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Bid Title

New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Pedestrian Impact Testing

Issuing Agency

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Location

District of Columbia

Published Date

Aug 13, 2026

Closing Date

Aug 13, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

693JJ926R000073

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Notice ID

693JJ926R000073

Related Notice

693JJ925RQ000182

Department/Ind. Agency

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub-tier

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Office

693JJ9 NHTSA OFFICE OF ACQUISTION

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General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
• Original Published Date: Aug 13, 2026 05:57 pm EDT
• Original Response Date: Aug 13, 2026 06:00 pm EDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
• Original Inactive Date: Aug 28, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside:
• Product Service Code: H223 - EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TESTING- GROUND EFFECT VEHICLES, MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS, AND CYCLES
• NAICS Code:
  • 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services
• Place of Performance:
  Washington , DC 20590
  USA

Description

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

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE, ROOM W51-30
• WASHINGTON , DC 20590
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Van Nixon
• van.nixon.ctr@dot.gov

Secondary Point of Contact

History

• Aug 13, 2026 05:57 pm EDTPresolicitation (Original)
• Mar 24, 2025 12:00 am EDT Sources Sought (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC HQuality Control, Testing, and Inspection Services

• NAICS 541380Testing Laboratories

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