DOT/Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142

A -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VEHICLE CRASH TESTS SOL DTRS57-97-R-00009 DUE 021497 POC Kathleen Finn, Contract Specialist, (617)494-3485, Anthony Flaherty, Contracting Officer, (617)494-2673. The Volpe Center has a requirements for a task order contract to obtain and analyze light duty vehicle and human surrogate (dummy) responses during various crash modes and dummy responses during sled tests. The Contractor shall (a) conduct dynamic crash tests, sled tests and static crush tests of late model production and/or modified vehicles, (b) reduce and evaluate for reasonableness the resulting data, (c) refurbish, repair and modify late model year production vehicles before and after tests, and (d) analyze the data from the sensors and films and prepare tests reports. A CPFF task order type contract is anticipated for a four year effort. Multiple awards for this procurement are possible. The Government however reserves the right to issue only one award. The applicable SIC Code is 8734. Request for a copy of the solicitation must be in writing specifying the solicitation number. Written responses to this notice must be received no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of publication. Telephone request will not be honored. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assitance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0346)

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