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B -- NATIONAL VEHICLE POPULATION PROFILE SOL DTRS57-00-Q-80007 DUE 122899 POC Point of Contact -- Elia Dell'Anno, Contract Specialist, (617) 494-2128 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, dellanno@volpe.dot.gov. This is a modification to the National Vehicle Population Profile synopsis published on October 6, 1999. This is a combined sole source synopsis/solicitation to R.L. Polk Company of Southfield, MI for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is DTRS57-00-Q-80007 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR PART 13.5. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acq uisition Circular 97-14. This solicitation is not a small business set-aside; the Standard Industrial Classification code is 8732. This combined synopsis/solicitation contains Base Item 1, Base Item 2, and Four (4) Options. The Requirements are as follows: Base Item 1 -- 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 Calendar Year New National Light Truck Registration Data: Total Price $___________; Base Item 2 New National Light Truck Registration Data Preparation Charge: Total Price $_________; Item 3 -- Option 1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Calendar Year New National Light Truck Registration Data: Total Price $___________; Item 4 -- Option 2 1999 Calendar Year New National Light Truck Registration Data, File Preparation Charge, and Addition of one (1) Data Field to New Car Data: Total Price $________ ___; Item 5 -- Option 3 2000 Calendar Year New National Light Truck Registration Data; Total Price $___________; Item 6 -- Option 4 2001 Calendar Year New National Light Truck Registration Data; Total Price $___________. Statement of Work: The Contractor shall provide the New National Light Truck Registration Data by Model year within the Calendar Years 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 on CD-ROM. These data will include Polk s VINA coded Make,Model, Body Style, Restraint System, Country of Origin, Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) Rating Class, and Monthly Counts. The Country of Origin and GVW Rating Class are two additional data fields being added to the Light Truck Registration Data. Option 1, if funded, the Contractor shall provide the New National Light Truck Registration Data as stated ab ove by Model year within the Calendar Years 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Option 2, if funded, the Contractor shall provide the New National Light Truck Registration Data as stated in Paragraph 1 by Model Year within the Calendar Year 1999. In addition, the Country of Origin data field will be added to the National New Car Registration data fields in the current R.L. Polk Contract, #DTRS57-99-C-00009. There is no GVW Rating Class applicable to cars. Option 3, if funded, the Contractor shall provide the New National Light Truck Registration Data as stated in Paragraph 1 by Model Year within the Calendar Year 2000. The Country or Origin data field will also be added tothe National New Car Registration data fields in the current R.L. Polk contract. Option 4, if funded, the Contractor shal l provide the New National Light Truck Registration Data as stated in Paragraph 1 by Model Year within the Calendar Year 2001. The Country of Origin data field will also be added to the National New Car Registration data fields in the current R.L. Polk contract. The 1999, 2000, and 2001 light truck data under Options 2, 3, and 4 will be provided in two installments: January June and July December on CD-ROM. Delivery shall be FOB destination for all items to: USDOT/Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attention: Mrs. Marjorie Saccoccio, DTS-44, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offers Commercial, is hereby incorporated by reference. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items: (a) The Government wil l make an award resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced . Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed o r otherwise furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. The Offeror will certify that the data and reports are in compliance with the specifications written. The Offeror will provide past performance information as follows: (Three references where stated data/reports have been delivered to other customers). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirem ent. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items with their offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; additional clauses cited in 52.212-5(b) that apply to this acquisition are: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22. The clause at 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (APR 84), applies to this acquisition. Offers will be received at U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, 55 Broadway, Ke ndall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142, ATTN: Elia Dell Anno, DTS-852, 11:00 AM, Local Time, December 28, 1999. For information on this solicitation, you may contact Elia Dell Anno at 617/494-2128. Posted 12/09/99 (D-SN407181). (0343)

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