SAM #693JJ926R000006

NHTSA Solicitation for Advanced Vehicle Safety Research and Technical Support Services

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), under the U.S. Department of Transportation, is seeking contractors to provide advanced research and technical support services for vehicle safety technologies. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Transportation - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - Electronic Systems Safety Division, Office of Vehicle Crash Avoidance and Electronic Controls Research - Contract managed by the NHTSA Office of Acquisition in Washington, DC - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Products/Services Requested: - Research and technical support services for vehicle safety technologies - Planning, conducting, and documenting vehicle safety research studies - Testing and evaluation of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automated Driving Systems (ADS) - Simulation and modeling of vehicle systems and driver behavior - Vehicle component testing and functional safety assessments - On-road testing and naturalistic driving studies - Safety impact assessments and data analysis - Cybersecurity research and evaluation - Application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to vehicle safety - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Emphasis on advancing vehicle safety technologies and addressing emerging risks such as driver distraction, system reliability, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities - Work may be performed at contractor facilities within the continental United States - IDIQ contract structure with task orders covering a wide range of research and technical support services - Period of Performance: - 60 months total (36-month base period plus 24-month option period)

Description

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). NHTSA’s mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic-related health care and economic costs. The agency develops, promotes, and implements effective educational, engineering, and enforcement programs to reduce vehicle crash-related fatalities and injuries.

The Electronic Systems Safety Division conducts research, testing, and analysis to evaluate how vehicle electronic subsystems impact vehicle safety and to identify countermeasures to mitigate safety risks.

NHTSA’s research portfolio includes work related to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Automated Driving Systems (ADS), and vehicle cybersecurity. These efforts aim to advance the safe development, testing, and deployment of vehicle safety technologies while addressing emerging risks such as driver distraction, system reliability, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

This research complements efforts undertaken by industry, academia, and other government agencies and is intended to advance the state of knowledge and support data-driven safety decision-making.

NHTSA with the capability to issue task orders requiring a wide range of research and technical support services related to vehicle safety technologies.

Work under this contract may include:

Planning, conducting, and documenting vehicle safety research studies Testing and evaluation of ADAS and ADS technologies Simulation and modeling of vehicle systems and driver behavior Vehicle component testing and functional safety assessments On-road testing and naturalistic driving studies Safety impact assessments and data analysis Cybersecurity research and evaluation Application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to vehicle safety

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