The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to identify potential qualified Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a) Certified SDB, HUBZone SB, SDVOSB, or WOSB concerns that may be interested in and capable of performing the work described herein to collect and analyze information, identify information gaps; develop and test content, have a network of transportation safety professionals, implement demonstration projects, as well has the capacity to develop training, materials and resources on pedestrian safety.

NHTSA welcomes all qualified Small Business concerns, with the appropriate NAICS Code and past experience to submit their Corporate Capability Statements that demonstrate their ability to successfully accomplish the goals of the project as listed below.  NHTSA does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses to this notice or otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted.  Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made; no formal evaluation of the information received will be conducted by NHTSA.  NHTSA may; however later on issue a Request for Proposals (RFP).  However, should such a requirement fail to materialize, no basis for claims against NHTSA shall arise as a result of a response to this notice.

Background:

NHTSA is an operating mode of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). Its mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic-related health care and other economic costs. The Office of Safety Programs, Safety Countermeasures Division (NPD-210) advances a vision for safe people-centered transportation: bicyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, school bus riders, older road users and micro-mobility users by leading life-saving research to identify best practices, programs, and policies that, when implemented, can improve safety and reduce injuries.

In 2022, 7,522 people were killed while walking, a 0.7 percent increase from 2021, and 67,336 people were injured, an 11 percent increase from 2021. It is the highest since 1981 when 7,837 pedestrians died in traffic crashes.

Objective:

The objective of this procurement is to convene a summit in each of the ten (10) NHTSA regions for pedestrian safety stakeholders, State Highway Safety Offices (SHSO), and each NHTSA Regional Office to discuss the pedestrian safety problem, current traffic safety trends and emerging issues and possible solutions.

During this summit, new pedestrian safety strategies will be identified and highlighted consistent with NHTSA and U.S. DOT priorities. Stakeholder collaboration and knowledge sharing will be facilitated. The summits will assist States and communities in their efforts to make pedestrian safety a priority by presenting a range of pedestrian safety countermeasures, pedestrian safety partners and stakeholders, data collection and evaluation methods, evidence-based practices, and community engagement.

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide the necessary qualified personnel, facilities, materials, supplies, equipment, and services as identified in the attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW).

More specifically, the objectives of this procurement include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The contractor will coordinate all logistics of the summits such as scheduling, planning, and hosting each of the ten regional summits, identifying and inviting relevant regional/local speakers, selecting and reserving summit sites, and creating marketing materials, all with approval from NHTSA, in coordination with each Regional Office.
• Disseminate and share implementation strategies that pose new traffic safety solutions to address the growing number of pedestrian injuries and fatalities.
• Increase the awareness of the pedestrian safety problem.
• Reduce the number of pedestrian crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
• Incorporate evaluation of content into the planning process to explore reactions so that future efforts may be refined and improved to better meet needs.
• Complete a report on each of the 10 summits with outcomes, takeaways, and resources, as well as a final report which will summarize results including key outcomes of the project, evaluation measures, and next steps.
• The summit should include NHTSA Regional Offices, SHSOs, pedestrian safety stakeholders, law enforcement, EMS, community-based organizations, coalitions/advocacy groups, hospitals and health care organizations, local officials, faith-based organizations, education, planners/engineers, and other pedestrian safety advocates.

CAPABILITY STATEMENTS

Any interested qualified Small Business firms, Small Disadvantaged Busin