Roadside Safety Research and Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) Advanced Crash Analysis Technical Support Services

This synopsis is issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.203 in response to the mandatory requirement for a 15-day pre-solicitation notification. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Federal Highway Administration’s intent to issue a competitive solicitation to support the Roadside Safety Research and Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) by procuring advanced crash analysis technical support services. The upcoming solicitation will require the Contractor to furnish technical crash analysis and transportation engineering research support services in support of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Safety, Research and Development (HRDS), Roadway Departure Team, at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC).

The scope of this contract includes the following:

• Conduct fundamental and applied research in support of the missions of the FHWA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of State (DOS), and potentially other Government agencies.

• Analyze technical, deployment, logistical, and administrative issues and provide technical advice, recommendations, and technical support to the FHWA.

• Develop and apply modeling and other analytical techniques, which may involve considerations of all types of vehicles, different roadway and roadside conditions, varying impact conditions (e.g., speed and angle of crash), and various occupants.

• Support and coordinate programs and activities related to the following:
  
  
  
  • Developing Finite Element (FE) models, crash simulations, and other simulation techniques to analyze the potentials for new design concepts for safety hardware;
  
  
  • Product engineering;
  
  
  • Conducting field tests and evaluations;
  
  
  • Marketing; and
  
  
  • Delivering safety products and technologies.
  
  
  
  

As a result of this solicitation, the FHWA intends to award a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The anticipated period of performance is 60 months. The solicitation will be issued on or about September 26, 2025.