Vehicle Safety Research

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Acquisition is seeking vehicle safety research services under solicitation number 693JJ921R000034. This requirement is categorized under NAICS 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services, and PSC H923, which covers other quality control, testing, and inspection for ground effect vehicles, motor vehicles, trailers, and cycles. The research efforts will be executed through task orders to provide technical skills for planning and conducting safety tests on late model production and modified vehicles.

The scope of work includes dynamic crash tests, such as vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-barrier impacts, as well as static and dynamic rollover tests, sled tests, and pedestrian testing on vehicle exteriors. These activities aim to determine the crash response of occupant restraints and human surrogates, requiring the contractor to handle, instrument, and perform qualification testing on anthropomorphic test dummies (ATDs). The contractor is also responsible for developing and fabricating specialized test devices and fixtures, conducting static tests on vehicle components to evaluate real-world performance, and providing quality control for the resulting data.

Responses to this solicitation are due by September 13, 2021, and should be directed to the point of contact, Christopher Clarke. The solicitation includes 12 attachments, such as procedures for frontal, oblique, and side impact rigid pole tests, a dummy damage checklist, and a formal amendment issued on August 26, 2021. Performance details and technical requirements are further detailed in the associated laboratory test procedures and the response to vendor questions included in the documentation.