Transport Canada is seeking professional services in support of the regulatory Cooperation Council agreement between Canada and the United States which pledged to work together on enhancing the effectiveness and safety of child restraint systems. The required services are expected to result in a new design for labels on the correct installation of infant and booster child restraint systems and proper securing of the child in the seat.
There are two main objectives for this project:
1. To design new prototype labels to best aid users in installing infant and booster child restraint systems into a vehicle and properly securing the child within the seat.
2. To conduct focus group testing and installation testing that will evaluate the performance of newly designed labels.
The Technical Authority will provide the following materials to the Contractor: 6-month, 18-month and 6-year old Child anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs)
The services will be delivered to Transport Canada located in Ottawa, Ontario;
The period of the contract will be from Contract Award date to October 30, 2014;
This requirement is subject only to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
This requirement consists of Strategic Communication Services which are excluded from the application of the NAFTA as per Annex 1001.1b-2, Section B, Class T and excluded from the application of the WTO-AGP under Appendix 1, Annex 4 as they are not one of the applicable commodities listed under these agreements.
The maximum funding available, for the contract resulting from the bid solicitation is $100,000.00, applicable taxes extra.
The selection will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 60% for the technical merit and 40% for the price.
Mandatory Requirements
M1 The Project Manager must possess a minimum of 5 years of experience managing research projects.
M2 One of the Human Factors Specialist must possess a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of human factors research, with at least one project relevant to human factor testing in vehicle safety.
M3 The Graphic Designer must possess a minimum of 5 years of experience working as a Graphic Designer.
