In short
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a public buyer in United States, published this tender. Bids go through SAM.gov until September 29, 2026 (2 days left). The whole bidding period is 7 days. The portal doesn't publish an estimated value.
Details
| Buyer | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
|---|---|
| Estimated value | value not published on the portal |
| Bid deadline | September 29, 2026, 19:00 (UTC time) |
| Published | September 22, 2026 |
| Country | United States · SAM.gov |
| Process number | f2bd6eb2afe94561b5a9b543beaf0f45 |
| Category codes | NAICS 541380, PSC H223 |
Dates
PublishedSep 22, 2026Bid deadlineSep 29, 2026 · 19:00 (UTC time)
Official description
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. 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.
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