Multi-Standard Compliance Testing Program 2016-2021

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration established a Master IDIQ on August 11, 2016, to obtain personnel, facilities, materials, supplies, equipment, and services for the Multi-Standard Compliance Testing Program covering Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Federal Motor Vehicle Regulations; ordering closed on September 18, 2021, and the vehicle is no longer active.

The program executed 53 task orders totaling $5.2 million in combined potential value, with 100% of that value obligated. Ordering momentum declined sharply: the vehicle averaged 11–13 orders annually in 2018–2019, fell to 5–6 orders in 2020–2021, and issued only 3 orders in 2022 after the ordering deadline had passed. The most recent task order was awarded July 26, 2022.

Task orders procure compliance testing services aligned with manufacturer certification requirements under FMVSS and FMVR standards. Testing includes electronic stability control evaluations, hydraulic brake assessments, mirror and video system validation, and vehicle lease and transport logistics. Typical delivery orders range from approximately $24,000 to $288,000, with most awards firm-fixed-price. A few orders carried cost-no-fee pricing. Performance periods typically span 9–12 months, though some delivery orders included extensions reaching into 2024 and beyond.

Transportation Research Center Inc. and MGA Research Corporation dominate the contractor base, holding 11 and 15 orders respectively and capturing $3.1 million of the $5.2 million combined potential value (60% concentration). General Testing Laboratories, Dynamic Research Inc., and Applus Idiada Karco Engineering round out the five named primes; together they account for 91% of task-order count. All ordering concentrated with NHTSA; no other federal agencies placed orders. All 53 task orders were unrestricted (no set-aside).

With ordering closed since September 2021 and no new awards since mid-2022, this vehicle is expired and unsuitable for new pursuit.

The objective of this acquisition is to obtain the necessary qualified personnel, facilities, materials, supplies, equipment, and services necessary to perform the Compliance Test Program for the following Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and Federal Motor Vehicle Regulations (FMVR).