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B -- APPLYING ANALYTIC TOOLS OF RISK ANALYSIS TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF LIGHT TRUCKS, VANS AND LTVS SOL DTNH22-99-Q-07187 POC Margaret Bryant, Contract Specialist, (202) 366-9887, or Janice B. Flemming, Contract Officer, (202) 366-9564 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to negotiate with the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (HCRA) in Boston, MA. to conduct an evaluation of the risks, if any, associated with the increasing population of light trucks and van, LTVs, in the US fleet. This analysis will focus on the identification and qualifications of the safety implications of the changing makeup of the US fleet. The contractor in conjunction with NHTSA shall use risk-analytic tools in conjunction with the Fatality Analysis Reporting Systems,(FARS), National Accident Sampling System,(NASS), and state databases to identify and quantify the safety implications of the increasing sales of LTVs in the US. This work shall build on previous work conducted at regulatory measures to enhance fleet wide safety. The analysis will address the safety of LTV occupants, but will emphasize the safety of occupants whose vehicles collide with LTVs. A special feature of the analysis will be an effort to quantify the externalities associated with the sale of LTVs, i.e., the economic cost. Analysis will be coordinated with COTR and published in peer-reviewed scientific literature. A twelve (12) month period of performance is contemplated after receipt of Government furnish Equipment/Materials. Interested firms may identify their capability to respond to the work requirements listed above. The written response must include detailed information as to professional qualifications and relevant expertise specifically addressing organization/personnel experience. Expressions of interest without sufficient detail to permit evaluation of capabilities will not be considered. Oral expressions of interest will not be considered . This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations nor is a Request-for-Quotations solicitation document currently available. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive simplified acquisition. In the absence of responses from interested firms demonstrating their capability, NHTSA intends to request a quotation from the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis on a noncompetitive basis for the item described. Responses must be received by the listed procuring office within 15 calendar days from the date of the publication of the notice. Posted 02/26/99 (W-SN302788). (0057)

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