Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Finite Element Modeling Research and Development Idiq Contract
Deadline: 03 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 24 Mar 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138313563
Document Ref. No.: 693JJ926RQ000053
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to identify potential qualified Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a) Certified SDB, HUBZone SB, SDVOSB, or WOSB concerns that may be interested in and capable of performing the work described herein which is to establish, operate and manage a NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline.
NHTSA welcomes all qualified Small Business concerns, with the appropriate NAICS Code and past experience to submit their Corporate Capability Statements that demonstrate their ability to successfully accomplish the goals of the project as listed below. NHTSA does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses to this notice or otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made; no formal evaluation of the information received will be conducted by NHTSA. NHTSA may; however later on issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). However, should such a requirement fail to materialize, no basis for claims against NHTSA shall arise as a result of a response to this notice.
Background:
The Office of Vehicle Safety Research (VSR) is the primary organization within NHTSA 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 research objective described in this solicitation is to provide research data so that NHTSA can achieve its mission of reducing death and injuries on American roadways using crash simulations of vehicle safety research tests to predict the impact of potential safety implications. These efforts will include full vehicle laser scanning and tear down for the development of new finite element models, material testing to define the behavior of vehicle materials under impact conditions, mesh development, and part integration...
Notice ID: 693jj926rq000053
Department/Ind. Agency: transportation, department of
Sub-tier: national highway traffic safety administration
Office: 693jj9 nhtsa office of acquistion
Product Service Code: as11 - transportation r&d services; surface transportation, public transit, and rail; basic research
NAICS Code: 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services
Inactive Dates: apr 18, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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