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B -- WHOLE BODY ANTHROPOMETRY FOR THE DESIGN OF FARM TRACTORS AND ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES SOL 200-2000-08007(P) DUE 050500 POC Larry E. Guess, Contracting Officer (412) 386-6826 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is currently involved in an effort to establish a database containing anthropometric measures that are representative of populations working in the agriculture industries. NIOSH is currently initiating research into applications in which updated anthropometric measures can be used to increase the safety of farm tractor operation and into the sizing of the protective volume provided by tractor roll-over protective structures (ROPS). The objectives of this specific project are to (1) identify the critical measures necessary for designing farm tractors for safe operation and for evaluation of the protective volume provided by ROPS; (2) develop a research protocol for collecting these critical anthropometric measures and conduct a pilot study with this protocol; (3) compare the anthropometric measurements resulting from traditional measurement techniques and 3-dimensional scanning; and (4) formulate a guide for the use of these anthropometric measures during the design of farm tractors and ROPS to increase the safety of farm tractor operation, and formulate an anthropometric guide to help user to correctly adjust tractors for safe farm operation. Request for Proposal 200-2000-08007(P) will be issued as a 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns only. The SIC code for this solicitation is 8711 with a size standard of $4 million dollars. The solicitation will be issued on or about March 6, 2000, and proposals will be due on or about May 5, 2000. Organizations interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation may submit a written request to: DHHS/PHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, Contracts Management Branch, P.O. Box 18070, Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0070. Written requests submitted by facsimile to (412) 386-6429 will be accepted. No telephone requests will be accepted. Please cite the solicitation number in your request. All responsible, responsive sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. (See Note 1.) Posted 02/16/00 (W-SN425972). (0047)

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