Description
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is issuing a competitive IDIQ for advanced safety research services. The contract will support a wide array of vehicle‑safety research activities, from ADAS/ADS testing to AI‑driven data analysis, with a potential total performance period of up to five years. Small‑ to medium‑sized firms with expertise in automotive testing, simulation, cybersecurity, or machine‑learning‑based safety analytics can bid on any subset of the eight listed research areas. Work must be performed at facilities within the continental United States and all offerors must be registered in SAM. No specific funding ceiling is disclosed; task‑order values will be determined later.
• Scope includes planning, conducting, and documenting vehicle safety studies, testing ADAS/ADS, simulation/modeling, component testing, on‑road naturalistic studies, safety impact analysis, cybersecurity evaluation, and AI/ML applications.
• Procurement is full and open competition; multiple contracts may be awarded under the IDIQ.
• Base period 36 months with a single 24‑month option, for a maximum of 60 months of performance.
• NAICS primary code 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services); other relevant codes include 541511, 541512, 541690, and 541715.
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