino, DTS-853. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet, these documents will be available in text format and reside on a WWW server which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: "http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/procure.htm". Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments, and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the systemindicates that transmission cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. Requests for a hardcopy of the solicitation may be mailed or sent via E-Mail to doylek@volpe1.dot.gov. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0268)

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