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A -- VEHICLE TESTING AND ANALYSIS SOL DTRS57-99-R-00006 DUE 033199 POC Point of Contact -- Kathleen M Foley, Contracting Officer, (617) 494-2824 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, foley@volpe.dot.gov. The Volpe Center has a requirement for a task order contract to perform vehicle crashworthiness studies. The objectives of the efforts as defined in the task orders will be to test, analyze, and document motor vehicle component force deflection data and related characteristics under test conditions simulating vehicle crashes. The characterizations of these components will be used by the Department in the assessment of potential automotive injury mitigation concepts. A CPFF task order type contract is anticipated for a three (3) year effort. The applicable SIC Code is 8734. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet, these documents will be available 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/index.html. 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 system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. NO HARD COPIES of the solicitation will be mailed. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enter prises: 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 ofcredit 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. Posted 01/05/99 (D-SN284952). (0005)

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