H -- TIRE TESTING-HIGH SPEED TEST,ADHESION STRENGTH,DYNAMIC AGING, AND OVEN AGING IN SUPPORT OF REVISION TO FMVSS NO. 109 AND 119

Notice Date

August 21, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ, 400 7th Street, SW Room 5301, Washington, DC, 20590

ZIP Code

20590

Solicitation Number

DTNH22-01-Q-02105

Response Due

September 19, 2001

Point of Contact

Margaret Bryant, Administrative Support, Phone (202) 366-9887, Fax (202) 366-9555, Email mbryant@nhtsa.dot.gov -- Janice Flemming, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 366-9564, Fax (202) 366-9555, Email jflemming@nhtsa.dot.gov

Description

The contractor shall furnish the necessary qualified personnel, facilities, materials, supplies, and equipment to perform laboratory tire testing for high speed endurance, adhesion strength, dynamic aging, and oven aging in support of revisions of FMVSS Nos. 109 and 119. The contractor shall purchase new tires and shall also test a limited number of government furnished tires . Bidders must have a fully operational test facility and tire testing equipment including 1.7 m (67 inch) rotating drum tire testing machines with multiple tire stations, tension testing equipment to conduct tire belt interface adhesion testing- non-destructive shearography inspection equipment for tire belt adhesion analysis, and environmental chambers suitable for conditioning multiple tires at temperatures up to 75 C (167 F). A fix price type of award is anticipated with a period of performance of sixty (60) days from the date of award. The RFQ will be mailed to those organizations responding in writing to the announcement. The anticipated issuance date is September 5, 2001.=20

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010823/HSOL002.HTM (D-233 SN50V5G0)