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Market Research for Standards Enforcement Program for FMVSS No. 116, "Brake Fluids”

Procurement Office NHTSA - Office of Acquisition Management
Procurement Category Services (not listed)
Contract Awarded No
Estimated Value $700,000 to $2 million
Competition Type To be determined
RFP Quarter 3rd QTR
Fiscal Year
NAICS 541 380
Sequence Number NHTSA-NEF-2025-006
Description

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an operating administration of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), and its mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs associated with motor vehicle crashes. As part of its mission to reduce fatalities and injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes, NHTSA promulgates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). Manufacturers of motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment are required to certify that each product they sell in the United States meets the requirements of all applicable safety standards. NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC) is charged with determining whether manufacturers meet the applicable safety standards. This contract effort will enable the agency to meet its mission by assuring that motor vehicles meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 116, Motor vehicle brake fluids.


FMVSS No. 116 establishes minimum performance requirements for motor vehicle brake fluid designed for use in hydraulic motor vehicle brake systems. The purpose of FMVSS No. 116 is to reduce failures in the hydraulic braking systems of motor vehicles which may occur because of the manufacture or use of improper or contaminated fluid. The requirements for compliance testing of motor vehicle brake fluid include testing such components to the test requirements of FMVSS No. 116 as specified in TP-116-04.

The objective is to issue delivery orders to procure testing services, inspection services, and reports so that the Government can determine whether brake fluids comply with the requirements of FMVSS No. 116 following the requirements in the standard and the compliance test procedure specified in TP-116-04 as applicable to inform NHTSA of products that may not comply with the minimum safety standards.
Contact Name Michelle Shanahan
Email michelle.shanahan@dot.gov
Is this a follow-on to a current 8(a) contract? No
Place of Performance
  • TBD
Personnel Clearance Requirements No
Action/Award Type N/A

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