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B -- REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TIRE DEFLATION DEVICES AGAINST "RUN FLAT" AND "SELF SEALING" TIRES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS SOL NLECTC99-04 DUE 112499 POC Mr. Lance Miller, Testing Manager, NLECTC, 800-248-2742 or 301-519-5060 WEB: see notice on front page, http://www.nlectc.org. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, lmiller@nlectc.org. The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center-National (NLECTC-National), is a program of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Office of Science and Technology (OS&T). Aspen Systems Corporation (ASC) is the Prime Contractor, and in conjunction with the Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), jointly administer the Law Enforcement and Corrections Standards and Testing Program. This program is designed to assist law enforcement and corrections agencies in selecting and procuring safe and reliable equipment. Through the Law Enforcement and Corrections Standards and Testing Program, scientists and engineers work together with criminal justice professionals to develop minimum performance standards for equipment, to test equipment used by law enforcement agencies in NIJ/NLECTC certified laboratories, and to disseminate the results through equipment performance reports. NIJ OS&T has been instrumental in the research leading to the development and commercialization of technologies to safely stop motor vehicles involved in pursuits with law enforcement agencies. In response to a high-priority request from the law enforcement community and at the direction of NIJ OS&T, NLECTC-National is seeking proposals from qualified sources to perform limited testing and evaluation of the effectiveness of commercially available tire deflation devices against vehicles equipped with "run-flat" or "self-sealing" tires. This evaluation will result in a report that will be disseminated to the law enforcement community. Parties submitting proposals should include a narrative outlining proposed test methodologies; information pertaining to their capabilities to perform this testing; length of time required to complete testing; and cost estimates to perform this testing. Please note that no funding has been allocated at this time to support this initiative. Funding may be allocated based on the merit of proposals received. Proposals must bereceived by 5:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, November 24, 1999. Proposals should be submitted to Mr. Lance Miller, Testing Manager, NLECTC-National, 2277 Research Boulevard, Mailstop 8J, Rockville, Maryland, 20850. Questions concerning this announcement may be directed to Mr. Miller at 800-248-2742 or 301-519-5060; or via fax 301-519-5149. Posted 10/27/99 (W-SN395642). (0300)

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