SolicitationPosted Sep 22, 2026·Responses due Sep 29, 2026

New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Pedestrian Impact Testing

Transportation (all) · 693JJ9 NHTSA OFFICE OF ACQUISTION

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541380
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
693JJ926R000073
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
H223
Place
Washington, DC, USA
Contact
Van Nixon (van.nixon.ctr@dot.gov)
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  • Aug 13, 2026
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Award
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What the notice says

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-fix… (show all)

ed-price task/delivery orders for testing as vehicle models are assigned. valuation: 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. Please see the attached for the full solitcitation and all support documents.

Who won similar work

11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Transportation (all)), same NAICS 541380.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
VINE LABORATORIES INC2$398KSep 10, 2026
Element Materials Technology St. Paul Inc.1$1.8MSep 23, 2026
GREEN COUNTRY TESTING Tulsa OK 74145 USA1$586KJul 9, 2026
Pure H2O Systems, LLC1$514KAug 1, 2025
SOUTHLANDS ENGINEERING, L.L.C.1$149KNov 7, 2024
PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES, LLC1$45KAug 26, 2026
IADD, LLC1$40KMay 1, 2025
GEOMAT TESTING LABORATORIES, INC.1$22KJul 23, 2025
TABER DRILLING West Sacramento CA 95691 USA1$8KMar 24, 2026
LEC ENGINEERING INC1$7KMar 31, 2026

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