# Special Crash Investigations - Eastern Region

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/693jj925rq000021

- Solicitation number: 693JJ925RQ000021
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Crash Research & Analysis, Inc.
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Contracting office: 693JJ9 NHTSA Office of Acquistion (693JJ9)
- NAICS: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Product or service code: AS21 Transportation R&D Services; Aerospace Research; Basic Research
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: September 16, 2025
- Last posted: September 16, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/12a735edb3634fc4b42854c52f00e9d1/view

## Description

The agency for this acquisition is the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Acquisition Management (OAM), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. NHTSA proposes to award a new sole-source bridge contract to Crash Research and Analysis, Inc. (CRA) under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source.

The current contract expires on August 11, 2025. This bridge contract will ensure uninterrupted support for the Special Crash Investigation (SCI) Program in the Eastern Region of the United States. The anticipated period of performance includes a 12-month base period and one 12-month option period. This bridge action is required to maintain mission-critical SCI operations while NHTSA completes the competitive acquisition process for the follow-on requirement.

NHTSA requires continued support for the Special Crash Investigation (SCI) Program, which pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 403 collects , in-depth motor vehicle crash investigation data that supports the agency’s mission, including traffic safety and motor vehicle safety research, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), and safety defect investigations.

The SCI Program also supports NHTSA’s statutory responsibilities under 49 U.S.C § 30166, which authorizes the collection of information and investigations of motor vehicle safety defects and recalls. Under this bridge contract, the contractor will: Conduct approximately 50 comprehensive crash investigations annually in the Eastern Region of the United States, as defined in the contract.

Collect and analyze detailed crash-related data, including vehicle systems, safety features, occupant injuries, roadway factors, and crash dynamics. Prepare written investigation reports and submit all required data to NHTSA in a timely manner to meet statutory safety mandates. The anticipated period of performance includes a 12-month base period, one 12-month option period, and one 6-month extension.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Crash Research & Analysis, Inc. (UEI YQ75MP1BGZK1)
- Contract: 693JJ925C000006, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,559,333.12
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 693JJ925C000006 equals the contract number; same awarding office 693JJ9 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_693JJ925C000006_6940_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- September 16, 2025: Justification. Notice 12a735edb3634fc4b42854c52f00e9d1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/12a735edb3634fc4b42854c52f00e9d1/view

## Points of contact

- Dave Nag, debashis.nag.ctr@dot.gov
- Sherese A. Gray, sherese.gray@dot.gov

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