# Experimental and Mathematical Biomechanics Injury Research IDIQ

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- Solicitation number: 693JJ926R000020
- Notice type: Presolicitation (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Contracting office: 693JJ9 NHTSA Office of Acquistion (693JJ9)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- First posted: April 23, 2026
- Last posted: April 30, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8bdd430fe0e943499c2fb14abfffd00b/view

## Description

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is committed to saving lives, preventing injuries, and reducing traffic-related health care and economic costs. As part of that mission, the Office of Vehicle Safety Research (OVSR) supports a robust scientific research program to provide the technical foundation for NHTSA’s vehicle and traffic safety initiatives.

This procurement seeks to establish an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support NHTSA’s Experimental and Mathematical Biomechanics Injury Research (EMBIR) program. The IDIQ will enable the issuance of Task Orders (TOs) that require a broad range of specialized research, analysis, and technical support services related to human injury mechanisms and prevention in motor vehicle crashes. The contractor shall provide services across the following four research domains:

**Experimental Biomechanics:** Conduct physical testing to evaluate human injury tolerance under crashrelevant loading conditions and identify the mechanisms and thresholds for injury. 1.Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD)

**Support:** Provide technical expertise to develop and assess ATDs, ensuring biofidelity, durability, and measurement accuracy.

**2.Computational Modeling:** Develop and utilize advanced computational models (e.g., finite element models of the human body and ATDs) to simulate crash scenarios, validate injury mechanisms, and support virtual testing environments.

**3.Crash and Injury Data Analysis:** Analyze real-world crash data, ATD testing, and experimental research to support injury criteria development, identify emerging crash trends, and enhance vehicle safety metrics. Data science tools such as AI/machine learning may be applied to enhance insights from large-scale datasets.

## Publications

- April 23, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 40086285edc94e658e5856cdeb242cea. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/40086285edc94e658e5856cdeb242cea/view
- April 23, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice f6bdab41d8414716b8ffebb089ef0a3d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f6bdab41d8414716b8ffebb089ef0a3d/view
- April 23, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice fd9b82d365d949658463e2eca8de6d15. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fd9b82d365d949658463e2eca8de6d15/view
- April 30, 2026: Presolicitation, due June 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 8bdd430fe0e943499c2fb14abfffd00b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8bdd430fe0e943499c2fb14abfffd00b/view

## Points of contact

- Danna Brooks, danna.brooks@dot.gov

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