New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Pedestrian Impact Testing
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- Solicitation number
- 693JJ926R000073
- Agency
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- PSC
- H223 Equipment And Materials Testing- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, And Cycles
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20590, United States
- Points of contact
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- Van Nixon van.nixon.ctr@dot.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) anticipates soliciting multiple-award firm-fixed-price Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for pedestrian protection impact testing services, with the RFP expected on or about August 28, 2026 and proposals due on or before September 14, 2026. This is full and open competition with no set-asides.
The contractor shall perform test-procedure evaluation, impactor qualification (headform, Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor, and upper legform), and pedestrian headform, Flex-PLI, and upper-legform tests on assigned production vehicle models in accordance with NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Crashworthiness Pedestrian Protection Test Procedure. Work includes optional cyclist and aPLI testing, qualification, and reporting.
Place of performance is the contractor's test facility (off-site) with administrative oversight in Washington, DC. Period of performance spans five 12-month ordering periods, plus an option to extend services for up to six months and an option for increased quantity under FAR 52.217-6 and 52.217-8. Contract award uses firm-fixed-price with fixed unit prices per test and estimated/optional quantities ordered by task/delivery order.
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, and Past Performance and Prior Experience — weighted more heavily than price. NAICS 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services; $19.0 million size standard) applies. Points of contact are Van Nixon (van.nixon.ctr@dot.gov) and Gregory Benjamin II (gregory.benjamin@dot.gov).
Notice text
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
Files
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| Solicitation_693JJ926R000073..pdf |
Notice history
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| New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Pedestrian Impact Testing | Solicitation | |
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| New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Pedestrian Impact Testing | Pre-Solicitation |
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