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Pre-Solicitation Notice Summary
This Pre-Solicitation Notice (Synopsis) announces a multiple-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for pedestrian protection impact testing services to support the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). The U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA Office of Acquisition Management is the contracting office located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. The solicitation number is 693JJ926R000073, with NAICS code 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services, size standard $19.0 million) and PSC code H223 (Equipment and Materials Testing). This is a full and open competition with no set-asides.
The contract requires contractors to perform pedestrian protection impact testing on production motor vehicles, including test-procedure evaluation, impactor qualification (headform, Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor, and upper legform), and testing on assigned vehicle models in accordance with NCAP procedures, with optional cyclist testing. The anticipated contract structure is firm-fixed-price with fixed unit prices per test and estimated/optional quantities ordered by task/delivery order. The period of performance consists of five 12-month ordering periods, plus an option to extend services for up to six months and an option for increased quantity. Place of performance is the contractor's test facility (off-site) in Washington, DC. Award will be made on a best-value tradeoff basis, with technical factors (Technical Plan, Quality Assurance Management Plan, Test Procedures; Facilities and Equipment; Organization and Personnel Qualifications; Past Performance and Prior Experience) being more important than price. The RFP will be posted on SAM.gov on or about August 28, 2026, with proposals due on or before September 14, 2026. Points of contact are Van Nixon (van.nixon.ctr@dot.gov) and Gregory Benjamin II (gregory.benjamin@dot.gov) at NHTSA's Office of Acquisition Management.
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PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE (SYNOPSIS)
NCAP Pedestrian Protection (PedPro) Testing Services
Notice Type: Presolicitation
Contracting Office: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Acquisition Management, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590
Requiring Program: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), NRM-110
Solicitation Number: 693JJ926R000073
NAICS Code: 541380 — Testing Laboratories and Services (size standard $19.0 million)
PSC/Product Service Code: H223 — Equipment and Materials Testing: Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles
Set-Aside: None — Full and Open Competition.
Anticipated Contract Type: Multiple-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ), Firm-Fixed-Price, with fixed unit prices per test/CLIN and estimated/optional quantities ordered by task/delivery order (FAR 16.504/16.505).
Period of Performance: Five (5) 12-month ordering periods, plus an Option to Extend Services (FAR 52.217-8) of up to six (6) months, and an Option for Increased Quantity (FAR 52.217-6).
Place of Performance: Contractor's test facility (off-site). Washington DC
Description of Requirement:
NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) requires pedestrian protection impact testing on production motor vehicles. The Contractor(s) shall perform test-procedure evaluation;
impactor qualification (headform, Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor (Flex-PLI), and upper legform); and pedestrian headform, Flex-PLI, and upper-legform tests on assigned vehicle models, in accordance with the NCAP Crashworthiness Pedestrian Protection Test Procedure, together with related qualification, reporting, and optional cyclist/aPLI testing. The Government intends to make multiple awards and to issue firm-fixed-price task/delivery orders for testing as vehicle models are assigned.
Evaluation:
Award will be made on a best-value tradeoff basis considering the following technical factors —
(1) Technical Plan, Quality Assurance Management Plan, and Test Procedures; (2) Facilities and Equipment; (3) Organization and Personnel Qualifications; and (4) Past Performance and Prior Experience - and price. The technical factors, combined, are more important than price.
Solicitation Availability and Response:
This is a presolicitation notice only; it is not a solicitation and is not a request for quotations or proposals. The solicitation (RFP) will be posted on SAM.gov Contract Opportunities (https://sam.gov) on or about 8/28/2026, with quotations/proposals due on or 9/14. Interested offerors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for the solicitation and any amendments. All responsible sources may submit a proposal that will be considered.
Point of Contact: Van Nixon NHTSA Office of Acquisition Management, van.nixon.ctr@dot.gov
Gregory Benjamin II, NHTSA Office of Acquisition Management, gregory.benjamin@dot.gov mailto:van.nixon.ctr@dot.gov mailto:gregory.benjamin@dot.gov
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