Vehicle Safety Research (VSR) Testing Programs

Introduction

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce traffic-related health care and other economic costs.  The agency develops, promotes and implements effective educational, engineering and enforcement programs with the goal of ending vehicle crash tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel.  The Office of Vehicle Safety Research (VSR) conducts extensive research, development, testing, crash investigation, and data collection and analysis activities to provide the scientific basis needed to support the Agency’s motor vehicle and traffic safety goals. The VSR formulates, develops, and executes research programs to develop agency requirements in the areas of testing, and assessing motor vehicle crashworthiness safety standards. Also, NHTSA has developed research test procedures for frontal and side.  This Contract effort will enable the agency.

Background

The research efforts conducted under this contract will performed through issuance of a task order that will provide a range of research skills that will be used to plan and conduct vehicle safety research tests such as dynamic crash tests, static and dynamic rollover tests, sled tests and static tests for late model production and/or modified vehicles. Another research effort is in the area of pedestrian testing. For some of these tests NHTSA requires the development and fabrication of test devices and test fixtures for evaluating both vehicles and dummies.  The Contractor also shall be required to provide quality control (QC) as a result of the data.

Purpose

The purpose of this acquisition will provide a range of research skills that will be used to plan, conduct vehicle safety research tests such as dynamic crash tests, static and dynamic rollover tests, sled tests and static tests for late model production and/or modified vehicles. Another research effort is in the area of pedestrian testing. For some of these tests NHTSA requires development and fabrication of test devices and test fixtures for evaluating both vehicles and dummies.  The Contractor also shall be required to provide quality control (QC) as a result of the data.

The Contractor shall be required to furnish qualified technical personnel, facilities and equipment to perform inspection and compliance testing services to determine conformance of motor vehicles to the requirements of the “Vehicle Safety Research (VSR) Testing Programs.”  At the time of contract award, the Contractor shall have all necessary personnel, facilities and equipment to fulfill contract requirements.