# New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Pedestrian Impact Testing

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/693jj926r000073

- Solicitation number: 693JJ926R000073
- Notice type: Solicitation (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Open. Offers due September 25, 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: 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Product or service code: H223 Equipment and Materials Testing: Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles
- 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: August 13, 2026
- Last posted: September 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f204d05c522948d3b39f4f6b56d121c3/view

## Description

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) requires pedestrian protection impact testing on production motor vehicles. The Contractor(s) shall perform test-procedure evaluation; impactor qualification (headform, Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor (Flex-PLI), and upper legform); and pedestrian headform, Flex-PLI, and upper-legform tests on assigned vehicle models, in accordance with the NCAP Crashworthiness Pedestrian Protection Test Procedure, together with related qualification, reporting, and optional cyclist/aPLI testing. The Government intends to make multiple awards and to issue firm-fixed-price task/delivery orders for testing as vehicle models are assigned.

valuation:

Award will be made on a best-value tradeoff basis considering the following technical factors — (1) Technical Plan, Quality Assurance Management Plan, and Test Procedures; (2) Facilities and Equipment; (3) Organization and Personnel Qualifications; and (4) Past Performance and Prior Experience - and price. The technical factors, combined, are more important than price.

Please see the attached for the full solitcitation and all support documents.

## Attachments

- [Attachment J.1 - CMM Template.xlsx](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/1b6e519374b3489b9b5f3a31bc157db2/download)

## Publications

- August 13, 2026: Presolicitation, due August 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 29182c820e3547afbf962afd4db61ab7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/29182c820e3547afbf962afd4db61ab7/view
- September 4, 2026: Solicitation, due September 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice d878f25796f546c48c3a13430d2cb9c5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d878f25796f546c48c3a13430d2cb9c5/view
- September 8, 2026: Solicitation, due September 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 0713f897e064409ba399f6a501a8e475. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0713f897e064409ba399f6a501a8e475/view
- September 8, 2026: Solicitation, due September 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 72142fecb7054b79b789a6dad192aa43. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/72142fecb7054b79b789a6dad192aa43/view
- September 8, 2026: Solicitation, due September 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice f204d05c522948d3b39f4f6b56d121c3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f204d05c522948d3b39f4f6b56d121c3/view

## Points of contact

- Van Nixon, van.nixon.ctr@dot.gov

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