Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Contracts and Procurement, NAD-30, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5301, Washington, DC 20590

B -- DATA COLLECTION SURVEY SOL DTNH22-98-Q-01005 DUE 122997 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Margaret Bryant, Contract Specialist, (202) 366-9887, or Janice B. Flemming, Contracting Officer, (202) 366-9564 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to solicit and negotiate with the Auto Club of Southern California (ACSC), to provide data on potential safety defects in late model year motor vehicles. The Highway Safety Act requires that NHTSA investigate safety-related defects. Reports received from vehicle owners are used to determine whether a safety defect trend exists or is developing. The motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment defect reports received from vehicle owners have assisted in initiating over eighty percent of the investigations which have resulted in safety-related defect recalls. The Contractor will be required to mail two 50,000 mailing information packets to its members each year for three years. ACSC has within its automated files, names and addresses of over 600,000 vehicle owners who are members of its club. Its membership is located in unique geographical areas where all types of driving conditions are experienced and their membership covers a board spectrum of drivers. The contract period will be for one year with 2 one year options. Interested parties that have the necessary labor, materials and facilities to provide support services must respond in writing to this announcement within fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication dated in the CBD. Responses must include a capability statement describing facilities, personnel and other features showing how the above stated requirements would be met. All capability statements submitted will be considered. In the absence of qualified responses to the announcement within the time frame specified, negotiations will begin on a sole source bases with the Auto Club of Southern California. This is not a request for quotation (RFQ) nor is RFQ available. (AC1202004-05) (0337)

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