Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness (NASEM)

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to procure sixty-four (64), 16-inch size P225/60R16 tires, meeting the ASTM F2493 Standard Reference Test Tires (SRTT) specification from Michelin on a non-competitive, sole-source basis.

These ASTM F2493 Standard Reference Test Tires in size P225/60R16 are only available from Michelin and are required for NHTSA’s Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS) at the Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance’s (OVSC’s) San Angelo Test Facility (SATF) located on the grounds of Goodfellow Air Force Base (GAFB) in San Angelo, TX.

NHTSA welcomes all qualified Small Business concerns, with the appropriate NAICS Code and past experience to submit their Corporate Capability Statement demonstrating 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.