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26 -- MARKET SURVEY FOR COOPERATIVE TIRE QUALIFICATION PROGRAM MANAGER POC Cathy Ham (810) 574-5171/Dan Cottone (810) 574-6510/Marlon Pena (810) 574-8683 The purpose of this market survey is to seek sources interested in responding to a future solicitation for a Cooperative Tire Qualification Program Manager. The Cooperative Tire Qualification Program Manager will be responsible for the following: (a) The contractor will revise the latest Cooperative Approved Tire List (CATL 63-97), by adding any additional approved tire manufacturers that meet all test requirements and removing any tire manufacturers that are no longer valid or must be retested; (b) The contractor will have a draft Cooperative Approved Tire List in place by 01 November by transferring/grandfathering the latest GSA QPL -1083 approved sources into the initial TACOM CATL 86-97; (c) The contractor is required to develop, revise and mail the CATL based on test results and quality audit reviews; (d) Contractor is required to provide Quarterly Progress/Status Reports, beginning Dec 1998 and every three months thereafter for a total of four quarterly reports. The contractor is responsible for providing copies of this status report to any requesting government agency, tire/retread industry or tire/retread industry associations. These reports will include work accomplished, ongoing and planned; (e) The contractor is responsible for coordinating with a TACOM approved test facility. CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: (a) Must have a minimum of 5 years of tire management experience; (b) Must have participated in new or retread tire selection and qualification testing and demonstrate an ability to understand tire applications; (c) Must have experience in retread tire facility quality audits; (d) Must have technical experience and expertise to handle and resolve new and retread tire technical issues, problems, and concerns with the tire industry and customers of tires; (e) Must have experience with tire technical specifications, standards, and scopes of work; (f) Must not be presently employed by a new tire manufacturer or supplier, retread service or commercial test facility; (g) Must have an endorsement from either the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), The International Tire and Retreader's Association (ITRA), or the Tire Association of North America (TANA). The endorsement should be either in memorandum or letter format and submitted as part of the offeror's proposal. We plan to issue a solicitation after serious offeror's have expressed an interest. Closing date for expressing interest in receiving a solicitation is (10) calendar days from publication of this notice. Cooperative Approved Tire Program Manager points of contact are: Ms. Cathy Ham, (810) 574-5171 or Mr. Dan Cottone (810-574-6510 or Mr. Marlon Pena (810) 574-8683. (0124)

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