IGF::OT::IGF UTQG TIRE TESTING ISSUE RFP TO AWARD NEW CONTRACT FOR THE TEST PROGRAM FOR UTQG COURSE MONITORING TIRE AND TEST COURSE EVALUATION CONTRACT AWARD NEEDED BY APRIL 1, 2013. SBA AND CIO REVIEW COMPLETED. TITLE: ISSUE RFP TO AWARD NEW CONTRACT FOR THE TEST PROGRAM FOR UTQG COURSE MONITORING TIRE AND TEST COURSE EVALUATION ESTIMATED COST: ACTUAL COST WILL BE DETERMINED AT TIME OF CONTRACT AWARD. CONTRACT WILL BE INCREMENTALLY FUNDED FOR THE BASE AND EACH OPTION YEAR, PENDING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. DESCRIPTION: ISSUE RFP TO AWARD NEW CONTRACT FOR THE TEST PROGRAM FOR UTQG COURSE MONITORING TIRE AND TEST COURSE EVALUATION. TESTING WILL BE RUN IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE 49 CFR, PART 575.104, UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING STANDARD. THIS TEST ESTABLISHES THE BASE COURSE WEAR RATE FOR THE CONTROL STANDARD TIRE USED BY ALL TREADWEAR TESTERS IN GRADING ALL PASSENGER TIRES TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S TREADWEAR STANDARD. BEST POSSIBLE PRECISION IN MEASUREMENTS AND SET-UPS IS NECESSARY, AS OUTLINED IN THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS, TO ASSURE ACCURACY OF THE PENDING PUBLISHED BASE COURSE WEAR RATE. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ACCURACY SOUGHT IN THIS TEST IN INDICATED BY THE FACT THAT SIXTEEN IDENTICAL TIRES ARE BEING TESTED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ARRIVING AT THE SINGLE VALUE FOR THE WEAR RATE. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: THE EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF THIS INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT SHALL BE FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE THROUGH TWELVE (12) MONTHS AFTER THAT DATE, AND SHALL INCLUDE ONE FOUR-CAR TEST APPROXIMATELY EVERY THREE MONTHS, OR AS DIRECTED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. OPTION TO EXTEND PERFORMANCE: AT THE NHTSA'S OPTION, THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE MAY BE EXTENDED IN TWELVE MONTH INCREMENTS. THE TOTAL DURATION OF THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING OPTIONAL PERIODS, MAY NOT EXCEED SIXTY MONTHS.